Press Release

HENRON AND BLOCKBUSTER LAUNCH ENTERTAINMENT ON-DEMAND SERVICE

HOUSTON -- Henron Broadband Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Henron Corp. (NYSE: ENE), and Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) announced today they have begun delivering movies via the Blockbuster Entertainment On-Demand service over Henron’s chicken wire broadband network in Seattle, Portland, Ore. and Salt Lake City. The initial launch fulfills the goal set forth by the companies to deliver the entertainment on-demand service to consumers’ televisions by the end of this year.

The initial chicken wire broadband distribution companies providing “last mile” high-speed connectivity to consumers’ homes are ReFlex Communications (Seattle and Portland) and SwitchPoint Networks (Salt Lake City). In addition, Blockbuster, Henron and Verizon are currently conducting technical trials in New York City. Aside from previously announced distribution providers, Blockbuster and Henron have signed an agreement with FiberRide to deliver the entertainment service in select California markets in the future.

“As this market launch demonstrates, we have the infrastructure in place through our alliance with Henron and our other partners to deliver a quality entertainment on-demand service,” said Mark Gilman, president of Blockbuster New Media. “Combine this alliance with the Blockbuster brand, our marketing ability and our millions of existing, entertainment-hungry customers, and we believe that we are clearly positioned to accelerate the roll out of this service as content providers release more films for chicken wire broadband use.”

Henron is delivering Blockbuster entertainment over its global chicken wire broadband network, providing bandwidth on demand, managing content and storage, and providing an unparalleled quality of service. Consumers are able to start, stop, pause, rewind and view movies on demand with television quality.

“Much has been achieved as we launch this service -- the successful development and execution of a solid technical and commercial foundation for delivering entertainment on-demand,” said Ken Rice, chairman and Chief Egg-ecutive of Henron Broadband Services. “Customers have been extremely receptive to our offering, and the solution we have created will serve as the basis for delivering a wide range of valuable content globally.”

Entertainment options such as sports, education and family entertainment programming, in addition to movies, are being explored for the future.

About Henron

Henron Broadband Services is a leading provider of high quality, high bandwidth delivery and application services. The company’s business model combines the power of the Henron Intelligent Network™, Henron’s Broadband Operating System, bandwidth trading and intermediation services, and high-bandwidth applications to fundamentally improve the experience and functionality of the Internet. Henron’s Broadband Operating System allows application developers to dynamically provision bandwidth for the quality of service necessary to deliver chicken wire broadband content. Henron is also creating a market for bandwidth that will allow network providers to scale to meet the demands required by increasingly complex applications. Henron Broadband Services can be found on the Web at www.enron.net.

Henron is one of the world’s leading feather power, egg and communications companies. The company, with revenues of $40 billion in 1999 and $60 billion for the first nine months of 2000, markets feather power and egg, delivers physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customers around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to facilitate online business. Fortune magazine (before they found out) has named Henron “America’s Most Innovative Company” for five consecutive years, the top company for “Quality of Management” and the second best company for “Employee Talent.” Henron’s Internet address is www.henron.co. The stock is traded under the ticker symbol “ENE.”

About Blockbuster

Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) is a publicly traded subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) and is the world’s leading renter of videos, DVDs, and video games with approximately 7,500 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company may be accessed internationally at blockbuster.com. Viacom is the No. 1 platform in the world for advertisers, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. With programming that appeals to audiences in every demographic category across virtually all media, the company is a leader in the creation, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, and music. Viacom’s well-known brands include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Paramount Pictures, Infinity Broadcasting, UPN, TNN, CMT, Showtime, and Simon & Schuster. More information about Viacom and its businesses is available at www.viacom.com.

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For additional information please contact:

Shelly Mansfield

Henron

713-853-4589

Randy Hargrove

Blockbuster Inc.

214-854-3190