Thursday, August 25, 2011

NeuLion and Major League Soccer Announce "TV Everywhere" Bringing Live and On-Demand Content in HD to Roku and Panasonic Viera Connect TVs


NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN), the true end-to-end technology service provider for delivering live and on-demand content to any Internet-enabled device, and Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, today announced the launch of MLS MatchDay Live on Panasonic Viera Connect TVs and Roku devices across North America.


About NeuLion Founded in 2000, NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN) offers the true end-to-end solution for delivering live and on-demand content to any Internet-enabled device. NeuLion enables content owners and distributors, cable operators and telecommunications companies to capitalize on the massive consumer demand for viewing video content on PCs, smartphones, iPads and other similar devices. NeuLion's customers include major entertainment, sports, global content and news companies. NeuLion is based in Plainview, NY. For more information about NeuLion, visit www.neulion.com .By deploying the IPTV Edition of Entone's FusionTV solution, TCT can now offer their subscribers a unified experience that combines linear TV service, digital video recording (DVR), and web-based media services such as VUDU Movies and hundreds of popular web destinations, delivered to the TV via a seamless user interface.Entone's FusionTV solution offers Pay TV subscribers the best of live HDTV, DVR and cloud-based services via a single TV input, remote control, and user interface. The IPTV Edition of FusionTV is optimized for Entone's Amulet™ IPTV DVR and Janus™ Media Hub. When combined with FusionTV, these devices provide access to a vast library of content and cloud-based services, such as video on demand (VOD) content from VUDU, Internet radio from Pandora, photo sharing from Flickr and Picasa, and social media via Facebook and Twitter.NeuLion Contact: Jennifer Powalski 516-622-8334 Email Contact NeuLion Investor Relations Contact: Marc Sokol 516-622-8386 Email Contact MLS Contact: Sean Dennison 212-450-1223 Email ContactThe service provides unprecedented HD access to live and condensed matches, highlights, schedules, standings, league leaders and stats for each player in a seamless, easy-to-use interface. Fans will be able to easily navigate between live and on-demand matches, which are viewable on a large HD 'playing surface' on their TVs."As a sports league and business it's important to remain cutting-edge when it comes to technology. Working with NeuLion and adding viewing access to these new connected devices, complements the MatchDay Live offering on the PC and iPad. Our fans are eager to engage in this 'big screen' experience on Roku devices and Panasonic Viera Connect TVs. Allowing fans the ability to choose their preferred viewing device is expected to drive more subscriptions," said Chris Schlosser, director of digital strategy for MLS.Entone's technology seamlessly integrates broadcast television, whole-home digital video recorder (DVR), web media services, personal media sharing, and place-shifting. Entone's Hybrid TV solutions are the next-generation entertainment platform for delivering a rich and unique television service over existing broadband networks. As part of the Entone Hybrid TV solution, Entone's media hub products deliver next-gen services throughout a networked home without requiring a separate set-top box at each TV set.MLS MatchDay Live is available to fans as a subscription-based service in HD quality via PC, iPad, Roku box, Roku 2 box and Panasonic Viera TV. Visit www.mlssoccer.com/roku or access through the Panasonic Viera Connect main menu.

NeuLion Contact: Jennifer Powalski 516-622-8334 Email Contact NeuLion Investor Relations Contact: Marc Sokol 516-622-8386 Email Contact MLS Contact: Sean Dennison 212-450-1223 Email Contact




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