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A&E Network, ADV Films, National Geographic and TotalVid.com sign on to hit

service; Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to offer

new high-definition content.

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    REDMOND, Wash., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xbox 360(TM) just
 keeps getting more entertaining. Microsoft Corp. today announced that TV
 series and movies from A&E Network, ADV Films, National Geographic and
 TotalVid.com will add to the more than 1,500 hours of downloadable
 entertainment content already available on Xbox LIVE(R) in the U.S.
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     Further capitalizing on the success it has seen with Xbox LIVE, one of
 the leading distributors of high-definition gaming and entertainment
 content in the living room, Paramount Pictures, for the first time on Xbox
 LIVE, will offer its feature films for download in high definition.
 Available titles will include "Braveheart," "Team America: World Police,"
 "World Trade Center" and "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut." Also, for
 the first time, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be releasing its
 direct-to-video movies exclusively in high definition on Xbox LIVE
 simultaneous with their availability on DVD, starting with "Sublime" and
 later "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales."
     "With more than 300 games expected by year's end, an Xbox LIVE
 community of more than 6 million people and a growing catalogue of premium
 content from some of the biggest names in entertainment today, Xbox 360 is
 an incredible value," said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of the
 Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices
 Division at Microsoft. "Adding partners and content like this helps
 reinforce the console's position as the center of connected entertainment
 in the living room."
     Downloads on Xbox LIVE have grown in double-digits, month-over-month,
 with a 400 percent increase since the service began offering TV shows and
 movies late last year.
     Xbox LIVE members have also enjoyed free entertainment content, which
 has been wildly successful. Comedy Central recently offered the first-ever
 high definition episode of the No. 1 show on its network, "South Park."
 "Good Times With Weapons," available for a limited time on Xbox LIVE, has
 been downloaded more than 380,000 times to date. Warner Bros. Home
 Entertainment offered promotional clips from the blockbuster hit movie
 "300" that have been downloaded more than 477,000 times.
     While existing partners continue to increase the amount of content they
 offer, the list of total partners also continues to grow. The new partners
 announced today will bring an array of content to Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
 From a reality show about a bounty hunter named Dog or an action-heavy,
 retro-styled mecha series to a TV show about extreme biking in the
 mountains or a program detailing a war in the desert, there is something
 for everyone. Examples of television shows and feature films that will be
 coming to Xbox LIVE include these:
     -- A&E Network. "Dog the Bounty Hunter," "King of Cars," "Gene Simmons
        Family Jewels," "Driving Force" and "Criss Angel Mindfreak"
     -- ADV Films. Top offerings from the No. 1 producer-distributor of
        Japanese animation ("anime") outside Japan
     -- National Geographic. The television series "Is It Real?" and "Taboo" as
        well as programs such as "21 Days to Baghdad" and "Air Force One"
     -- TotalVid.com. A broad action-sports offering including extreme skiing
        and snowboarding, skateboarding, motocross, surfing and mountain biking
 
     About Xbox LIVE
     Xbox LIVE is the first and most comprehensive unified online
 entertainment network seamlessly integrated throughout the entire console
 experience, making it easy for people to find the friends, games and
 entertainment they want from the moment they power on their Xbox 360
 system. Xbox LIVE connects millions of members across 25 countries to enjoy
 hundreds of multiplayer games, downloadable games via Xbox LIVE Arcade,
 free and premium playable game demos, music videos, TV shows and movies in
 the United States as well as new game levels, characters and vehicles for
 all their favorite retail games. More information can be found online at
 http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live.
     About Microsoft
     Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq:   MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
 software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
 their full potential.
     NOTE: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and Xbox are either registered
 trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or
 other countries.
     The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
 trademarks of their respective owners.
 
 

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