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Court TV Signs with ViseonMedia for National Consumer Pilot; VisiFone to Offer VoIP Consumers 24/7 Video Access to Nation's Hottest Legal TrialsDELRAY BEACH, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- July 25, 2005 -- ViseonMedia, a subsidiary of Viseon, Inc. (OTCBB:VSNI) and exclusive provider of TV-quality content to VisiFone Multimedia digital home telephone users worldwide, today announced that Court TV will provide content for use as part of a U.S. VisiFone consumer pilot scheduled for early 2006. The new VisiFone Multimedia digital telephone for VoIP is a digital telephone/videophone, capable of displaying fully interactive video and digital audio without the complexities of a personal computer. ViseonMedia will offer VisiFone pilot subscribers a wide selection of video-on-demand clips featuring news and updates of the nation's hottest trials, and full length videos highly rated prime time fare including Dominick Dunne's Power Privilege and Justice, The Investigators, and North Mission Road as provided by Court TV. Court TV joins other leading consumer content providers including The Weather Channel Interactive, Discovery Networks, Fox News Channel, AccuWeather and many others soon to be announced. "Court TV's participation in ViseonMedia's pilot is just one more example of how Court TV plans to reach its viewers anywhere, anytime and on any video device," stated Claire Cowart, SVP, Business Development and Strategy of Court TV. "Distribution on other emerging platforms has shown us that Court TV's loyal fans will subscribe to alternative media in order to follow Court TV wherever they are throughout their day. We are pleased to take part in ViseonMedia's trial of the first-ever content service on a VoIP video device." "We are pleased to include Court TV in our line-up of partners," said ViseonMedia president and CEO, J.D. De Haseth. "Court TV has the fastest-growing audience among basic cable networks with a 664% audience growth since 1998, and has a particularly strong daytime appeal to women in the audience. Court TV is complimentary to our existing content partners and will help round out the end user's experience while exemplifying ViseonMedia's easy-to-use On-Phone interface and capabilities." ViseonMedia will deliver sports, shopping, weather, news, information, and entertainment programming to VisiFone users around the globe. Content providers will ultimately include cable channels, local and national broadcast networks, web portals and print media. Consumers can choose to view personally customized news, sports, weather, and entertainment as well as control the features of their VoIP services directly on the screen of their VisiFone. ViseonMedia's interactive programming on the VisiFone is not designed to replace the television or the web portal experience. Instead, it is a dedicated third screen within the home where consumers can automatically view personalized information on their preferred schedule. According to International Data Corporation, 3 million users will have VoIP service in 2005, reaching 27 million users by 2009. For further information, please see the company websites at www.viseonmedia.com and www.viseon.com. About Court TV, www.courttv.com Court TV - The Investigation Channel(TM) is the leader in the investigation genre, providing a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. Court TV telecasts trials by day and high-profile original programs like Forensic Files(R), Psychic Detectives(TM) and Masterminds(TM) in primetime. Court TV is 50% owned by Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp (NYSE:L). The network is seen in almost 85 million homes. (www.courttv.com or AOL Keyword: Court TV) About ViseonMedia, www.viseonmedia.com ViseonMedia, a subsidiary of Viseon, Inc., focuses on providing information, entertainment and other relevant content to emerging, new digital home platforms, including the VisiFone, the world's first digital home telephone. ViseonMedia's mission is to efficiently deliver rich media content and targeted advertising directly to consumers through its network of broadband-enabled, interactive consumer videophones. ViseonMedia's target market of broadband videophone users is expected to make up a growing segment of the 27 million new U.S. VoIP subscribers by the end of 2009. ViseonMedia's offices are located in 777 E. Atlantic Ave, #226, Delray Beach, Fla. 33483. For more information, contact ViseonMedia's Sales and Business Development team at 561-279-9088 or email to [email protected]. About Viseon, Inc. Founded in 1993 with headquarters in Dallas, TX Viseon, Inc. (OTCBB:VSNI) is a leading developer and manufacturer of patented personal broadband communications solutions. Viseon products have been sold under various brand names around the world including Philips, VTEL, and Gentner. Viseon's mission is to work with carriers to enhance the consumer telephone experience by positioning VoIP as a premium service versus Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), and ultimately replacing the analog telephone by bringing digital telephony quality to the broader public. The target markets for Viseon's VisiFone are the 150 million global consumers which are projected to switch to VoIP in the next five years. Other markets for the VisiFone include corporations, universities, and government agencies. Viseon holds broadband communication related patents in the U.S. and 18 European and Asian countries and has additional patents pending. For more information on the Company, including investor presentation, please visit the Company's Website, http://www.viseon.com. "Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this news release regarding Viseon's business that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including, adverse business or market conditions, the ability to secure and satisfy customers, the availability and cost of materials from suppliers, adverse competitive developments, change in or cancellation of customer requirements, and other risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the most recently ended fiscal year. VisiFone is a trademark of Viseon Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
