Digital 5 Announces Agreement With CinemaNow to Deliver Premium Video Content Securely Through the Connected Digital Home

Digital 5 Announces Agreement With CinemaNow to Deliver Premium Video Content Securely Through the Connected Digital Home

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital 5, Inc., a leading software provider enabling streaming of multimedia content throughout the connected home, today announced an agreement with CinemaNow, Inc., the leader in broadband video-on-demand distribution. The new partnership will enable the secure streaming of CinemaNow's extensive on-demand video library throughout the connected home via Digital 5's proprietary streaming media technology.

The worldwide value of consumer-oriented video subscription services delivered via the Internet will grow to more than $4.6 billion in 2008, according to In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com/). The high-tech market research firm reports that this market is expanding to include more types of content, as well as extending its reach to Internet hot spots, wireless services, mobile phones and Portable Media Centers.

Digital 5 technologies include support for Microsoft digital rights management (MS DRM), enabling content providers such as CinemaNow to securely distribute video content to multiple networked devices throughout the home, including the television. The process is completely transparent to the consumer who is able to enjoy top Hollywood entertainment directly from the CinemaNow service. Together, these companies provide consumer electronics companies the ability to bring to market digital media devices that will allow access to CinemaNow's vast library of feature-length films, shorts, music concerts, music videos and television programs directly from their television. Currently, CinemaNow's library features video content from over 200 licensors including 20th Century Fox, Disney, MGM, Miramax, Sony, Warner Bros., Lions Gate Entertainment, and Universal.

"As the video-on-demand market continues to grow, one of the many differentiators for IP delivery is its ability to easily access and render video content across multiple devices in the connected home," said Bruce Eisen, President of CinemaNow. "This agreement will enable CinemaNow to offer access to our vast library of titles to be viewed directly on customers' televisions, or anywhere in their networked home. Working with Digital 5 will allow us to expand our number of supported platforms and continue to broaden our reach in the market."

"The ability to access premium video content in the home networking environment is one of the most compelling benefits of our marketplace," said Mike Harris, President of Digital 5, Inc. "Digital 5 is pleased to be working with CinemaNow to provide original equipment manufactures with a complete solution that enables the access to and enjoyment of CinemaNow premium content across the connected digital home."

About Digital 5, Inc.

Digital 5, Inc. (Digital 5) is a leading provider of software and system intellectual property to enable both wireless and wired sharing of content among networked consumer electronics (CE) devices. Digital 5's software technology is used to enable new products for existing CE categories, such as DVD Players, televisions, and stereo systems, giving them the capability to access media content over a home network and the Internet. These products allow consumers to enjoy their music, digital pictures, or video in the comfort of their various home entertainment locations. Digital 5 brings fundamentally new capabilities to market for leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs). With headquarters in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and operations in California, Japan, Taiwan and India, Digital 5 can be contacted on the World Wide Web at http://www.digital5.com/.

About CinemaNow

CinemaNow, Inc. (http://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, music concerts and music videos from 20th Century Fox, ABC News, 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.

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Source: Digital 5, Inc.

CONTACT: Andrea Sorace, Digital 5, Inc., +1-609-759-4204

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

Web site: http://www.digital5.com/

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