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November 09, 2004 08:30 AM Eastern Time 

OpenTV and iN DEMAND Renew Interactive ``NASCAR in Car'' Production for Two More Years; Emmy Award Winning Enhanced Content Series Re-upped Through 2006 Season

SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2004--OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq:OPTV), one of the world's leading interactive television companies, and iN DEMAND Networks, the nation's leading PPV/VOD provider, have renewed their agreement to produce the Emmy(R) Award-winning "NASCAR in Car" for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. This extends the successful OpenTV, iN DEMAND and NASCAR arrangement that has offered viewers the ultimate flag-to-flag race experience consisting of seven drivers, seven in-car camera channels, and live team audio, data and driver statistics.

"We are delighted that iN DEMAND has decided to renew our agreement to produce the innovative Emmy(R) Award-winning 'NASCAR in Car,'" said James A. (Jim) Chiddix, chairman and CEO of OpenTV. "This renewal shows the value of our entertainment applications and the compelling interactive television that our technology enables. These applications appeal not only to cable operators, but also to programmers who are beginning to see the value that interactivity can offer to them in differentiating their product and engaging the viewer."

“The combination of compelling interactive functionality and riveting flag-to-flag live NASCAR action is something that our subscribers value.”

"iN Demand is pleased to extend our relationship with OpenTV and their production team to deliver two more years of skillful, state-of-the-art enhanced content," said David Asch, SVP Programming of iN DEMAND. "The combination of compelling interactive functionality and riveting flag-to-flag live NASCAR action is something that our subscribers value."

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading interactive television companies. Deployed in approximately 47 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries, the company's software enables a wide array of functionality, including enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Information

The foregoing information may contain "forward-looking statements" - that is, statements that relate, in some way, to future events or that could possibly lead a reader to infer certain facts. There are many uncertainties associated with these statements, and we do not intend to suggest any inferences based simply on the information in this release. We discuss many risks associated with our business in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which readers are urged to obtain and review. We do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

About iN DEMAND Networks

iN DEMAND Networks is the world's leading PPV and VOD provider, delivering television premieres of the best movies, championship boxing, mega-event wrestling, professional and college sports, plus original entertainment. iN DEMAND also offers MLB EXTRA INNINGS, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NHL CENTER ICE, MLS DIRECT KICK and NASCAR IN CAR. iN DEMAND also owns and operates two 24-hour linear high definition television channels, INHD and INHD2.

The company's shareholders are Comcast iN DEMAND Holdings, Inc., Cox Communications, Inc. Time Warner Entertainment - Advance/Newhouse Partnership. Further information about the company can be found on the Internet at www.indemand.com.

Contacts

OpenTV
Marc McCarthy, 415-962-5111
mmccarthy@opentv.com
or
iN DEMAND
Maggie Cortes, 646-638-8252
mcortes@indemand.com
http://www.opentv.com

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