Intellon has
now shipped over 26 million powerline communications integrated circuits based on
the HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV standards. Intellon leads the powerline communications
industry in shipments of HomePlug-based powerline ICs. Intellon designs and produces
these advanced ICs which allow end users to turn home or office electrical wiring
into a high-speed network for the distribution of HDTV, SDTV, IPTV, Over-the-top video,
high-bandwidth Internet sharing and file sharing. Products based on Intellon’s ICs
can be used to connect a wide variety of products – including home gateways and routers,
personal computers, set-top boxes, digital media adapters, flat-screen TVs, game consoles,
and security cameras – without the need to install new wires.

Intellon’s ICs are used across the globe by over 45 major cable, telephone and satellite
service providers such as AT&T, Canal+, Chunghwa Telecom, DirecTV, Dish Network, France
Telecom, Free, H3C, KT, Neuf Cegetel, PCCW, Telecom Italia, Telenet and SingTel. Major
OEMs manufacturing consumer electronics products based on the company’s ICs include
Actiontec, Asoka, Aztech, Belkin, devolo, D-Link, devolo AG, IO Gear, LEA, Linksys,
Logitech, Monster, Netgear, Sharp, Siemens, Sling Media, Sumitomo Electric and ZyXEL.

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A
href=”http://www.blinkx.com” rel=”nofollow”>blinkx unveiled a new functionality that
puts all of its powerful technologies at the fingertips of users, unlocking new ways
for users to search, explore and discover video on the Internet. Over the past several
years, as Web video has experienced tremendous growth, the quality and diversity of
content has evolved significantly. Faster, more accessible broadband access is changing
the way that people enjoy video online: watching video on the Web is no longer purely
a “lean forward” experience driven by search; it has become closer to the TV experience,
with users increasingly interested in casually surfing for video, or simply sitting
back and watching.

In response to this shift in consumer behavior, blinkx is unveiling a new homepage
featuring “Entertain Me”, “Inform Me” and “Give Me My Own Channel” buttons to offer
users a better browsing experience, in addition to the most advanced video search
technology on the Web. Leveraging patented concept clustering technology, blinkx identifies
the most popular entertainment clips and the most important news stories from across
the Web to automatically create playlists for the respective buttons, so users can
sit back and enjoy the video, delivered as a channel directly to their computers.
Alternatively, by clicking on “More Information” at the bottom right-hand corner of
the player, users can choose to explore the videos more actively, leveraging blinkx’s
patented speech, image, facial and concept recognition technology to guide their browsing.

The new blinkx.com site allows users to select “Inform me” for a roundup of the top
news stories, “Entertain Me” for the most popular viral video, or “Give Me” to create
a personalized channel. They can then choose either to watch the content in a linear
way as a channel, or click “More Information” in the bottom right-hand corner of the
screen, to tap into the full power of blinkx’s search technology. Selecting “More
Information” reveals the following unique functionalities:

• Speech tags: leveraging patented speech and concept recognition software, blinkx technology
  listens to the speech track of a given video, identifying and extracting speech tags
  that represent key words and phrases spoken within the video. These tags complement
  text metadata tags, improving the description of the video and lighting up as the
  corresponding words are spoken in the video. The speech tags can be used to navigate
  - both within the video, allowing users to jump directly to the point in a video that
  a word is spoken, and also from the video, as a starting point to find other relevant
  videos. For example, a video about President Barack Obama’s inauguration might include
  speech tags such as “Barack Obama,” “oath” and “Lincoln Bible”. If a user were interested
  in learning more about the history of the Lincoln Bible, he could click on the speech
  tag to retrieve and explore more videos about the subject.
• Facial recognition: using its unique visual analysis capabilities, blinkx automatically
  identifies and catalogs recognizable faces within a video. In the example of a clip
  of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, users would be presented with thumbnails
  of the different faces that appear in the video, including the President, the former
  President and the Chief Justice of the United States. If interested in a particular
  person in the video, users can simply click on the relevant face to jump directly
  to the scene that features that individual.
• Scene change analysis: by watching each video frame-by-frame, blinkx can detect scene
  changes and match videos that share similar visual components. For example, news videos
  on the presidential inauguration might come from different television networks, but
  if they share similar scenes from the event, then blinkx presents the videos as a
  set of related results. In addition, the scenes of each video are shown as a storyboard,
  allowing a user to track, visually, where they are within a video – these scenes can
  also be used as chapter anchor points, by clicking on one, the user is taken directly
  to that scene.

With the addition of these new browsing options, blinkx now offers users the most
effective, interesting way to search, discover and explore online video – from news
to entertainment to their favorite TV shows – all through a single destination.

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FOXSports.com on
MSN announced Verizon Wireless customers can watch full-length programming from FOXSports.com
on their Verizon Wireless V CAST Video phones.

The following FOXSports.com on MSN shows are now available on V CAST Video from Verizon
Wireless:

• “The Online OT” — A Sunday, post-game look at the week’s pro football action.
• “Coaches’ Corner” — Interviews and analysis featuring some of the nation’s top college
  football coaches.
• “Pro Football Preview Show” — An in-depth look at the upcoming pro football season,
  including analysis from FOXSports.com experts and interviews with players, coaches
  and team execs.

With full-length programming on V CAST Video, customers can watch episodes from their
favorite shows in a series of bite-sized video clips, giving them the ability to catch
up on their favorite shows at their convenience when away from home.

