ARCHOS and CinemaNow Enter Content Partnership Agreement

New Content Offering to Be Unveiled During the ARCHOS Generation 5 Product Launch

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARCHOS, a technology leader in the field of portable media players, and CinemaNow, the leading Internet provider of downloadable Hollywood movies and TV shows, have signed an agreement to deliver online video content and services directly to consumers.

CinemaNow is the first online video service to offer downloads to consumers in 1500K single-file format, which can be played on desktop and laptop PCs, Media Center Edition PCs, and ARCHOS portable media players. ARCHOS and CinemaNow will unveil additional details of the content partnership during the launch of the Generation 5 line of ARCHOS devices this summer.

About ARCHOS

ARCHOS introduced the hard-drive-based MP3 player with the Jukebox 6000 in 2000, and since that time has revolutionized consumer electronics devices. The company invented the portable video player in 2003 and was the first to bring television recording, wireless and touch screens to the Portable Media Player. ARCHOS award-winning products let consumers enjoy television, music, movies and photos anytime, anywhere. Established in 1988, ARCHOS has offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. ARCHOS is quoted on Compartment C of Euronext Paris, ISIN Code FR0000182479. More information is available online at www.archos.com.

About CinemaNow

CinemaNow, Inc. (www.cinemanow.com) is the leading Internet provider of downloadable Hollywood movies and TV shows. 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.

ARCHOS is a trademark of ARCHOS, Inc. All other company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

Contacts

Concept Communications for ARCHOS
Samantha Steinwinder, 206-713-6983
samantha@conceptpr.net
or
Edelman for CinemaNow
Gerritt Hoekman, 323-202-1895
gerritt.hoekman@edelman.com

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