Accedo and ANT partner to bring next-generation applications to the IPTV market

IPTV World Forum, London – March 5, 2007 – Accedo Broadband, a leading aggregator of interactive applications for IPTV and consumer electronics, has partnered with ANT Software Limited, the leading provider of digital TV client and consumer electronic solutions and services, to deliver The Accedo Application Portfolio™ on ANT Galio. ANT and Accedo will work together to drive the IPTV service revolution, and create the foundation for next-generation services in the market. A range of the Accedo Application Portfolio, compatible with ANT software is to be shown on Accedo’s booth #37 and ANT’s booth #138 at The IPTV World Forum in London, March 5-7. “ANT Galio offers significant advances in speed and functionality,” said Michael Lantz, CEO, Accedo Broadband. “ANT shares Accedo’s vision that the true differentiators of IPTV lie in the new applications and services, where interactivity and video are used to create a new personalized TV experience. The ANT Galio platform provides an excellent foundation for IPTV service providers to deliver such next-generation services.” The Accedo Application Portfolio™ is currently the largest multi-platform collection of games, quizzes, puzzles, karaoke, video art, horoscope, weather, user-generated content and other applications for IPTV and online consumer electronics. ANT Galio enables new service development and implementation with its advanced W3C standards support and display capabilities using HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Galio is able to form the basis of powerful solutions in Cable, IPTV and hybrid TV environments. “We are excited to be working with Accedo”, said Simon Woodward, CEO, ANT PLC “The Accedo Application Portfolio continues to grow at an impressive rate. The flexibility and branding opportunities that are offered demonstrate a response to an important market need which ANT also recognise.” For more information, contact: Michael Lantz, Accedo Broadband, +46 768 96 07 01 Ben Lawrence, ANT Software Limited, +44 1223 716 400 About Accedo Broadband Accedo Broadband is a leading provider of interactive content and applications for IPTV and broadband enabled consumer electronics. Accedo Broadband provides the largest available multi-platform portfolio of IPTV applications, Accedo Application Portfolio™, containing e.g. IPTV games, quizzes, puzzles, video art, comics, karaoke, weather and communication. Accedo offers a turnkey solution compatible with most IPTV platforms including a provisioning solution managed and run by Accedo Broadband which saves resources and reduces investment needs for the service provider. Accedo is a privately held company founded by telecom and media entrepreneurs Michael Lantz and Fredrik Andersson. Accedo Broadband has offices in Stockholm, Sweden and London, UK. For more information, visit www.accedobroadband.com. About ANT Software Limited ANT plc (www.antplc.com) is a leading provider of digital TV client and consumer electronic software solutions and services. ANT's unique client solutions allow robust and consistent delivery of digital-media, user interfaces, interactive services and applications to the TV and portable media devices. ANT enables service providers to efficiently create and deploy successful solutions to the market that deliver high value and clear differentiation. ANT software has been extensively deployed by customers throughout the world including Chunghwa Telecom, Foxconn, France Telecom, Humax, LG/Nortel, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, SaskTel, Telecom Italia and Thomson. ANT plc's shares are listed on AIM, a London Stock Exchange regulated market, under the ticker ANTP (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN).

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