Acorn International Files 2009 Annual Report on Form 20-F

SHANGHAI, May 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling consumer products and services through an extensive distribution network, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2010.

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The annual report can be accessed on the Company's website at http://www.ir-site.com/acorn/index.asp under the investor relations section. Acorn will provide a hard copy of its annual report on Form 20-F containing complete audited financial statements for the past three years ended December 31, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request. Requests should be directed to Acorn International Inc., 18/F, 20th Building, No. 487 Tianlin Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.

About Acorn International, Inc.

Acorn is a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China, operating one of China's largest TV direct sales businesses in terms of revenues and TV air time and a nationwide off-TV distribution network. Acorn's TV direct sales platform consists of airtime purchased from both national and local channels. In addition to marketing and selling through its TV direct sales programs and its off-TV nationwide distribution network, Acorn also offers consumer products and services through catalogs, third-party bank channels, outbound telemarketing center and an e-commerce website. Leveraging its integrated multiple sales and marketing platforms, Acorn has built a proven track record of developing and selling proprietary-branded consumer products, as well as products and services from established third parties. For more information, please visit http://www.chinadrtv.com .

    For more information, please contact:

    Acorn International, Inc.
     Ms. Chen Fu, IR Director
     Phone: +86-21-5151-8888 x2228
     Email: [email protected]
     Web:   http://www.chinadrtv.com

    CCG Investor Relations
     Mr. Crocker Coulson, President
     Phone: +1-646-213-1915 (New York)
     Email: [email protected]
     Web:   http://www.ccgirasia.com

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