INHD And E! Entertainment Television Telecast In High Definition Live Red Carpet Cove

[Gregg Lengling]

INHD is bringing star gazers the only HD presentation of the glitz and glam of the year's biggest red carpet events with the telecast of E!'s live coverage from the scenes of the 2005 Academy® Awards, SAG Awards and Grammy® Awards. Featuring 16 hours of live, close-up and personal looks at today's hottest stars, coverage for each event will be highlighted by E!'s two-hour "Live From The Red Carpet" pre-show hosted by Star Jones Reynolds.

"E! first presented our live red carpet coverage in HD during the 2004 Oscars, which was very well received by HD viewers," said Brad Fox, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Relations, E! Networks. "We're pleased to be working once again with INHD to expand our HD coverage to include all the year's major red carpet events, delivering all the excitement surrounding award show season to our affiliates and INHD viewers."

"No one captures the excitement of the red carpet like E!, and there is no better way to experience it than with the stunning images and sound of high-definition on INHD," said Jason Patton, VP Business Development, iN DEMAND Networks. "INHD is committed to becoming the ultimate destination for high-definition programming and we're thrilled to be expanding our partnership with E!."

Telecast in standard definition on E! and in HDTV on INHD, the SAG Awards on Saturday February 5 and Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 13 will feature three hours of pre-award show coverage including the two-hour "Live From The Red Carpet" hosted by Star Jones Reynolds. Coverage will expand to 10 hours of live coverage during The 77th Annual Academy Awards®, with a "Live Countdown: The Academy Awards" from 12 Noon to 6:00 PM ET, "Live from the Red Carpet" featuring Star Jones Reynolds from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, and the "Live Post Show" from 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM ET.