FetchTV announces extensions to agreements with Warner and Roadshow

Friday 6 August 2010: FetchTV today announces extensions to its agreements with Warner and Roadshow to include comprehensive content across library movies, PPV movies and television content to be provided as video on demand. See two press releases below for further information.

The content is available now on iiNet's fetchtv2 service as part of the basic subscription package priced at $29.95 per month (with a $99 set up fee).

About iiNet's offering

iiNet is the first Internet service provider in Australia to offer FetchTV.The content in today's announcement is available exclusively on iiNet's fetchtv 2 service

iiNet's fetchtv 2 gives customers access to digital Free-to-Air channels and a huge range of subscription channels- all of which can be paused, rewound and recorded; an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and a range of web applications; andit is the only subscription television offer in the country to offervideo on command movies and TV shows.All of thiscontentcomes completely quota-free as part of the iiNet Freezone.

On top of the subscription channels, one of the most exciting features of the fetchtv package is Movie Box, which comes as part of the video on command library included in the basic monthly subscription. With Movie Box, you'll have 30 movies available to watch any time, with seven fresh titles being added to the set top box every week (including movies like The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting and Miss Congeniality).

Greg Bader, iiNet's Chief Technology Officer said: 'Compared to Pay TVand the offers of ourinternet TVcompetitors, iiNet provides outstanding value to Australian households. iiNet's fetchtv2 is the only true IPTV offer and provides a huge range of hi-quality television and movie content at a compelling price.'

For iiNet enquiries contact: James Keulemans (Statecraft) - 0421 633 841

For FetchTV enquiries contact: Alec Stanwell (n2n communications) - 02 9213 2305

FetchTV announces three tier content agreement with Roadshow

Roadshow Entertainment and FetchTV today announced details of a comprehensive content agreement covering New Release movie titles, library titles, and children's programming.

Programs from Roadshow's Gekko children's channel will be available as video-on-demand content within the basic subscription package, priced under $30 per month. It includes shows such as Lazytown, Wordworld, Numberjacks and The Doodlebops.

Also included in the basic subscription is the Movie Box service that features 30 video-on-demand movies available at any time. Movie Box includes classic titles from the Roadshow catalog including: The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Miss Congeniality and Dumb and Dumber.

FetchTV's pay-per-view movie line-up will also include new releases from Village Roadshow including titles like Where the Wild Things Are, Sherlock Holmes and upcoming films such as Academy Award winner for best picture The Hurt Locker and the critically acclaimed film Bright Star.

Chris Chard, Managing Director Roadshow Entertainment said: 'FetchTV's model provides a unique way for us to deliver great content to viewers in a way they want to watch it. We're delighted to enter into this new arrangment with FetchTV to provide our blockbuster movies and top quality kids programs to a whole new audience'

Scott Lorson, CEO, FetchTV said: 'One of the key's to the success of any subscription TV offering is content. With Roadshow's Gekko children's programming and new-release and library movies, we're ticking an important box that we hope makes the Fetch offering an attractive value proposition for the 70% of households that currently don't have a Pay TV subscription.'

The deal with Roadshow follows a number of extensions to FetchTV's content line up, giving the company a compelling offering at an attractive price point.

About FetchTV

FetchTV is an Australian founded and owned business, with backing from the Malaysian based ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS subscription TV group. FetchTV is a wholesale subscription TV provider to leading Australian ISPs. The fetchtv service is unique in that it provides access to digital free-to-air channels, subscription channels, video on-demand and interactive content via an unmetered broadband connection, to the TV in SD and HD quality, instantly with no downloading delays. FetchTV Australia is not affiliated with Fetch TV UK of the same name. The technology deployed and business model are substantively different.

About Village Roadshow

Village Roadshow is Australia's leading entertainment company with divisions in cinema exhibition, film distribution, home entertainment, theme parks and resorts, radio, film, TV production and out-of-home entertainment concepts.

FetchTV and Warner Bros. International branded services to launch WarnerTV in Australia

WarnerTV Branded Service Features Subscription On-Demand Access to Hit Television Series Including 'Two and a Half Men,' 'Gossip Girl,''The Vampire Diaries,' 'The Big Bang Theory' and more.

