Image Entertainment Announces Its Largest Initial DVD Shipment: ìTupac Shakur: Thug Angelî From Quincy Jones IIIís QD3 Entertainment

ìThug Angelî First In A Line Of Upcoming Urban Programming From QD3

26-Mar-02

Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming in North America, today announced that it had hit a new benchmark for the Company with the number of units it has shipped for a home video streetdate. The title, ìTupac Shakur: Thug Angel,î from Quincy Jones IIIís QD3 Entertainment, is the first in a line of twelve urban programs the Company expects to release over the next 18 months.Additionally, discussions are underway with QD3 for Image to release soundtrack companions to all twelve of his programs under the QD3 imprint.Recognizing the importance of the urban marketplace, Image entered into a partnership with QD3 in September of 2001 for a slate of twelve programs focusing on various aspects of the urban and Hip Hop communities. Following ìTupac Shakur: Thug Angel,î the Company will release ""The Freshest Kids,"" the first program to showcase the non-thug traditional Hip Hop line of videos planned by QD3.Additionally, it is QD3ís intent to produce, and Imageís intent to release programming that explores various superstar personalities responsible for the genres evolution; similar to the Tupac Shakur piece that has launched the line.Martin W. Greenwald, Imageís President and CEO, remarked, ìThe relationship with QD3 has gotten off to a great start. I am thrilled with our initial sales on ìThug Angel.î This title should be evergreen for the Company. I look forward to our release of more high profile urban programming from QD3 Entertainment.ìImage is exploring other opportunities in the urban marketplace. I believe that this market is presently underserved and therefore has the potential to provide Image with one its biggest revenue streams,î concluded Greenwald. Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading aggregator of content for DVD with over 1,700 Image-exclusive DVD titles in release. The Company also has exclusive videocassette, broadcast, streaming video and downloading rights for certain properties. The Company maintains its distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada and is one of the largest distributors of DVD programming in North America. Image has distribution agreements in Japan, China and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, and throughout most of Europe for select programming on DVD and videotape as well as for broadcast. Additionally, the Company owns and operates an e-commerce subsidiary, DVDPlanet.com.

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