Movielink Obtains Internet Rights to National Geographic Documentaries

Business Wire, May 11, 2004

Entertainment Editors/Business Editors

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004

Movielink (www.Movielink.com):

-- Movielink Expands into Documentary Offerings with Titles Such

as "21 Days to Baghdad," "Air Force One," "Clone," "Everest:

50 Years on the Mountain," "Inside the Pentagon," "Inside the

Vatican," "Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack," "Quest for Noah's

Flood" and "Search for Kennedy's PT 109"

Movielink (www.Movielink.com), the leading broadband video-on-demand (VOD) service offering hundreds of Hollywood hit movies for legal download, announced today that it has entered into a content distribution agreement with National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F). Movielink's expansion into the documentary category comes as consumer demand for broadband VOD services grows.

Under the terms of the agreement, Movielink will create a National Geographic branded area on the Movielink service and distribute and promote leading National Geographic documentaries to customers throughout the United States. New titles will be highlighted in e-mail advertising and promotional campaigns.

Titles currently available for download include: "21 Days to Baghdad," "Air Force One," "Clone," "Egypt: Quest for Eternity," "Everest: 50 Years on the Mountain," "The FBI," "Holy War, Inc.," "Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost Empire," "Inside the Pentagon," "Inside the Vatican," "Lost Kingdoms of the Maya," "National Geographic Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor," "Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack," "The Quest for Noah's Flood," "The Search for Kennedy's PT 109," and "Surviving West Point" with more titles to come.

"National Geographic is truly in a class by itself as one of the most recognized names in world exploration, research, education and entertainment," said Jessica Algazi, Movielink's Vice President of Content. "This deal is an especially satisfying validation of our business and makes an excellent addition to the Movielink service as we expand the number of documentary titles available for download."

"We are proud to work with Movielink, which will help National Geographic reach the fast-growing VOD marketplace," said Matthew White, Vice President, Film Library, NGT&F. "The combination of our award-winning films and Movielink's access to hundreds of thousands of broadband-enabled consumers across the U.S. allows the Society to further its mission while leveraging dynamic technologies to captivate new audiences."

Movielink is available to U.S. Internet users with broadband connections. Consumers can easily browse Movielink's user-friendly site and view trailers of available titles without charge. Once customers are ready to rent a title, they register with Movielink and pay for their rental via credit card. Downloads range between $1.99 and $4.99. Movielink's Movies in Minutes(TM) feature let's customers begin watching titles within 2-10 minutes, or store them for up to 30 days and experience unlimited viewing for any 24 hour period. Customers can also use Movielink's MultiPlay(TM) feature to re-rent titles for additional 24-hour viewing periods for up to 30 days after the initial rental.

About National Geographic

Building on its global reputation for remarkable visuals and compelling stories, National Geographic Television & Film augments its award-winning documentary productions (122 Emmy Awards and more than 800 other industry awards) with feature films, large-format films, kids' programming and long-form television drama programming. Worldwide, National Geographic's television programming can be seen on the National Geographic Channel, MSNBC and PBS, home video and DVD, and through international broadcast syndication. The National Geographic Channel is received by more than 200 million households in 25 languages in 148 countries, including the United States. For more information about National Geographic Television & Film, log on to nationalgeographic.com, AOL Keyword: NatGeo.

About Movielink

Movielink, LLC (www.movielink.com) is the online movie download service offering U.S. broadband customers an extensive selection of recently released films as well as content from film libraries spanning a wide range of genres -- action, classics, comedy, drama, family, romance, sci-fi and thrillers. The Movielink service is owned and operated by Movielink, LLC, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Studios. Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries of those studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, Miramax, Artisan and others, on a non-exclusive basis.

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