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Eagle Broadband First Company to Secure IP Video Content Distribution Rights with Major Broadcasters, Movie Studios and Content Providers

Combination of IP Content Rights, Industry-Leading IP Set-Top Boxes, Video Delivery & Support Capabilities Enables Eagle to Deliver Turnkey Video Solution to Municipalities, Utilities, Developers & Service Providers

HOUSTON, Texas -- September 15, 2004 -- Eagle Broadband, Inc. (AMEX:EAG), a leading provider of broadband and communications technology and services, announced today that the company is the first to secure standard and high definition IP video content distribution rights with leading broadcasters, movie studios and content providers for first run movies and more than 200 cable and broadcast channels.
The ability to provide a complete four-play suite of voice, video, data and security Bundled Digital Services in all-IP format, IP video content, HDTV-ready IP set-top boxes and 24/7 support, allows Eagle to deliver a converged set of fully integrated broadband services over a single IP network that can provide higher quality video at a lower cost, generate higher margin revenues and increase customer satisfaction.

Hotel Booking Eagles partners and residential and business customers can customize the broadband services package that will best meet their specific needs by selecting one or more services on an a la carte basis or the complete package of all four Eagle voice, video, Internet and security Bundled Digital Services.

DVD, and by major Japanese broadcasters for mobile content delivery, AVC is set to have a major impact in the future of video coding and content distribution. Jointly developed by the Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) IEC, 2, 4 architectures such as Nero Digital.

Travel Agency "In the digital era, content is king, said Dave Weisman, chairman and CEO, Eagle Broadband. With these new IP video content rights, Eagle can now deliver a wider range of fully customizable broadband services and even greater value to both new and existing broadband customers and partners. Todays announcement is the culmination of many months of negotiations with the major broadcasters, programmers and studios where we successfully demonstrated the expertise required to fully satisfy their complex content rights, distribution and content piracy concerns. The ability to deliver a complete channel line-up and video-on-demand services over a single, cost-effective IP network, will enable Eagle and our partners to offer a more compelling bundle of entertainment choices to meet the rapidly growing demand from residential and business customers.

Tim Wright, Fexco AllTravels head of business development and distribution, Once again, travel agents, consolidators and online travel services are strengthening their armoury in the battle to remain competitive. With PlacesToStay, they can offer more hotel content and therefore choice for their trade and consumer customers, which should help to increase bookings. well give you full booking access to a growing range of worldwide hotels offering competitive rates, and well collect and pay attractive commission. Its all about adding value.

Cheap Hotel "Our customers and partners will benefit greatly from our ability to deliver a turnkey, end-to-end video solution with a rich variety of video services over their existing IP-based networks," said Todd Daniels, vice president of broadband services sales, Eagle Broadband. "With these new IP content rights, our state-of-the-art IP video distribution facility and industry-leading IP set-top boxes, we can now enable our municipality, utility, real estate developer and service provider partners to deliver higher quality video services to broadband customers located anywhere in America. This clearly represents a significant growth opportunity for us that we are pursuing aggressively.

GetThere is enhancing its booking capability by allowing users to search for flights by price as well as by date and time. This facility is expected to be available by the end of the first quarter this year for businesses whose travel management companies use the Sabre GDS (global distribution system), and later this year for those whose travel is booked through Amadeus, Galileo or Worldspan. Floyd Widener, vice president of GetThere and corporate travel at Sabre Travel Network, said the feature had been developed at the specific request of several European customers.

Flight Booking For additional information regarding Eagles broadband, video and set top box solutions, please call 800-628-3910 or 281‑538‑6000.

ETV Inc. CEO Tony Barnard says, "As more content owners utilize our technology we're finding an interest in encryption and digital rights management (DRM). Our company can provide the highest quality DRM solutions at a minimum price point of beginning at $2.50 per download, " says Barnard. "Our goal is that the major content owners look seriously at ETV as a realistic distribution mechanism that is inexpensive enough and fast enough to drive a stake in the black heart of pirated content."

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According to Harteveldt, In Western Europe, mobile internet users will exceed residential broadband users starting in 2007. He says. User generated content drives online sales Travel sites in 2010 will rely on customisable content to drive sales, states Harteveldt. Customisable content, such as social travel search and blogging was a key theme throughout the EyeForTravel Conference, as many speakers highlighted a move towards web 2.0 which is loosely defined as the next level of utility to enable customers to do more than view or book online, taking websites to the next level using user generated content.

Hotel Chicago Eagle Broadband is a leading provider of broadband and communications technology and services. The companys product offerings include an exclusive four-play suite of Bundled Digital Services (BDSSM) with high-speed Internet, cable TV, telephone and security monitoring, and a turnkey suite of financing, network design, operational and support services that enables municipalities, utilities, real estate developers, hotels, multi-tenant owners and service providers to deliver exceptional value, state-of-the-art entertainment and communications choices and single-bill convenience to their residential and business customers. Eagle offers the HDTV-ready Media Pro IP set-top box product line that enables hotel operators and service providers to maximize revenues by offering state-of-the-art, in-room entertainment and video services. The company also develops and markets the exclusive SatMAXTM satellite communications system that allows government, military, homeland security, aviation, maritime and enterprise customers to deliver reliable, non-line-of-sight, voice and data communications services via the Iridium satellite network from any location on Earth. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit www.eaglebroadband.com or call 281-538-6000.

Online Booking Forward-looking statements in this release regarding Eagle Broadband, Inc., are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the companys products, increased levels of competition, new products and technological changes, the companys dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the companys periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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