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UPC Digital Launches Iacta's Games4TV™ Pay Service

[Los Angeles, August 18, 2003] Iacta LLC, a leading interactive TV games developer and application provider, today announced the launch of its popular Games4TV™ service to UPC Digital TV subscribers in The Netherlands and Austria.

Under the agreement, Iacta will initially provide a total of 8 new games for inclusion in UPC Digital's interactive games channel in both territories with additional titles to be added on a regular schedule.

The mix of games - Poker Dice, Checkers, Depth Charge, Juwelen, Solitaire, Freecell, Herding Cats and Carom - offers UPC customers a range of classic and original titles they can now easily enjoy using their digital remote controls. The first scheduled update this summer will add the popular games Taipei and Reversi to the Games4TV set for UPC customers.

"UPC has been a leader in providing iTV services to its UPC Digital customers," said Laura Buddine, Iacta CEO. "We are delighted to be deploying with UPC, and to be extending their already-popular iTV service with Iacta's Games4TV."

"The Iacta content is a welcome addition to the existing range of games products we currently offer to UPC Digital customers," added Sandy Macleod, Senior Director, Commercial Development, UPC Media Interactive Services. "We aim to provide subscribers with the best iTV content available, and are confident that the Games4TV service will be warmly received on our platform."

The Games4TV titles will be accessible to UPC Digital subscribers using a premium rate telephony system.

About UPC

United Pan-Europe Communications N.V. (www.upccorp.com) is one of the leading broadband communications and entertainment companies in Europe. Through its broadband networks, UPC provides television, Internet access, telephony and programming services.

About Iacta

Iacta (www.iacta.com), a pioneer in the development of interactive TV games, is a consulting and development team with more than fifteen years' experience in interactive television. Iacta's iTV designers, programmers, and content creators possess strong skills and experience on the major iTV platforms.

Iacta's flagship applications include Games4TV™ with more than two dozen iTV-designed games (www.games4tv.com), and the Iacta CAST™ portal serving system (www.iacta.com/cast.htm). Iacta's applications are available for most major iTV platforms worldwide.

Consulting and Training: Iacta assists other companies in making successful iTV by consulting on project design and development, iTV design, development, and subscriber and community management.

For further details, please contact Laura Buddine or Brian Bock at Iacta, 1-562-869-3031, info-games@iacta.com.

© 2002, Iacta LLC 562 869-3031 info@iacta.com