Move Networks Reveals Growth in Viewership of High Definition, High Quality Internet Television; Reaches 100 Million Hours of HD Quality Premium Content in 2008

Survey Shows Popular Shows and Events, Quality of Content Driving Internet Television Viewership

Las Vegas, NV—CES—January 7, 2009—LAS VEGAS & AMERICAN FORK, Utah —Move Networks, the leader in Internet television services, today revealed statistics that show Internet television viewership continues to climb dramatically, spurred by the growing availability of desirable shows and a high quality, traditional television-like viewing experience provided by Move Networks. In 2008, Move Networks streamed more than 100 million hours of high definition content, over 180 million total hours of content, and experienced 100 percent growth in the number of people watching Internet television delivered via Move Networks unique adaptive streaming technology (from 25 million unique viewers in 2007 to 55 million unique viewers in 2008).

Give Consumers a TV Experience Online and They Will Consume it Like TV

In 2008, Forrester Research reported that the number of consumers watching video streamed through a browser had doubled since 2007, increasing from 32 percent a year ago to 63 percent, and that 90 percent of regular prime-time television network programming is now available online. According to a recent study by Move Networks, this shift is even more dramatic for the college-age demographic, where 70 percent have watched television online, and 55 percent watch more than half of their television programming via the Internet.

Move Networks streams 60 percent of the most popular television shows and 11 of the top 20 primetime TV shows, including Fringe, Lost, Gossip Girls and Ugly Betty. The company also streams an average of 600 live events every month, including concerts, political conventions, educational series, sporting events with Fox Sports, the NFL, ESPN and more.

Bill Bradford, Chief Product Officer of Fox Digital Media, said, “Fox.com has seen tremendous growth in our audience since partnering with Move Networks to deliver our programs online. By working with Move Networks, we’re able to deliver the high quality, television-like viewing experience viewer’s demand.”

This recent survey of regular Internet television viewers points to the availability of a high-quality, high-definition experience as another factor for the rise in viewership. Move Networks’ adaptive streaming provides an alternative to the other streaming technologies available today that often interrupt the viewing experience with skipping, buffering and poor audio or video quality. In fact, when presented a side-by-side comparison of streaming video, 85 percent of survey respondents preferred the viewing experience powered by Move Networks, as compared to Flash streaming of the same shows.

“It all comes down to quality, to watching Internet television that doesn’t need to buffer, doesn’t stall and is in high-definition,” said Move Networks CEO John Edwards. “There is a growing number of consumers who want to watch their favorite shows where they want and when they want and on a number of different devices. Move Networks provides these on-demand capabilities without sacrificing the high quality viewing experience that consumers are accustomed to. Viewers expect to have a television experience and Move Networks delivers a TV-like experience, instant start, no buffering, high-fidelity every time.”

Internet Television Everywhere, Anytime

Move Networks will continue to extend its adaptive streaming technology beyond the PC and onto set-top and mobile devices, enabling content owners to serve the same quality of video on all three screens. In addition, Move Networks will work with device manufacturers and content owners to deliver simplified user interfaces for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and Netbooks, allowing consumers to quickly access high quality Internet television.

“The goal of the company is to allow people to watch Internet television programming everywhere at anytime. As we move forward, we’re taking it beyond the laptop to mobile devices, set-top boxes and even gaming consoles,” Edwards says.

Edwards says the push for embedding the Move software on other devices is coming from both consumer electronics manufacturers that want to serve up Move-enabled content, as well as from content owners that want to enable time-shifting and place-shifting across multiple devices. Move Networks will showcase examples of the Move Media Player being embedded on CE and mobile devices at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week.

About Move Networks

Move Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of Internet television services that drive the growth and support of online audiences for leading broadcasters and publishers including Fox, ABC, the CW, and Discovery. The video technologies and services developed and managed by Move Networks enable leading brands to deliver live and on-demand programming to millions of people without the buffering, stalling, and low-quality viewing experiences common with competing technologies.