Customers with select V CAST-enabled phones can check out V CAST whenever they want
for just $3.00 for 24-hour use or by signing up for the $15.00 V CAST VPak monthly
subscription, which also includes access to Verizon Wireless’ ESPN MVP, Get It Now
and Mobile Web services. Customers get unlimited basic video — including video from
FOXSports.com on MSN — but application download fees may apply for 3D games and premium
video. There are no airtime or megabyte charges to download, stream or watch V CAST
content with any V CAST subscription.

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FOXSports Online Video Now Available on Verizon Wireless’ V CAST

Invision.TV launched
its unique, new, web-based Interactive Program Guide for Internet Video that makes
it easy for users to discover, watch and share content from video sites across the
Web in an intuitive, engaging TV- like experience. Invision.TV will be unveiled this
morning at the DEMOfall 08 conference, the “launchpad for emerging technology,” in
San Diego, CA. Consumers can start discovering new videos using the Invision.TV beta
release today. In addition to its own Web site, Invision.TV is also launching a Facebook
application that allows Facebook users to discover and share Internet video with their
friends. The Invision.TV Facebook application is available at http://apps.facebook.com/invision.

Invision. The Future of Internet TV

Invision.TV (Internet + Television) brings together the open and interactive power
of the Internet and the simplicity and engaging power of TV. The Web-based application
finds, indexes and organizes millions of videos from a wide variety of video sites
across the Internet seamlessly integrating video search & discovery, social networking,
and personalization features into a patent-pending application that simplifies the
navigation and browsing of video and allows users to find content based on their own
personal interests.

Invision.TV Guide

Discover what’s playing on video sites across the Web.

Invision.TV’s first-of-its-kind guide brings together content from the growing number
of Internet video sites across the Web and presents it in an easy-to-use, visual,
TV-like user interface that enables a video search and discovery experience unlike
any other video Web site today. The consumer experience is designed to take the known
behaviors that work from TV, and extend and enhance them on the Internet. Users can
find and watch a wide range of video from broadcast, cable, broadband and user-generated
channels in a similar way in which they would browse or “channel surf” for their favorite
programs on TV.

Invision.TV Video Search Engine

Search for video across the Internet, all in one place.

Users can search for videos across a wide selection of Internet video sites using
Invision.TV’s comprehensive video search engine. Invision.TV’s advanced video crawlers
continuously index the top video sites on the Internet to provide users with the most
recent and relevant Web videos. Users can type in their search terms, and Invision.TV’s
proprietary algorithms will filter through our comprehensive index of videos to find
and present the video choices that match their search criteria.

Personalization

Customize your “My.TV” experience with preferred channels and interests

When users sign up as a free member of Invision.TV, they can create their own personal
profile that allows them to customize and personalize their own “My.TV” experience
with the ability to:

• Customize the Invision.TV Guide with their favorite video channels and interests
• Create playlists of videos related to their favorite interests and passions
• Subscribe to and become a fan of channels, interests, playlists and other people and
  see new videos as they are added in each of these areas

Social Networking

Discuss, rate, save and share video with friends.

Invision.TV is a fun way to discover and share online videos with friends and find
people with similar interests and passions. As a member of Invision.TV, users will
be able to discuss, rate, and share Internet video within the Invision.TV social network.
Invision.TV’s video focused social network makes it easier for users to discover new
programming they are likely to enjoy but otherwise might not have found, by allowing
them to browse the favorite videos of friends and other fans within Invision.TV and
on Facebook.

Benefits to Internet Video Providers

Join the Invision.TV Video Partner Network!

Invision.TV is an ideal partner for video providers. We’re a content- partner-friendly
platform that does not host any video, but instead directs users to videos hosted
on the providers’ sites allowing them to retain total control. By becoming an Invision.TV
Video Search and Syndication Partner, content providers are assured of inclusion in
the Invision.TV Guide and search engine, allowing consumers to more easily discover
content from a partner site while allowing the partner to increase awareness, audience
and monetization of their video. Content providers can visit http://partners.invison.tv to
sign up to get their content added to Invision.TV today.

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Adobe announces
a strategic relationship with CCTV International Networks to deliver the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games’ coverage through the Web. The coverage will be delivered to millions
of sports fans in mainland China and Macau through the “Olympic Network TV Station,” CCTV.com’s next-generation
online experience based on Adobe Flash and Flex technology. CCTV.com owns the online
video rights to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games for mainland China and Macau. With
thousands of hours of competition video available on CCTVOlympics.com,
the Olympic Network TV Station will allow sports fans to view the Olympic sports,
athletes and country teams of their choice.

The Olympic Network TV Station, CCTVOlympics.com, will deliver viewers with:

• An unprecedented Web experience created with Adobe Flex and delivered via Adobe Flash
  technology, which includes Olympic results, statistics, comprehensive bios, rules
  and expert analysis from CCTV’s Olympic media team, as well as social networking features
  that will enable fans to share aspects of their Olympic experience with friends.
• 5,000 hours of on-demand protected streamed video content (3,800 hours of worldwide
  broadcast Olympic Games video and 1,200 hours of CCTV’s own video) including full
  event replays, highlights, features, interviews and encore packages.

Besides the Olympic Games, CCTV.com and Adobe will pursue other initiatives to develop
new media based applications leveraging CCTV.com’s brand and content and Adobe’s advanced
technology platform.

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Adobe and CCTV Partner to Deliver 2008 Beijing Olympics to Online Viewers in China