Horror Channel Joins Akimbo Lineup

GUTTENBERG, October 16: The broadband destination The Horror
Channel has entered into a deal that will bring an array of its programming to
the IPTV platform Akimbo.

The Akimbo service features more than 13,000 on-demand
videos from 200 content providers in seven languages. “This deal with Akimbo
marks The Horror Channel’s first step toward offering our fans programming via
television,” said Nicholas Psaltos, the founder and CEO of The Horror Channel. “Akimbo
subscribers can browse the user-friendly, onscreen Akimbo Guide and click on
The Horror Channel to download our thrilling movies, specials and series for
viewing in the comfort of their living rooms.”

Content from The Horror Channel includes Night of the
Living Dead, Dementia 13, The Dead Next Door and Howling III: The Marsupials, as well as original series such as Shadow
Falls and Heartland Horrors.

Akimbo will be available this month on the new RCA Akimbo
Player, an Internet VOD set-top box retailing for $199.99. Akimbo is also
accessible in the Online Spotlight area of Microsoft Windows Media Center 2005
PCs, and is coming soon to the AT&T Homezone home entertainment service. A
monthly subscription to Akimbo costs $9.99 per month.