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July 6, 2005 –-Los Angeles, CA and Montreal, Quebec – Federal Hill Communications today announced that it has been selected to represent Global Vision, Canada’s leading independent post-production facility. Federal Hill will assist in facilitating opportunities with the Hollywood Studios for Global Vision’s VOD Content Management System and encoding services for the Canadian marketplace.

Global Vision has developed a state-of-the-art Internet platform, VOD Canada™/ Wired-Vision™ that provides distributors with an effective Asset Management System that offers better control over media assets and their promotional and rights management. The VOD Canada™/ Wired-Vision™ asset management system oversees metadata, window allocation, access control, promotional materials, virtual storage of assets, order tracking and delivery authorization. After content orders have been approved by the distributor Global Vision handles the encoding and secured digital delivery of assets.

“As Federal Hill is the prime negotiator for Canadian VOD platforms, we recognized that our clients could benefit financially using Global Vision's encoding and tracking solution. We also knew that the studios and independent content suppliers could embrace Global Vision’s secure delivery and media asset storage,” said Bethany Gorfine, President and CEO of Federal Hill Communications. “Representing Global Vision to the studios and other content suppliers seemed a natural extension of our VOD content services,” Gorfine further commented.

“Federal Hill has a thorough knowledge and proven experience with the VOD industry in Canada. Additionally, with Federal Hill’s established relationships with the Hollywood Studios and trusted reputation, Global Vision is pleased to be working with Federal Hill in exploring advantageous opportunities with the Studios for the Canadian territory,” said Jean-Yves Deschênes, Vice-President – Distributors and Broadcasters Services, Global Vision.

About Global Vision
Based in Montreal, Canada and New York, Global Vision provides a full suite of creative and technical services required for postproduction and distribution of feature films, television series, commercials, documentaries and music videos for the Media and Entertainment Industries.

Global Vision fully integrates data (2K & 4K), film, sound and video (HD & SD) services. Among them: front end and back end laboratory, film transfer and scanning, video editing, standards conversion and duplication, subtitling and closed-captioning, DVD creation, sound design, dubbing and 5.1 mixing, image and sound restoration. For more information about Global Vision please visit www.visionglobale.com.

About Federal Hill Communications
Federal Hill Communications is the foremost digital content negotiator and programming distributor for emerging platforms worldwide. Federal Hill provides expertise in the negotiation, licensing, selection and delivery of premium Hollywood movie content and TV series from the major studios and general entertainment from independent producers. Federal Hill’s programming specialists provide guidance to clients throughout the content procurement process in addition to offering its own library of exclusive programming. Offering full-service customizable content solutions for on demand platforms, Federal Hill remains committed to meeting the content needs of diverse clientele worldwide. For more information about Federal Hill Communications, please visit www.federalhill.tv.