In 2006, powered by the new deals
with Sony and GSN, Davies expects to rapidly expand Embassy Row's core
business and extend the company's expertise into sports, comedy, documentaries
and new media. BVG will extend its current
portfolio of kids- and family-focused titles to a wider audience, to
include 'tween , teen and core gamers.

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"We are enormous fans of the channel and we are very much looking forward to
creating dynamic and innovative new concepts that will appeal to their
passionate audience."
Davies remains Executive Producer of ABC's "Wife Swap" and "Who Wants To
Be A Millionaire," now in its fourth year of first run syndication.

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Table 142 Total Worldwide Online Console Gamers: 2001-2009
Table 143 Total Worldwide Console Online Gamers by Type: 2001-2009
Table 144 Total North America Console Online Gamers by Type: 2001-2009
Table 145 Total Europe Console Online Gamers by Type: 2001-2009
Table 146 Total Asia Console Online Gamers by Type: 2001-2009
Table 147 Total Worldwide Online Console Game Revenue 2001-2009
Table 148 Total Worldwide Online Console Game Revenue by Region
2001-2009
Table 149 Worldwide Video Game Console Hardware Unit Sales: 2001-2009
Table 150 Worldwide Active Installed Base of 128-Bit Game Systems
2001-2009
Table 151 Worldwide Active Installed Base of New Game Systems 2001-2009
Table 152 Xbox Live Most Played Games
Table 153 PlayStation 2 Online Usage Statistics: 2002-2004
Table 154 PlayStation 2 Online Capable System by Region

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"We are thrilled to begin an association with Michael Davies, who is one
of the top creative minds in TV games," said Cronin."
"The entire team at Embassy Row has been energized for months at the
prospect of securing a deal at GSN," said Davies on making the announcement .

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PARIS----Buena Vista Games (BVG),
the global interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company,
today announced that effective from Summer 2005, it will become a
multi-platform publisher launching a portfolio of high profile video
games in the UK, Germany and France.

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There will be no change to existing publishing deals in place with
THQ for Disney's presentation of a Pixar film "The Incredibles " and
"Cars" on all platforms, or Capcom for "Tim Burton's The Nightmare
before Christmas: Oogie 's Revenge" on PS2 and Xbox, and finally
Square-Enix for "KINGDOM HEARTS II" on PS2. "Our goal is to become a leading player in the global video
game industry by providing compelling game experiences to the
mass market on all major platforms by combining the wealth of IP that
exists within The Walt Disney Company as well as the creation of new
IP that we can leverage back into the rest of the organization.

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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE continues to be one of GSN's most popular
series, and we are eager to work with SPT and Michael on the next generation
of interactive game and reality programs.gsn.

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Vista Games fall under two publishing labels: Buena Vista Interactive,
which publishes high-profile, multi-platform games based on creative
content from the numerous businesses within The Walt Disney Company,
and Disney Interactive, which markets and distributes the company's
interactive entertainment based on Disney-branded properties.

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announcement was made today by Rich Cronin, President and CEO, GSN, at the
Television Critics Association's Winter Press Tour.S.
One of the first titles to launch is the highly anticipated
action -adventure game based on the upcoming film by Walt Disney
Pictures and Walden Media, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The
Witch and the Wardrobe," releasing Holiday 2005, followed by Disney's
"Chicken Little," which is slated for all European territories
beginning with France in November 2005 .

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets. PASADENA, Calif. Over the
last 12 months, Davies's New York-based company, Embassy Row, has
significantly increased its production output in its core game and reality
businesses with multiple UK based partners. television network dedicated
to game-related programming. As the industry leader in interactivity, GSN
has allowed viewers to play-along with on-air programming via their computers
and GSN. The network is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and
Liberty Media Corporation."

About Buena Vista Games

Buena Vista Games, Inc. The
division publishes, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of PC
and multi-platform video games worldwide.

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GSN sees Davies as a source of many types of
competition-related programs and anticipates its first production by year end. The network features game shows, reality series,
documentaries and casino games.com since 2002.

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press@researchandmarkets., GSN, the network for
games, has signed a three-series commitment deal with Sony Pictures Television
(SPT) for Michael Davies, executive producer of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE ,
to develop game-related product for the 58 million home network. Both titles are for the
PlayStation (R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game
system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM ), handheld and PC
platforms.

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About GSN
GSN, the Network for Games, is the only U. The company also licenses
properties and works directly with third-party interactive game
publishers to bring products for all ages to market.

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Buena Vista Games to Self-Publish Video Games in Key European Territories

"This is an exciting opportunity for BVG in Europe," said Thierry
Braille, vice president and managing director of Europe, Buena Vista
Games.