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January 17, 2005 –-Los Angeles, CA and Milan, Italy—Federal Hill Communications, a leading digital content solutions provider for VOD platforms worldwide has been selected by services operator, NSS Italia as their exclusive content negotiator and advisor for the hospitality marketplace. Federal Hill will assist NSS Italia in securing VOD rights to the latest released Hollywood movies as NSS prepares to deploy their innovative digital technological platform ECOD ® (Entertainment and Communication on Demand) to hotels in Italy and throughout Europe.

Federal Hill will facilitate the development of a complete content solution for NSS Italia and will serve as their Hollywood-based programming division. Federal Hill will oversee content negotiations, selection and delivery of content, refreshment of titles, contractual administration and marketing.

Bethany Gorfine, President of Federal Hill Communications said, “In order for hotels to remain competitive they must create an environment that caters specific services to their different guest demographics. Business travelers require services that allow them to conduct and fulfill their business needs. Guests seeking enjoyment and relaxation desire the latest entertainment offerings. For hotels to meet the needs of their diverse clientele, it is necessary for them to enhance their properties which require significant capital expenditures and building upgrades. NSS’s ECOD ® platform provides an essential service to hospitality property owners as it offers a cost effective solution that works with the existing infrastructure of established properties as well as newly developed facilities to offer guests the ability to watch movies anytime, of any day, based on their own schedules. We are proud to be aligning with NSS Italia in offering a complete VOD solution to complement their revolutionary new patented technological platform”.

Gregorio Consolo, CEO of NSS Italia said, “As part of our business strategy, we are increasingly considering valuable and strategic signing alliances with entertainment content suppliers. Only with content providers’ approval and interest, will the Video on Demand market finally take off. A deep and conscious knowledge of the requirements and expectations of VOD are therefore a must that can be brought by companies with long and significant experience in this field, like Federal Hill Communications. Thanks to our flexible and scalable technology we can finally achieve and outperform all needs coming from both end users and content providers, in the hospitality market as well as new emerging markets which we are currently investigating.”

NSS’s ECOD ® platform offers hotels a complete technological solution that can be easily customized based on the requirements and goals of each hotel. The ECOD ® service was designed to easily integrate with existing hotel facilities. Hotels of any size can now offer digital video services to their guests without the need for investment in servers, restructuring their facilities or upgrading their television sets. The ECOD ® service is based on a wireless network solution and connects to any television set offering hotel guests a complete suite of digital on demand services including VOD, games on demand, WebTV, e-shopping, e-concierge services, digital TV, telephony on IP, and wired and wireless internet access.

About NSS Italia
NSS Italia is a company specializing in providing advanced technological solutions and services for in-room digital entertainment services for the hospitality and cruise markets. NSS Italia is the exclusive distributor of ECOD® Entertainment and Communication On Demand™ patented technology, totally distributed, scalable and effortlessly installable without cabling needs. For more information about NSS Italia, please visit www.e-nss.biz.

About Federal Hill Communications
Federal Hill Communications is a leading facilitator of studio negotiations for digital movie content and general entertainment programming from independent producers worldwide. Federal Hill’s programming specialists provide guidance to clients throughout the content procurement process including the negotiation, acquisition, selection and refreshing of content. Offering full-service customizable content solutions for VOD platforms, Federal Hill remains committed to meeting the content needs of diverse clientele worldwide. Federal Hill’s global client base includes cable operators, telecommunications providers, hardware and technology manufacturers, systems integrators and hotels. For more information about Federal Hill Communications, please visit www.federalhill.tv.