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Microtune(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ:TUNE) today announced that it is shipping its radio frequency (RF) tuner to Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation (MAS) to enable video and data applications in MAS in-flight entertainment systems. A member of the Matsushita corporate family, MAS is the world's leading supplier of airborne entertainment and information systems, serving more than 50 airlines internationally. For passengers, MAS' advanced in-flight entertainment services deliver premium entertainment and information, offering improved convenience and comfort while traveling.

MAS deploys Microtune's MT4707 tuner as the RF `gateway' component for receiving RF transmissions in in-flight entertainment systems. The tuner supports overhead, in-seat and/or flip-up video displays, enabling passengers to access, while on the ground or in flight, a range of services, from movies, on-demand video and gaming to maps and other applications.

"The airline industry, like the automotive industry, is committed to offering passengers advanced new broadband connectivity and communications options," noted Douglas J. Bartek, Chairman and CEO of Microtune. "In addition to being the market leader, MAS is a systems innovator, offering a quantum leap in the level and array of entertainment services and business tools available to the traveling public. We are pleased to be working with Matsushita. Its selection of our tuner also demonstrates the versatility of our RF technology to enable video and data applications for consumers at home, in their automobile, and now, in the air."

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