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VSNI News TV Shopping Network HSN Dials In Live TV Retailing As Part of VisiFone Pilot; ViseonMedia Offers VoIP Consumers 24/7 Access to Electronic Retailing
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--ViseonMedia, a subsidiary of Viseon, Inc. (OTCBB:VSNI) and exclusive provider of TV-quality content to VisiFone Multimedia digital home telephone users worldwide, today announced that the TV shopping network HSN has agreed to provide content for use as part of a U.S. VisiFone consumer pilot slated for early 2006.
The new VisiFone Multimedia digital telephone for VoIP is capable of displaying fully interactive video and digital audio without the complexities of a personal computer, in addition to being a digital telephone/videophone. HSN will deliver selected video and data content to ViseonMedia, who will in turn format and distribute the content to VisiFone homes throughout the United States.
HSN will provide live retail shopping shows featuring high quality products ranging from chic fashions from designers such as Nicole Miller and Sue Wong to stainless steel cookware from Wolfgang Puck to high-tech electronics from Samsung, Sony, JVC and Gateway Computers.
The TV retailer joins other leading consumer content providers including The Weather Channel Interactive, Court TV, Discovery Networks, Fox News Channel, College Sports Television, AccuWeather, Expo TV and many others soon to be announced.
"As the originator of the TV shopping industry, HSN continues to lead the evolution of electronic retail beyond the limits of traditional television retail with exciting new products and programming for our viewers to enjoy," states Peter Ruben, HSN's EVP of Affiliate Relations. "Participating in VisiFone's pilot program further illustrates how HSN embraces new technologies to make it easier and more convenient for our viewers to shop with us, whether it's through interactive TV, online or videophone."
"We are tremendously pleased to include HSN in our VisiFone lineup," said ViseonMedia president and CEO, J.D. de Haseth. "HSN has always been a pioneer in the TV retailing industry and is a perfect partner for ViseonMedia's innovative capabilities."
ViseonMedia will deliver sports, shopping, weather, news, information, and entertainment programming to VisiFone users around the globe. Content providers will ultimately include cable channels, local and national broadcast networks, web portals and print media. Consumers can choose to view personally customized news, sports, weather, and entertainment as well as control the features of their VoIP services directly on the screen of their VisiFone. ViseonMedia interactive programming on the VisiFone is not designed to replace the television or the web portal experience. Instead, it is a dedicated third screen within the home where consumers can automatically view personalized information on their preferred schedule.
According to International Data Corporation, 3 million users will have VoIP service in 2005, reaching 27 million users by 2009. For further information, please see the company websites at www.viseonmedia.com and www.viseon.com.
HSN, an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq:IACI), originated the electronic retailing concept in 1977 and has since evolved into a global multichannel retailing giant, offering thousands of unique products in fashion, beauty, home, jewelry and electronics. Customers who shop on HSN can find name brands such as Sony, Kodak, Gateway Computers and Wolfgang Puck Bistro cookware, as well as fashions from Nicole Miller, Nine West and Etienne Aigner. HSN's product offerings can be found across a number of retailing platforms ranging from TV, where HSN reaches 87 million U.S. households and is now the 4th largest cable television network in the U.S.; the Internet, through its easy-to-use Web site, www.hsn.com; and catalogs, with its Cornerstone Brands portfolio of titles including Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill, Improvements, Smith and Noble, The Territory Ahead and Travelsmith. In 2004, HSN generated worldwide consolidated sales of $2.4 billion, answered 66 million calls and delivered 50 million packages worldwide.
ViseonMedia, a subsidiary of Viseon, Inc., focuses on providing information, entertainment and other relevant content to emerging, new digital home platforms, including the VisiFone, the world's first digital home telephone. ViseonMedia's mission is to efficiently deliver rich media content and targeted advertising directly to consumers through its network of broadband-enabled, interactive consumer videophones. ViseonMedia's target market of broadband videophone users is expected to make up a growing segment of the 27 million new U.S. VoIP subscribers by the end of 2009. ViseonMedia's offices are located in 777 E. Atlantic Ave, #226, Delray Beach, FL 33483. For more information, contact ViseonMedia's Sales and Business Development team at 561-279-9088 or email to bizdev@viseonmedia.com.
About Viseon, Inc.
Founded in 1993 with headquarters in Dallas, TX Viseon, Inc. (OTCBB:VSNI) is a leading developer and manufacturer of patented personal broadband communications solutions. Viseon products have been sold under various brand names around the world including Philips, VTEL, and Gentner. Viseon's mission is to work with carriers to enhance the consumer telephone experience by positioning VoIP as a premium service versus Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), and ultimately replacing the analog telephone by bringing digital telephony quality to the broader public. The target markets for Viseon's VisiFone are the 150 million global consumers which are projected to switch to VoIP in the next five years. Other markets for the VisiFone include corporations, universities, and government agencies. Viseon holds broadband communication related patents in the U.S. and 18 European and Asian countries and has additional patents pending. For more information on the Company, including investor presentation, please visit the Company's Website, http://www.viseon.com.
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