Movielink Expands Library of Anime Films Through Distribution Agreement with Central Park Media

Business Wire, Feb 9, 2005

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- More Than 25 Hit Anime Titles Spanning Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi and More Now Available for Download

Movielink (www.Movielink.com), the broadband video-on-demand (VOD) service offering movies for legitimate download, announced today that it has increased its library of anime titles through a distribution agreement with Central Park Media, one of the leading distributors of Japanese animation in the United States. Movielink now offers more than 50 anime episodes in its library with the addition of Central Park Media content.

Movielink will add 25 anime downloads, some containing multiple episodes, spanning various genres such as comedy, action/adventure, science fiction, horror, romance and mystery. Hits including "Dominion Tank Police," "Hyperspeed Grandoll," "Demon City Shinjuku" and "DNA2" are several of the new titles available for download. All Central Park Media anime will be presented in the English dub format.

"Central Park Media brings a large and diverse catalogue of premier anime content to Movielink," said Jessica Algazi, Vice President of Content, Movielink. "Anime is a hot genre and we are pleased to expand our offering through this relationship."

"We are thrilled to expand our distribution reach through Movielink and provide their customers with our most popular anime hits in various genres," said Newton Grant, Business Development Manager, Central Park Media.

Movielink is available to customers who are U.S. Internet users with broadband connections. Customers can easily browse the user-friendly site and view trailers of available titles without charge. Once they 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 lets 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 Movielink

Movielink (www.movielink.com) is the online movie download service offering U.S. broadband customers an extensive selection of recently released films and classic movies covering every genre, from action, comedy, drama, family and romance to sci-fi, horror and thrillers. The 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.

About Central Park Media

Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990. The company currently manufactures and distributes three home entertainment lines, each offering anime product for a distinct and discriminating audience: U. S. Manga Corps, Central Park Media and Software Sculptors. With exclusive rights to hundreds of book, video and music products, the company has become a leader in integrated media, as well as a leading publisher of graphic novels under its CPM Press label. Central Park Media also carries a broad array of documentaries released under its CPM label, as well as live-action Japanese feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label. For high resolution, downloadable artwork and information, please visit CPM's electronic press kit at www.centralparkmedia.com./cpmdb/presskit.cfm