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August 02, 2006

here! Programming Now Available on Desktop via Tvext™ Internet TV Service

here! Programming Now Available on Desktop via Tvext™ Internet TV Service

A Sleek Easy-to-Use Broadband Interface for Gay and Lesbian Premium Programming

NEW YORK, NY and WASHINGTON D.C. (August 2, 2006) – here! , America's premium gay television network, and the exciting new Internet TV service, Tvext™, announced today a distribution agreement for here! premium programming to be carried as part of the Tvext lineup of specialized news and entertainment video content now available at http://tvext.tv.

here! offers a wide range of groundbreaking and acclaimed original movies and series plus the world's largest collection of gay and lesbian films. Tvext offers on-demand video programming to consumers on a subscription and pay-as-you-go basis, along with free content ranging from Reuters News to Trace TV, the international music video channel.

"Millions of people are searching for here! premium gay and lesbian entertainment online and TVext offers an easy and exceptional broadband experience for finding, watching and downloading here! from the Internet," said Karen Flischel, here! EVP and General Manager.

Under the agreement, here! will be delivered via Tvext's proprietary desktop application that makes it easy to find and enjoy distinctive specialty programming in a simple, elegant broadband viewing environment. A limited-time introductory offer from Tvext enables new subscribers to sample all Tvext programming for free, including here! titles. Tvext offers here! and other programming on demand to consumers on a subscription or pay-as-you-go basis. Consumers have the option of making a single $10 purchase to view 10-15 hours of here! content on Tvext based on a point system, or they can purchase a Tvext Pass for $7.85 that provides the same amount of content and automatically replenishes the account balance as points are used up.

A customized selection of here! premium programs such as the original film thriller Third Man Out – A Donald Strachey Mystery or the comedic documentary Man Of The Year can be downloaded from Tvext and saved for future viewing. Users can also create their own personal libraries for viewing here! titles offline or online at anytime. To locate, manage and view here! content, consumers can download, free-of-charge, Tvext's proprietary software application – TVext Desktop TV™, an easy-to-use console featuring Microsoft Windows Media that allows viewers to download and watch here! original films, specials and series using a sleek interface.

"We're delighted to offer this selection of here! programs as an important addition to the growing lineup of compelling entertainment content on Tvext," said Trevor Cornwell, President and CEO of Broadband Television Network Corp. "Our focus on providing an elegant viewing console and unique features such as the ability to save favorite programs in a personalized library makes Tvext an ideal match for here!"

About here!

here!, America's premium gay television network, was established in 2002 and is currently available to more than 50 million households nationwide. here! offers a wide variety of groundbreaking and acclaimed original movies and series plus the world's largest collection of gay and lesbian films appealing to the broad-based, diverse LGBT audience. here! is available nationwide on all major cable providers either as a 24/7 premium channel such as in New York City; a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service; and/or as a video on demand (VOD) service along with being available on major satellite providers. here! is also available to broadband homes via major Internet TV providers. here! Interactive Media, a new online division of here! Networks, has more than 3 million unique visitors a month through sites including Gaywired.com, GayMonkey.com, LesbiaNation.com and GaySports.com.

About Tvext™

Tvext, developed by Broadband Television Network Corp., is an Internet TV service offering a suite of narrowcast video channels with unique and hard-to-find programming. The company's downloadable proprietary software application, Tvext Desktop TV, is offered free to consumers to help locate, manage and view Internet video content. For video content owners, Tvext creates new revenue opportunities through fee- and subscription-based Internet distribution of content. Founded in 2005 and based in Washington, D.C., Broadband Television Network Corp. is privately held.

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Vice President, Corporate Communications and Marketing
here! Networks
212.920.2857
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