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Cannes (euro adhoc) - Motion network Holding PLC:
Cannes may25, 2010

The board is pleased to announce the appointment of french industry veteran
Bruno Chatelin as Chief Executive Officer of MNTV and Board Member.

Bruno Chatelin, 56, a recognised veteran in the entertainment industry, voting
member from the prestigious European Film Academy, and Cesar brings a vast and
complex experience from advertising agencies (10 years with JWT, Masius,
Publicis); film distribution in France for major companies where he has
distributed over 250 movies for both Columbia TriStar and UGC Twentieth Century
Fox.
He formed and run the joint venture between both companies. The company grossed
50MEUR under his tenure and became N°2 in the market achieving box office
records with Independence Day ID4...
He worked with classic authors like Woody Allen (3 titles: Alice...), Scorcese,
James Ivory (Remains of the Day) legendary directors like Francis Coppola, Alan
Parker, Terry Gilliam (3 times), Lelouch, Bertolucci, and many more box office
makers like Paul Verhoeven, James Cameron (T2), Michael Bay, Oliver
Stone...handled over 30 Oscar nominated material (Silence of the Lambs,
Philadelphia, Glory, and many more film, including first timers like Boyz´n the
Hood - John Singleton...
He has spent the last decade in new media and TV. He is a co founder of
filmfestivals.com and turned it into the leading international media - portal
and social network - dedicated to the film and festival community (a pioneer in
VOD...). the sites reach 350 000 unique visitors per month and 80 000
subscribers.
As the Managing Director of Karoui & Karoui Entertainment he produced over 50
shows of "who wants to become a millionaire" sold to ENTV, the national Algerian
TV (achieving all best rating with 55%).
MNTV is set to launch in September in Germany, France, UK and Ukraine (soon to
be followed by a wider European and Eastern countries roll out)

Rio Pierre-Yves Dongour MNH chairman stated "we are so fortunate we found Bruno
who shares and feeds our vision of the first pan European independent free cable
and IP film channel. MNTV will be the first TV to offer independent film in
subtitled original version, shorts, Non Stop Film Festival daily shows, and some
entertainment content from the local partners. Bruno´s experience, and
knowledge, meet perfectly the challenge we have set up at MNTV. Bruno has been
a Witness, Key Player, Promoter, of the Digital Revolution that make the New
Media Era we are living today. As us, Bruno understands what needs to be done to
achieve our B to B goal for a NEW DEAL with film Industry players, and to make
MNTV become the heart of movies for a wide European audience.We rely on his
extensive creative experience in the international scene to make MNTV a
successful story"

"I am so excited by the challenge. The project spoke to me so clearly, it is
such a rare occasion to put my combined experience of advertising, film and new
media in perspective to build an international, may I call it Non Stop
entertainment Delicatessen.
Our audience will watch things they have never seen anywhere else, we will
create innovative models of advertising offers, based on vision, innovation,
passion and affinity.
The market usually reacted extremely positively each time I have been in a
position to demonstrate these skills and bag the market."

Bruno will join gradually from july 1st and will work on the one hand with
Pierre Yves Dongour co founder and chairman of MNH and on the other hand with
Christophe Kay Kourdouly Exec VP for the feature films production.

About Motion Network Holding Plc ("MNH")
MNH operates in the media and entertainment sector providing services in the
areas of Broadcast Television, IPTV, Internet and TV commerce, as well as media
content production, feature films and post production. MNH's wholly owned UK
subsidiary, Motion Network TV ("MNTV"), will soon operate as a pan-European TV
channel dedicated to film and music. For further information visit
http://www.mnhplc.com .

The information in this press release constitutes "forward-looking information".
Other than statements of historical fact, all statements are "Forward-Looking
Statements" that involve such various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
accurate. Results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Readers of this press release are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these "Forward-Looking Statements". Except as
otherwise required by applicable securities statutes or regulation, the Company
expressely disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Further inquiry note:
Christophe Kourdouly
Telefon: +33 1 42 56 24 38
E-Mail: [email protected]
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Motion Network TV
Rue d'Artois
F-75008 Paris
phone: +33 1 72 100 213
FAX: + 33 1 42 562 438
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.mnhplc.com
sector: Media
ISIN: GB00B291K520
indexes:
stockmarkets: Open Market: Frankfurt
language: English

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