Buena Vista International Television and France Telecom Conclude Video-on-Demand Agreement

April 4th, 2006 -Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) and France Telecom have concluded a multi-year VOD agreement to allow subscribers to enjoy a selection of movies from BVITV's portfolio, through France Telecom's Wanadoo broadband, and MaLigne TV IPTV set top box services.

Under the new agreement, France Telecom's subscribers will be able to enjoy a selection of current and library features from producer groups such as Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films. Viewers will be able to access the content online via Wanadoo broadband, downloading movies for a period of up to 30 days, or via the MaLigne TV set top box service. On both services, titles will be available for 24 hours once the film has been accessed.
 
The selection will include first run current titles such as sky-high thriller "Flightplan," starring Jodie Foster, "Casanova," starring Heath Ledger, the award-winning "Finding Neverland" with Johnny Depp, the heartwarming British comedy "Kinky Boots," and sci-fi adventure "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." In addition, subscribers will be able to enjoy a selection of library titles, including the evergreen Julia Roberts romantic comedy "Pretty Woman," the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced blockbusters "Armageddon" and "Pearl Harbor," and M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs" and "Unbreakable."
 
Philippe Maigret, senior vice president, Sales & Portfolio Development, BVITV EMEA commented: "We are working with operators such as France Telecom to provide secure ways for viewers across the world to access our movies online, on demand, and to help drive uptake of legitimate download services. This VOD agreement across France Telecom's IPTV and broadband platforms marks the beginning of a key relationship, which we see eventually covering additional territories in Europe, across our programming portfolio for distribution on emerging platforms."
 
Patricia Langrand, Executive VP of France Telecom in charge of the Content Division commented : "We are very pleased to announce the first and promissing step towards a strong and creative partnership. Our intention is to extend this first agreement to other territories and to develop our partnership with other content such as BVITV's fantastic portfolio of series. For that purpose, we will offer our commitment to our customers : my favourite programmes, everywhere, whenever I want, and the way I want."

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