Akimbo Service to Feature Popular Lifestyle Programming From Scripps Networks.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY Network, FINE LIVING and Great American Country Join Akimbo's Growing Library of Programming

Akimbo(TM) Systems, the leading video-on-demand (VOD) service delivered to consumers' televisions, today announced that Scripps Networks has joined its growing list of mainstream video providers who give programming to the Akimbo Service. Scripps is the leading developer of lifestyle-oriented content and its channels include Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY Network, FINE LIVING and Great American Country. Akimbo subscribers will be able to choose from an array of programming that provides them with tips and techniques for decorating, remodeling, gardening, art, cooking and travel.

The Akimbo Service presents fascinating and entertaining new programs regularly, providing unlimited access to video of interest on viewers' televisions. Akimbo's goal is to offer the broadest range of programming available on television in areas such as health and fitness, mainstream and independent film, sports, music, learning, comedy and drama as well as youth, cooking, animation, and foreign language.

"Our content is so well known and watched by audiences around the world, yet increasingly they're asking to watch it on-demand," said Channing Dawson, senior vice president of emerging media at Scripps Networks. "Akimbo will give consumers convenient on-demand access to a broad selection of Scripps programming for viewing on their televisions."

"Our viewers have been asking for deep libraries of lifestyle-oriented programming that make living more meaningful," said Steve Shannon, founder and executive vice president of sales and marketing at Akimbo. "Programming from Scripps Networks is a perfect match for our viewers who enjoy food, home improvement, interior design, landscaping, travel and music. Their modern take on daily living is so refreshing that they've created a huge fan base, and we're happy to help deliver more of what those fans have come to love."

To receive the Akimbo Service, consumers need an Akimbo Player, a home network and a broadband-Internet connection in their homes. The Akimbo Player is an elegant set-top box that fits well in any home entertainment environment and can store 200 hours of video. It is simple and intuitive to use via an on-screen guide and a customized remote control. With the Akimbo Guide, viewers select programming for automatic download to the Akimbo Player and watch their shows whenever they choose. The Akimbo Service is $9.99 per month. Premium packages are available.

About Scripps

Scripps Networks is comprised of the lifestyle television brands Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY Network, and FINE LIVING, as well as electronic retailer Shop At Home and county music network Great American Country (GAC). Scripps is the leading developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet, where on-air programming is complemented with online content. In addition, Scripps Networks is aggressively developing its emerging media, including video on demand, broadband and Hispanic programming. Scripps Networks' brands collectively are available in more than 95 countries on six continents. They also are distributed to 1,000 outlets on U.S. military bases and U.S. embassies around the world via the American Forces Radio and Television Service.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Nashville, and Englewood, Colo., Scripps Networks is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, national television networks, interactive media, and television retailing. Scripps operates 21 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast TV stations, Scripps Howard News Service and United Media.

About Akimbo

With the Akimbo Service, your wish is on demand(TM). Akimbo was recently named "Best of What's New" by Popular Science and winner of 2005 Digital World Innovations and CES Best of Innovations 2005 awards. With 12 patent applications featuring more than 150 patent claims, Akimbo is the first company to deliver digital-quality video-on-demand to any television via a broadband-Internet connection. Akimbo has offices in Los Angeles and San Mateo, Calif. and is a privately held company funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sprout Group and Zone Ventures. For more information, visit www.akimbo.com.