CinemaNow And Universal Pictures Launch ''Day And Date'' Download And Burn To DVD

To Promote “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” CinemaNow Offers a Sweepstakes Featuring a High-Performance Drifting Car as Grand Prize

October 4, 2006

CinemaNow Inc., (www.cinemanow.com), a leading Internet provider of downloadable videos, today announced it will sell a downloadable DVD version of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift through its Website. Beginning today, the same day the movie is released nationwide in retail stores, visitors to CinemaNow can download the entire contents of the DVD including menus and bonus features for only $9.99. The downloaded video can then be burned to a blank DVD for playback in virtually any DVD player, allowing customers to watch on their TV. Universal Pictures The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is the third installment in the popular street racing franchise, which has earned more than $62M domestically. CinemaNow will celebrate the online release of the movie with a giveaway awarding one lucky winner a competition drifting car, a high-performance vehicle customized for the racetrack. CinemaNow is currently the only website in the world with a Burn to DVD service for Hollywood movies, which enables customers to legally download a major studio movie and burn it to a blank DVD for playback in virtually any DVD player. With this service customers get all the additional features available on a standard DVD purchased in retail stores, such as full graphic menus, 5.1 surround sound, special features, language, remote control navigation, commentary tracks and bonus materials, as well as printable DVD label and cover art. “Our customers will be the first to experience a major step forward in movies on the Internet: the ability to download a DVD from the comfort of home the same day the DVD becomes available via retail outlets,” said Bruce Eisen, President of CinemaNow. “We remain committed to advancing the Burn to DVD format, and Universal Pictures has joined us at the forefront of digital video distribution.” “CinemaNow’s Burn to DVD service offers consumers a fast, convenient way to enjoy Universal films on disc, complete with the full array of bonus features available to purchasers of the packaged DVD,” said Craig Kornblau, President Universal Studios Home Entertainment. “Partnering with CinemaNow not only ensures secure online distribution for our content but also underscores Universal’s continuing push to leverage emerging technologies as new avenues of entertainment content delivery.” CinemaNow currently offers more than 100 premium movies and videos as part of its Burn to DVD service. Customers can choose top-quality movies and other content from a wide variety of Hollywood studios and video providers. Today, CinemaNow will also add new Burn to DVD titles from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment including Inside Man and Bring It On: All or Nothing. CinemaNow will continue to expand its selection of Burn to DVD content in the coming months. As the leading destination for the authorized distribution of feature films and video on the Internet, CinemaNow offers Hollywood movies and popular TV shows via several viewing models. In addition to Burn to DVD, CinemaNow offers content for download-to-own or pay-per-view purchase as well as content to stream for free. As with all CinemaNow downloads, customers can start watching the video in as little as 30 seconds or they can download the file and watch it anytime, anywhere on their PC or laptop. About Universal Studios Home Entertainment Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi. About CinemaNow CinemaNow, Inc. (www.cinemanow.com) is the leading Internet provider of premium on-demand movies and video content. CinemaNow legally offers downloads of more than 4,000 feature-length films, shorts, music concerts and television programs from more than 250 licensors including 20th Century Fox, ABC News, Disney, HDNet, Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Sundance Channel and Warner Bros. Founded in 1999, CinemaNow counts EchoStar, Index Holdings, Menlo Ventures, Transcosmos, Microsoft, Lionsgate, Cisco Systems and Blockbuster as investors.

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