Image Entertainment And Best Buy Tam For 1st Quarter DVD Hardware/Software Promotion
Bestselling Image-exclusive DVD release ""Eagles: Hell Freezes Over"" Offered To All DVD Hardware Purchasers
Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming in North America, today announced that it has partnered with leading DVD retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY). Together, they will offer DVD hardware purchasers a free copy of ""Eagles: Hell Freezes Over."" The Best Buy promotion is scheduled to run from January 2 through March 4, 2000. During this time, consumers purchasing a DVD player from any of Best Buy's 354 retail stores will receive a mail-in voucher redeemable for a free copy of ""Eagles: Hell Freezes Over"" on DVD. The offer also includes a collection of coupons for discounts on name brand home theatre products carried at Best Buy locations. The Image-exclusive DVD, ""Eagles: Hell Freezes Over,"" is the biggest-selling music title in the format's history according to Soundscan. Containing all of the band's greatest hits, including ""Hotel California,"" ""Tequila Sunrise,"" ""Take It Easy"" and ""Desperado,"" the disc features a DTS multichannel soundtrack and a two-channel PCM stereo mix. About Image Entertainment Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISK) is a leading aggregator of content for DVD. The Company also has exclusive videocassette, broadcast, streaming video and downloading rights for certain properties. With nearly 1,000 Image-exclusive DVD titles in release, the Company also maintains its distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is one of the largest distributors of DVD programming in North America. Additionally, Image has distribution agreements in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands for select programming in the DVD and videotape formats. About Best Buy Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is the nation's largest volume specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company operates 354 stores in 37 states, and currently offers CDs, DVD movies and Best Buy Gift Cards online at www.BestBuy.com.