Sharp® Teams With NBC Universal On AQUOS Net-Enabled Sharp AQUOS LCD TVs

AQUOS Net TV Viewers will have access to web-based NBCU non-video content directly from the remote control [The following is a release from Sharp Electronics]

September 15, 2008

Sharp, a worldwide leader in flat-panel Liquid Crystal Display Televisions, announced today an agreement with NBC Universal to bring NBCU content in the form of text and pictures to AQUOS Net connected TVs. Consumers using Sharp AQUOS® HDTV LCD TVs equipped with AQUOS Net capability will have access to a variety of web-based content from NBCU's broad portfolio. AQUOS Net is a gateway, available through the Ethernet jack on the television, to several unique services including independently supplied Web-based content. "We are eager to develop richer and deeper experiences for NBCU's audience and provide more engagement for our advertising partners using Sharp's AQUOS Net technology," said Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, President, NBCU Digital Distribution. Beginning this month with entertainment news from "Access Hollywood" and extending throughout the year to include iVillage's Astrology.com horoscopes and various other NBCU network news and sports brands, AQUOS Net TV viewers will be able to view this content in on-screen "widgets" as news items and in either split-screen or full-screen mode. The first of these available widgets, containing "Access Hollywood" content, will offer the most recent entertainment headlines. Selecting the NBCU widget will open a web page to the most recent breaking entertainment news and associated images. And, applications for CNBC and MSNBC will be developed. "AQUOS Net is customizable and can be upgraded easily, allowing us to add the broad family of content that NBCU provides," said Bob Scaglione, senior vice president and group manager, Product and Marketing Group, Sharp Electronics Corporation. "We are excited to add NBCU to our available services, giving users a wider range of entertainment choices, all without ever having to leave the TV."

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