Rentrak Corporation Announces Director Nominations

PORTLAND, Ore., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising and entertainment industries, today announced the nominations of William E. Engel and Martin B. O'Connor II to replace board members Thomas D. Allen and George H. Kuper, who are retiring from Rentrak's board of directors after serving for three and ten years, respectively.  The election is scheduled for August 26, 2010 at The Cornell Club in New York City at Rentrak's annual meeting of shareholders.

"I would like to thank Tom and George for their invaluable guidance in helping expand Rentrak's role as a leading provider of consumer entertainment and behavior segmentation databases across all of the screens that we Americans view every day," said Bill Livek, Rentrak's Chief Executive Officer.  "As we continue to deliver on our promise of measuring entertainment viewership across all distribution platforms, Bill's and Martin's extensive experience and deep industry connections will be a tremendous asset as we expand locally and globally."

Bill Engel, 62, brings four decades of experience in the media and marketing information industries.  He has made significant contributions to the media research industry, including the creation and marketing of new information products, and is co-holder of a patent for the integration of disparate databases.  Engel is currently the Chairman of Consumer Orbit, a marketing information company he formed with a focus on the relationship of information to transactions based on databases.  Over his illustrious career, Engel has served in various roles including for the Marketing Services Group of Experian Information Solutions, Inc., and as President of Research and Operations for VNU (now The Nielsen Company).  

Martin B. O'Connor, 51, is the Managing Partner of O'Connor, Morss & O'Connor, P.C., a New Jersey-based law firm, where he advises clients in the entertainment and other industries about their business interests, including strategic planning, ownership and wealth management issues.  O'Connor is also a director of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp., a pioneer in transforming movie theaters into digital and networked entertainment centers globally, and has extensive international media relationships.  In addition, he serves as a director of various closely-held companies, charitable organizations, foundations and professional boards.

About Rentrak Corporation

Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT) is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry. With a reach across numerous platforms including box office, home entertainment, on-demand and linear television, broadband and mobile, Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices worldwide in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Chicago, Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Moscow, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom. For more information on any of Rentrak's services, please visit www.rentrak.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

When used in this discussion, the words "anticipates," "expects," "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements relate to, among other things, Rentrak's ability to measure entertainment viewership across all distribution platforms, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.  Factors that could affect Rentrak's financial results include customer demand for movies in various media formats subject to company guarantees, the company's ability to attract new revenue-sharing customers and retain existing customers, the company's success in maintaining its relationships with studios and other product suppliers, the company's ability to successfully develop and market new services to create new revenue streams, and Rentrak's customers continuing to comply with the terms of their agreements.  Additional factors that could affect Rentrak's financial results are described in Rentrak's March 31, 2010 annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Results of operations in any past period should not be considered indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.

SOURCE Rentrak Corporation