Sundance Channel and TVN Entertainment Offer 'Sundance Film Festival Dailies' On Demand

Sundance Channel and TVN Entertainment Offer 'Sundance Film Festival Dailies' On Demand Daily Show Recaps Excitement of World Famous Film Festival via 'TVNow' Service BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- TVN Entertainment, the leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery solutions, announced today that Sundance Channel will provide encore presentations of "Festival Dailies" for the Video On Demand (VOD) platform exclusively via TVN's "TVNow" rapid turnaround service. "Festival Dailies" is Sundance Channel's coverage of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, a daily program produced onsite at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. "Festival Dailies" will be hosted by Jay Mohr and will report on the films and filmmakers making news at this year's Sundance Film Festival, providing TV viewers with an immediate sense of the Sundance Film Festival experience. From January 24-28 at 9:00pm, "Festival Dailies" airs as a half-hour program; on January 29th at 9:00pm "Festival Dailies" will be an hour wrap-up that will include an announcement of the 2005 Festival winners. Beginning on January 25, and running until March 1st, Sundance Channel will make available daily episodes of "Festival Dailies" as encore presentations on demand. The programs will be encoded and distributed to cable operators nationally, exclusively via TVN's "TVNow" service, for availability within hours of editing the footage. Sundance Channel recently offered encore presentations of "The Al Franken Show" using the "TVNow" service and extended its existing relationship with TVN through January 2006. "TVN's 'TVNow' rapid turnaround service allows Sundance Channel to offer unique programming to on demand viewers in a quick and timely manner," said Shannon Rednour, Director of New Media / VOD. "As Sundance Channel continues to find innovative ways to exploit the VOD platform for our affiliates, we will rely on our strong partnership with TVN. Viewers can look forward to more innovative programming from Sundance Channel available through the on demand service in the future." "We are thrilled to be supporting yet another original program from Sundance Channel that will certainly motivate audiences to sample and use on demand," said Matt Cohen, TVN Vice President of Business Development. "Once again, high profile programming and advanced technology come together to offer consumers an entertainment experience unique to the cable industry." About TVN Entertainment Corporation TVN Entertainment, a video on demand (VOD) content solutions company, is a leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery services. TVN currently offers more than 2000 hours of VOD programming from over 70 content providers. In addition to comprehensive programming services, TVN Entertainment offers the only single-source management and distribution solution for VOD, including content aggregation, packaging, encoding, asset management and transport via satellite to all video service providers. TVN Entertainment has been chosen as the VOD solution for many leading MSOs, including Adelphia, Bresnan, Buckeye, Blue Ridge, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Insight and Mediacom. For more information visit www.TVN.com About Sundance Channel Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel brings television viewers daring and engaging feature films, shorts, documentaries, world cinema and animation, shown uncut and with no commercials. Through its original programs, Sundance Channel connects viewers with filmmakers, the creative process, and the world of independent film. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture between Robert Redford, Showtime Networks Inc., and NBC Universal. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of supporting independent artists and providing them with wider opportunities to present their work to audiences. Sundance Channel's website address is www.sundancechannel.com. Source: TVN Entertainment CONTACT: Arthur Maulsby of TVN Entertainment, +1-818-526-5281, amaulsby@TVN.com; or Sarah Eaton, +1-212-654-1613, sarah.eaton@sundancechannel.com, or Katie Lanegran, +1-212-654-3398, katie.lanegran@sundancechannel.com, both of Sundance Channel Web site: http://www.sundancechannel.com/ http://www.tvn.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment