Tiscali Partnership

Forbidden Technologies PLC
11 January 2006

Forbidden Technologies and Simply Stream TV partner with Tiscali

Consumer video editing tool is launched through ISP

Video streaming and editing specialists, Forbidden Technologies plc today
announces a strategic partnership with Tiscali, the internet and broadband
company, through its distribution partner Simply Stream TV for the launch of
Forbidden's new Clesh (Clip Load Edit Share) consumer editing package through
the ISP's portal.

One of the first Web 2.0 applications providing a truly interactive user
experience through the Internet, Clesh is a scaled down consumer version of
Forbidden's award winning FORscene package that is being used in the post
production industry by broadcasters.  It allows consumers to experience the
functionality and features of FORscene to edit and share their own video and
mobile phone footage on the Internet, through a home PC.  In December 2005,
FORscene won the Royal Television Society award for technology in the post
production process.

Stephen Streater, Chief Executive of Forbidden Technologies, commented:

'Clesh is a new and exciting Web 2.0 application. The concept of web based
applications has been popularised with web-based email access. Clesh pushes this
idea much further: using Clesh, consumers can create their own videos and
publish them for viewing on the web or on mobile phones from almost any
computer. Clesh is a fully integrated system allowing creation and sharing of
video as never before. Forbidden is using its technology for internet video in
new and radical ways, and the launch partnership with Tiscali is a true
testament to the capabilities and promise of Clesh.'

Richard Ayres, Portal Director and Editor at Tiscali.co.uk, said:

'The launch of the Clesh package will allow consumers that next level of
functionality when it comes to editing their footage and sharing videos with
family and friends. You only need to look at the success of Forbidden's
professional product to see that Clesh has enormous potential, and we are
delighted to be the first to offer it to our users on its launch.'

The package will be launched on the Tiscali portal, www.tiscali.co.uk, in
January 2006 with a competition to create the best video of 'where you would
rather be' using Clesh.  Additional video content is provided by Simply Stream
TV for the competition, should participants run short of their own material. A
shortlist of the best videos will be compiled by Tiscali with the winner voted
for by the public.  Online support will be available throughout the competition,
with specialist help pages on the Tiscali site and an address for email queries
to help users get up to speed quickly on the features and use of Clesh.


                                                                 11 January 2006


Enquiries:

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About Forbidden Technologies

Forbidden Technologies plc (www.forbidden.co.uk) develops and markets innovative
technology for video distribution over the fixed line and wireless Internet.

Forbidden's flagship product, FORscene is a 'pay-as-you-go' web-based tool for
video post production, (logging, editing, browsing and publishing) for
broadcast, Internet and mobile video. Its Java design allows modern PCs, Macs
and Linux machines to use FORscene without any software installation or hardware
upgrades. Its interface is designed to be intuitive, responsive, reliable and
accessible anywhere, anytime.


About Tiscali

Tiscali UK forms part of Tiscali SpA., headquartered in Cagliari, Italy. The UK
company was launched in July, 2001 following the acquisitions of Liberty Surf,
World Online and LineOne.  Tiscali UK also acquired Tiny and Gateway ISPs.

Providing broadband, dialup and telephone services to over 1.8 million customer,
Tiscali UK is positioned within the UK market as the 4th largest ISP.

One of the most comprehensive sites on the web, Tiscali's portal
www.tiscali.co.uk provides 22 channels and over 40,000 pages of constantly
updated information, resources and entertainment content. The site receives over
6 million unique visitors, viewing around 200 million pages a month, providing
online services from shopping to sport and money to entertainment. The site also
provides services such as legal music downloading from a catalogue of over
750,000 tracks, a free Video Email service and a Members Area with exclusive
content and offers.

Tiscali S.p.A., (Borsa Italiana, Milan: TIS, Euronext, Paris: 005773), is the
European Internet Communication Company providing broadband and narrowband
access for consumer and business applications as well as innovative
communications services and contents. As of 30 September 2005, Tiscali had 4.8
million active users in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the Czech
Republic.  1.48 million were broadband customers, of which 280,000 received
unbundled services.

Tiscali's corporate website can be found at www.tiscali.com.



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