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BSkyB Selects Entriq to Support Multimedia Content Delivery



    Entriq, Inc., the world's leader in pay media, has today announced
    that British Sky Broadcasting (Sky) will use its services to support
    the delivery of pay-per-view television content.

    The EST (electronic sell-through) service will enable Sky to offer
    pay-per-view content via its online portfolio. With the Entriq
    service, customers with a 2Mb or greater broadband connection will be
    able to download a selection of Sky content, including film,
    entertainment and sports on a pay-per-view basis. Movies are available
    to watch in as little as 15 minutes, and an entertainment show can be
    ready to view in as little as 5 to 10 minutes.

    'As an innovator, Sky is constantly seeking new ways to offer
    audiences even more choice and flexibility in how they access their
    favourite content,' said Griff Parry, director, On-demand, BSkyB.
    'Entriq's service will allow us to quickly deploy enhanced features
    that will improve the customer's experience of online viewing,
    providing even more flexibility in the way they can access video.'

    Guy Tennant, Entriq's chief operating officer, commented: 'Sky
    recognised the business and technical agility offered by Entriq, which
    has provided the broadcaster with the opportunity to explore new ways
    to deliver groundbreaking entertainment to customers while
    guaranteeing that content remains secure and digital rights are
    enforced.'

    For more information, please visit www.entriq.com. Or visit us at
    IBC2007, Amsterdam: Hall 3, Stand 219.

    About Entriq

    With more than 20 years of pay media experience, Entriq powers new
    media business models by selling its solutions for protecting, selling
    and delivering content over broadband to PC, mobile and Television
    devices worldwide. Entriq gives content and service providers the
    tools needed to manage, protect and monetize the media assets they
    wish to distribute, track and/or sell. Entriq's clients include some
    of the largest companies in the pay media industry, including MTV
    Networks, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), NBC Universal, Viacom,
    Major League Baseball, UEFA, Foxtel (Australia), Channel 4 (U.K.), BT
    Media and Broadcast, and Intel. Entriq is based in Carlsbad, Calif.,
    and has offices in the United Kingdom, France, China, the Netherlands,
    Germany and Australia. Entriq is a division of MIH Ltd., a wholly
    owned subsidiary of Naspers (NASDAQ:NPSN). For more information, visit
    www.entriq.com.

    About Sky

    Sky is the UK's leading entertainment company and operates the
    most comprehensive multichannel, multi-platform television service in
    the UK and Ireland. Around 21 million viewers in 8.6 million
    households enjoy an unprecedented choice of movies, news,
    entertainment and sports channels and interactive services on Sky
    digital, the UK and Ireland's first and most popular digital
    television service.

    Sky is committed to offering customers an unparalleled choice in
    content, delivered through innovative and technological advanced
    platforms that best serve the demands of today's viewers. For
    information, visit www.sky.com.