Sonic to Provide Digital Movies to Latest Range of Toshiba Home Entertainment Products

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CES 2010 -- Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) today announced that Toshiba has chosen the Roxio CinemaNow(TM) platform to provide its customers convenient, trouble-free access to a broad library of premium digital entertainment. As part of the agreement, digital content services powered by the Roxio CinemaNow platform will be available on Toshiba's latest line of Blu-ray Disc players, as well as the company's ground-breaking CELL TVs*. The Roxio CinemaNow platform is being demonstrated by invitation at the Renaissance Hotel, Chairman Room, as part of the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7-10, 2010.

"Roxio CinemaNow is an important addition to our latest product line that will help make it easy for consumers to browse, purchase and enjoy the best in digital entertainment from the comfort of their living rooms," said Scott Ramirez, VP TV Marketing for Toshiba America Consumer Products. "Along with partners such as Sonic, we are helping to create a richer home entertainment experience by seamlessly merging access to content on physical disk with high-value services streamed over the Web."

"Toshiba's pioneering products are yet another example of how digitally delivered content is helping reshape the future of entertainment," said Mark Ely, executive vice president of Strategy, Sonic Solutions. "CES marks the beginning of a major wave that will change the landscape forever and result in digital entertainment access on home and mobile electronics becoming as common place as cameras on cell phones."

The Roxio CinemaNow entertainment platform serves a broad range of premium content to a growing, multi-manufacturer ecosystem of home and mobile electronics including PCs, connected TVs, set-top DVRs, Blu-ray Disc players, smart phones, and mobile media devices. The platform enables retailers and consumer electronics companies to participate in the entertainment supply chain, add value to product offerings and form ongoing relationships with customers. Roxio CinemaNow-powered stores enable consumers to instantly rent and purchase high-quality entertainment on their favorite device and, through Roxio CinemaNow online movie storage, the flexibility to playback content ordered on additional consumer electronics devices. As well as being available on a range of consumer electronics, Roxio CinemaNow powers digital entertainment delivery for Best Buy and Blockbuster.

About Sonic Solutions

Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) is powering the digital media ecosystem through its complete range of Hollywood to Home(TM) applications, services, and technologies. Sonic's Roxio® products enable consumers to easily manage and enjoy personal digital media content and, through Roxio CinemaNow(TM), access premium Hollywood entertainment on a broad range of connected devices. A wide array of leading technology firms, professionals, and developers rely on Sonic to bring innovative digital media functionality to next-generation devices and platforms. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.

Forward Looking Statements

This release may contain forward looking statements that are based upon current expectations, including the launch, distribution, and market acceptance of Roxio CinemaNow-powered services. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in Sonic Solutions' annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release should be read in conjunction with Sonic Solutions' most recent annual report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain a more detailed discussion of the Company's business including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. Sonic Solutions does not undertake to update any forward looking statements.

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*Pending final device review by content providers

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