CinemaNow Selects Nine Systems for Content Management and Delivery Technology

CinemaNow Selects Nine Systems for Content Management and Delivery Technology

VOD Leader to Utilize Nine Systems Infrastructure for Management and Delivery of Movie, Television, and Hi-Def Content

SAN DIEGO, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- CinemaNow (www.cinemanow.com), the global leader in video-on-demand for broadband has contracted with Nine Systems Corporation (www.ninesytems.com) to provide for the management and delivery of its library of digital movie, television and high-definition content.

CinemaNow will employ Nine Systems' Stream OS, the company's suite of configurable rich media management and delivery tools, as well as Nine Systems' innovative Network of Networks infrastructure which routes rich media through its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and across other top-tier CDNs to guarantee secure, reliable delivery worldwide.

"As the complexity and size of our content offerings increases and our delivery requirements become more demanding and diverse, it is critical for CinemaNow to customize an infrastructure that enables scalable, reliable content delivery," said CinemaNow CEO Curt Marvis. "Our business relies on creating more cost efficient delivery methods coupled with sophisticated software solutions as we continue to expand our offerings and improve the CinemaNow entertainment experience for our customers."

CinemaNow has a unique set of network storage and delivery challenges including a growing number of High Definition films. Nine Systems' content management and delivery tools will provide CinemaNow with flexible storage solutions, while improving the quality of service for high-definition content and reducing operational costs through streamlined content management and reporting capabilities.

Troy Snyder, Nine Systems president and CEO said, "Nine Systems was created to support companies like CinemaNow that are on the forefront of broadband content distribution. Our companies are both trailblazers by nature and, by melding our experience and software systems with their content; we create a solid team capable of pushing the boundaries to reach the industry's highest potential."

CinemaNow, the leader in authorized downloading and streaming of feature films via the Internet, offers content from partners including 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lions Gate Films, MGM, Miramax, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. Continuing in its tradition of online VOD innovation, CinemaNow recently expanded its content offering to include high-definition programming.

About CinemaNow

CinemaNow, Inc. (www.cinemanow.com) is the global leader in broadband video-on-demand. CinemaNow legally offers content from a library of more than 6,500 new and classic movies, television programs and music concerts from 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lions Gate, MGM, Miramax, NBC Universal, Sony, Warner Bros. and more than 200 other licensors via downloading or streaming. Founded in 1999, CinemaNow continues to be an innovator in the video-on-demand industry with the introduction of high-definition content and support for portable media devices. CinemaNow counts Menlo Ventures, Lions Gate Entertainment, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Blockbuster as investors.

About Nine Systems

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Nine Systems (www.ninesystems.com) helps today's best-known companies broadcast audio and video over the Internet and wireless easily, affordably and reliably. Nine Systems' Network of Networks is an industry-first system that routes all types of rich media through the company's Content Delivery Network (CDN) and across other top-tier CDNs to guarantee robust and reliable delivery worldwide. Stream OS is the company's suite of configurable rich media management and delivery tools that enable audio and video streaming, live event broadcasting, web conferencing and the anytime sale of rich media content. In addition to CinemaNow, Nine Systems serves more than 200 of today's most successful businesses including Universal Music Group, the NBA, CBS SportsLine, and EMI Music.

Source: Nine Systems

CONTACT: Karin Olsen of AMAZONpr, +1-310-557-9642, karin@amazonpr.com, for Nine Systems; or Chad Giron of Edelman, +1-323-202-1052, chad.giron@edelman.com, for CinemaNow

Web site: http://www.cinemanow.com/

Web site: http://www.ninesystems.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Nine Systems' CTO Pete Mountanos will be on an NAB panel discussing the topic "How CDNs work with tech partners and content providers to monetize streams and grow the business" this Wednesday, April 20 at 4 p.m. Mountanos' bio is available here: http://www.ninesystems.com/company/executives.html.

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