Anime Network at NATPE

ANIME NETWORK PRESIDENT KEVIN CORCORAN FEATURED ON NATPE PANEL

Great Expectations Shared By VOD and HDTV Industry Leaders

HOUSTON TX December 16 2003--Anime Network President Kevin Corcoran joins fellow industry leaders in a discussion on VOD. Sharing their views and experiences about revenue generating opportunities that exist with VOD and HDTV Corcoran along with Mark Cuban Owner Dallas Mavericks and Chairman & President HDNet Judy Meyka Senior Vice President Programming Adelphia Communications Bob Greenberg Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy and Communications Showtime and Bob Thompson President Fox Sports Networks and Fox Sports International will be the featured speakers on the NATPE seminar entitled ?Great Expectations: New Opportunities with VOD & HDTV? which takes place during NATPE on Tuesday January 20 2004 in Las Vegas NV.

As opportunities for cable networks continue to grow and change these leading network cable and technology executives will address the realities of VOD and HDTV current trends and visions as well as the challenges of the future.

?We knew that America was a hot bed of growth for anime which is why we launched Anime Network. But in today?s competitive and often impatient environment cable operators and satellite distributors are adamant about reducing their financial risks. VOD provides us with the opportunity to justify our claims that anime attracts the illusive 18-34 tech-savvy male demographic our target audience and drives demand for digital services? said Corcoran. ?Our distinct genre of programming is only enhanced by VOD and HDTV offerings.?

About Anime Network
Anime Network has signed contracts with Cablevision Comcast iNDEMAND RCN and Time Warner. Collectively these agreements have brought the network to curious television viewers and loyal anime fans alike in such markets as New York Los Angeles San Diego Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and Washington D. C. as well as other markets in California Louisiana Nebraska New York Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas and Wisconsin.

The Anime Network a subsidiary of A. D. vision Inc. (parent company to ADV Films and Newtype USA) is the first cable channel in North America dedicated to anime. The Anime Network launched in North America in late 2002 with extensive availability initially through digital cable video-on-demand technology. The network is broadening its initial roster of multi-system operator agreements to provide it?s programming nationwide. More information about the Anime Network is available at http://www.theanimenetwork.com/.

Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 (Archive on Friday, January 16, 2004)