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COMMODORE ANNOUNCES THE CDTV PLAYER: WEST CHESTER, PA (JUNE 4) PR NEWSWIRE – Commodore International Limited (NYSE: CBU) announced the CDTV Player at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago on Saturday, June 2. The CDTV Player, which easily connects to any television, stereo system or video monitor, operates a new generation of interactive, multimedia applications on Compact Disc (CD) for education, information, reference and entertainment. The attractively-styled unit is easily operated through a 10-key infrared remote control. The CDTV Player will be marketed by Commodore's worldwide consumer sales force, and is planned to be sold later this year through better consumer electronics/audio video departments and specialty stores. It is expected to retail for under $1,000. By utilizing the CDTV's advanced capabilities and expansive memory (each disc has more memory than 700 computer diskettes), the CDTV applications are expected to open new dimensions in learning and experience through ease of use, true interactivity, and an innovative mixture of words, graphics, motion, sound and videographic detail. Lucasfilm, the Virgin Publishing division of Virgin Records, Cinemaware and other third party developers are scheduled to ship over 100 CDTV application discs this year. The discs are currently expected to retail around the $25-$60 range. In addition to various interactive resource materials, a wide variety of instructional programs are planned, in cooking, sports, foreign languages and special learning programs for children. Music, from rock to opera, will be enhanced with videographics, while electronic games will offer significantly more sophisticated depth of play, sound and graphics. The CDTV Player will also run existing CDs featuring music, and music and graphics (CD+G).