FetchTV and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Offer On-Demand access to a Slate of Theatrical Motion Pictures

SYDNEY and BURBANK, Calif. - FetchTV and Warner Bros. Entertainment have signed a comprehensive agreement that will mark the first launch of Warner Bros. International Branded Services' WarnerTV subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) branded programming service in the country. FetchTV viewers can also access new-release movies day-and-date with their release on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD).

The joint announcement was made today by Malcolm Dudley-Smith, Executive Vice President-Business Management, Warner Bros. International Branded Services; Roger Clarke, Managing Director, Warner Bros. Entertainment Australia; and Scott Lorson, CEO, FetchTV.

Malcolm Dudley-Smith said: 'We are hugely excited to be working closely with FetchTV to provide consumers a convenient and comprehensive way to watch our most compelling television series.'

Roger Clarke commented: 'FetchTV offers an exciting opportunity for Warner to extend its distribution network in Australia. FetchTV's blend of high quality linear and video-on-demand delivery provides a great fit for us to offer movies and TV shows in a way that viewers want to watch, when they choose to watch them.'

Scott Lorson said: 'Warner Bros. is an important producer of top quality content, known for its highly successful movies and TV series. The strength of our model is about the quality and breadth of our content, and Warner was always a crucial partner.'

The deal with Warner Bros. International Branded Services makes the WarnerTV SVOD service, which features around-the-clock, on-demand access to drama, comedy and sci-fi television series from the Studio, available to viewers as part of FetchTV's starter package, priced at under $30 per month. WarnerTV will showcase more than 300 television series episodes each year to viewers in Australia, including the following hit shows:

• 'The Big Bang Theory,' U.S. television's #1 scripted series among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
• 'Two and a Half Men,' the #1 comedy on U.S. television among Total Viewers
• 'The Vampire Diaries,' the #1 series on U.S. network The CW
• 'Fringe,' the one-hour drama from J.J. Abrams which begins its third season in the U.S. this fall
• 'Chuck,' the action-comedy from creators Josh Schwarz ('Gossip Girl,' 'The O.C.') and Chris Fedak which begins its fourth season in the U.S. this fall
• 'Gossip Girl,' the stylish, trend-setting drama which begins its fourth season in the U.S. this fall
• 'Supernatural,' the hit one-hour series which begins its sixth season in the U.S. this fall
• And more

In an agreement with WBDD, FetchTV will give viewers access to new release movies for a separate charge. Titles available at launch will include 'Invictus,' 'Free Willy: Escape from Pirates Cove,' and 'Ninja Assassins'.

The launch of WarnerTV in Australia continues Warner Bros. International Branded Services' strategic expansion into SVOD and AVOD (advertiser-supported video-on-demand) branded programming servics around the globe.

About Warner Bros. International Branded Services

Warner Bros. International Branded Services launches both linear and video-on-demand branded programming services - including subscription-based (SVOD) and advertiser-supported (AVOD) offerings - around the world. The WarnerTV on-demand services offer around-the-clock, on-demand access to Warner Bros. Entertainment programming and have previously launched on Top Up TV, Talk Talk TV, Virgin Media and BT Vision in the U.K.; FASTWEB in Italy; Videoload and Maxdome in Germany; Imagenio in Spain; Telekom Austria in Austria; Elisa in Finland; Ziggo in the Netherlands; vod.onet.pl in Poland; Free in France; USEN Corporation's GyaO in Japan; and QOOK TV in Korea. The WarnerFilms SVOD service, exclusively featuring movies from the Studio, has launched in the UK on BT Vision and in Finland on the Elisa platform. Additionally, Warner Bros. International Branded Services operates the highly successful linear Warner Channel throughout Latin America, debuted WB India in 2009, and has launched a WarnerTV-branded 24-hour, linear general entertainment channel throughout Asia.

About Warner Bros. Digital Distribution

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, part of the WBHEG, manages the worldwide electronic distribution streams of the Studio's product over existing, new and emerging digital platforms, including pay-per-view, electronic sell-through, video-on-demand, subscription-video-on-demand, wireless and more. WBDD also oversees the Studio's worldwide digital strategy, partnerships in digital services and emerging new clients and business activities in the digital space.WBDD is further charged with managing the Studio's retail and consumer transition of product produced by Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment from a purely packaged distribution scheme to one that supports both packaged and digital distribution, as well as both standard and high definition formats.

Contact

Erin Falconer, Warner Home Video Australia (02) 9495-3131, erin.falconer@warnerbros.com