Akimbo Teams with Thomson to Develop Co-Branded Internet VOD Player; Movielink to Provide Premium Hollywood Content; New Co-Branded RCA Akimbo Player in Retail Soon

"Today is a milestone for Akimbo as we join with the legendaryconsumer electronics brand - RCA, and Movielink, a leading broadbandVOD movie service which offers premium Hollywood content," said ChiefExecutive Officer Joshua Goldman. "It has always been our vision tosupply consumers with a robust video collection and the combination ofThomson's latest technology and Movielink's broad film library willprovide an unparalleled entertainment experience."

"We are committed to offering consumers as much flexibility aspossible to access movie content online securely and legally," saidMovielink Chief Executive Officer Jim Ramo. "We are very happy to workwith Akimbo to make it easy for consumers to download movies and watchthem directly on their televisions."

"Thomson's goal is to provide consumers with great technology inproducts that make entertainment easier and more enjoyable," saidKarsten Verhaegan, Vice President, IP Video Solutions, Thomson AccessPlatforms and Gateways of Thomson. "Akimbo's Internet video-on-demandservice, now enhanced by Movielink's outstanding entertainmentlibrary, exemplifies the kind of industry-changing innovation thatgave birth to the RCA brand and that we continue to strive for."

The new RCA Akimbo Player, priced at $199 with rebate, will offera high quality audio and video experience, broadband connectivity anda powerful processor for improved UI performance. Its Ethernet anddual USB ports will provide consumer options for peripherals and homenetworking connectivity, such as through the use of wireless 802.11gadapters. The hard disk drive will allow Akimbo subscribers to storeup to 150 hours of movies and video for on-demand playback. The RCAAkimbo Player is based on Thomson's next generation IP1100 IPTVplatform which offers an array of advanced compression codecs todeliver improved video performance at lower bandwidths.

Akimbo is providing the software and service for the new RCAAkimbo player, based on the existing Akimbo Service. Akimbo'saward-winning Internet video-on-demand service bridges the gap betweenbroadcast and broadband and offers a complementary service to existingbroadcast, cable and satellite systems. The Akimbo collection includeson-demand video and movies from 150 providers in 85 differentcategories and some 8,000 titles, with more added each week. Programsinclude well-known film and television fare as well as hard-to-findspecialty video in areas like extreme sports, education, music,healthy sustainable living, independent films and foreign languages.

About Movielink

Movielink (www.movielink.com) is an online movie download serviceoffering U.S. broadband customers an extensive selection of recentlyreleased films and classic movies covering every genre, from action,comedy, drama, family and romance to sci-fi, horror and thrillers. Theservice is owned and operated by Movielink, LLC, a joint venture ofMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony PicturesEntertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Movielink contentofferings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries ofthose studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, 20thCentury Fox and leading independent studios.

About Thomson - Partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides services,systems and technology to help its Media & Entertainment clients -content creators, content distributors and users of its technology -realize their business goals and optimize their performance in arapidly changing technology environment. The Group is the preferredpartner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through itsTechnicolor, Grass Valley, RCA and Thomson brands. For moreinformation: www.thomson.net.

About Akimbo

With the Akimbo Service, your wish is on demand(TM). Akimbo wasnamed "Best of What's New" by Popular Science and accepted 2005Digital World Innovations and CES Best of Innovations 2005 awards.With 12 patent applications featuring more than 150 patent claims,Akimbo is the first company to deliver digital-quality video-on-demandto any television via a broadband-Internet connection. Akimbo hasoffices in San Mateo, Calif. and is a privately held company funded byKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, SproutGroup and Zone Ventures. For more information, visit www.akimbo.com

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