TVN Entertainment Announces the National Launch of KIDS Unlimited(TM) On Demand Network by Charter Communications Kids Programming Will Be Offered as an SVOD Package to Entire Charter VOD Universe BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TVN Entertainment Corporation, a leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery services, today announced the national launch of KIDS Unlimited(TM), a Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD) channel targeting children ages 2 to 8, by Charter Communications. KIDS Unlimited(TM) will offer approximately 30 hours of programming and 70 titles per month. Included in the service is a broad selection of quality children's content from familiar providers. TVN recently completed licensing and distribution agreements with both Scholastic Entertainment and PBS. Titles from PBS KIDS(R) include favorites such as "Barney and Friends," "Arthur" and "Teletubbies." Scholastic Entertainment titles include "Chicken Little," "Danny and The Dinosaur," and "Sylvester" and "The Magic Pebble." To support acquisition efforts of the KIDS Unlimited(TM) package, TVN will be launching a fully integrated marketing campaign including cross channel promotions, direct mail, print, local system incentives and community events. Animated characters developed specifically for KIDS Unlimited(TM) will be featured on both print and video throughout the campaign. "As the first broad-scale launch of a non-premium SVOD service, this is a milestone for TVN and the industry," said Bev Doughty, TVN's Senior Vice President of Marketing. "KIDS Unlimited(TM) is just one of the many ways we are working with our MSO partners to drive new revenues to the VOD platform." "Charter is committed to expanding and enhancing the VOD platform by making innovative programming like KIDS Unlimited(TM) available to our digital customers," said Mitch Miller, Charter's Senior Director of On Demand/PPV. "The combination of quality programming and TVN's comprehensive marketing support was a key factor in our decision to launch the service." About TVN Entertainment Corporation TVN Entertainment, the leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery services, enables Video-On-Demand (VOD), Pay-Per-View (PPV) and direct response programming reaching over 35 million U.S. cable television households. TVN currently distributes more than 1500 hours VOD programming from over 70 content providers. In addition to comprehensive programming services, TVN Entertainment offers the only single-source management and distribution solution for VOD and PPV, including content aggregation, packaging, encoding, asset management and transport via satellite to all video service providers. TVN Entertainment has been chosen as the VOD solution for many leading MSOs, including Adelphia, Charter, Comcast, Insight and Mediacom. About PBS KIDS PBS KIDS provides a nonviolent, noncommercial daily television schedule that empowers children as members of their communities, nation and world. PBS KIDS welcomes parents, teachers and caregivers as learning partners through broadcast as well as online through pbskids.org. PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 349 public television stations. Serving nearly 90 million people each week, PBS enriches the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services on noncommercial television, the Internet and other media. About Scholastic Entertainment Scholastic Entertainment (SE) is the entertainment and media division of Scholastic Inc., the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books. A proven leader in the children's entertainment landscape, SE ranks as one of the foremost producers of quality, family-oriented television programming, feature films, videos, and web sites, and an award-winning licensor and marketer of children's properties worldwide. SE's production credits include such popular television series as the top-rated "Clifford The Big Red Dog(R)" (PBS KIDS(R)), the new spin off of this hit TV series, "Clifford's Puppy Days(TM)" (PBS KIDS(R)), the Emmy-winning series Scholastic's "The Magic School Bus(R)" (TLC) and "I SPY" (HBO Family), as well as "Dear America(R)," "The Royal Diaries(TM)," "Animorphs(R)" and "Goosebumps(R)." In the feature film arena, SE has produced the critically-acclaimed "The Baby-sitters Club," "The Indian in the Cupboard" and "The Mighty" and is currently adapting the best-selling Philip Pullman trilogy, "His Dark Materials," for the big screen with New Line Cinema. Additionally, SE serves as the exclusive licensing, merchandising and promotional representative for such prominent franchises as "Schoolhouse Rock(TM)," "Noah's Park(TM)" and "Home Movies(TM)." The company also develops and markets a line of branded toys -- PLAY! Scholastic (R) -- with Toys 'R' Us that won the 2002 LIMA award for best brand/corporate license. Recently in 2003, "Clifford The Big Red Dog" was recognized as LIMA's Best Character License of the Year. For more information, visit Scholastic's Webby award-winning web site at scholastic.com. DATASOURCE: TVN Entertainment CONTACT: Arthur Maulsby of TVN Entertainment, +1-818-526-5281,

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