March 31, 2006

NAVARRE CORPORATION'S BCI HEADS INTO A SECOND SEASON OF FUN AND ADVENTURE WITH 33 DIGITALLY REMASTERED EPISODES OF "HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE" SEASON TWO, VOLUME ONE

Episodes 66-98, PLUS Brand New Documentary Features
Available in a Six-DVD Set June 6th for $49.98

Los Angeles, CA - The excitement of '80s animation action and adventure continues as BCI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, and media company and underlying rights owner, Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER"), head into another season with 33 episodes of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Season Two, Volume One. The six-disc collection includes two brand new documentary features and more extras than ever before, and will be available on June 6th at a suggested retail price of $49.98, and will be prominently featured at Comic-Con International in San Diego in July.

"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Season Two, Volume One, is the third release in a four volume set that will include all 130 original episodes of the popular animated saga. All four volumes put together will feature a unique He-Man "spine art mural."

The six DVDs will include episodes 66-98 from the second season, and also feature:

• Two brand new documentaries:
  • "The Stories of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, " Season Two, Part Two, featuring interviews with producers, writers, directors and experts
  • "The Magic of Filmation"
• Full length animated storyboard with interactive episode comparison for "Trouble's Middle Name"
• Two new original art cards (part of a 16 card series of cards available in each volume) by acclaimed artists Frank Cho (award-winning creator of the worldwide syndicated comic strip "Liberty Meadows") and Emiliano Santalucia (the primary penciller and co-plotter of "The Masters of the Universe")
• Three Episode Commentary Tracks by Lou Scheimer, Erika Scheimer, Larry DiTillio, Tom Sito, Tom Tataranowicz and Dave Teague
• Detailed Character Profiles
• Trivia and fun facts
• Commercial spots
• English and Spanish language audio
• DVD-ROM feature: five complete episode scripts

"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Season Two, Volume One, follows the tremendous success of the initial "Best-Of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" Ten Episode Collector's Edition, and the first two volumes of Season One.

Consulting with BCI on the project and providing extra content is Val Staples, the owner of www.he-man.org, the internet's largest portal for the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe fan community, the owner of MVCreations graphic design company, and the publisher of the recent Masters of the Universe comic. Producing the special features, documentaries and most of the extra content is entertainment writer Andy Mangels, www.andymangels.com, a best-selling novelist, and author of Animation on DVD - The Ultimate Guide.

"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" is a landmark in children's television history, being the first nationally syndicated television program based on a successful toy line. Originally produced from 1983-1985 by world renowned Filmation Studios and syndicated until 1990, the show has experienced consistent popularity over the years.

About BCI

BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is an independent entertainment video and audio supplier. BCI has continually redefined the standards and concepts of this industry, often introducing national success categories through its intuitive mass marketing skills. Its vast collection of titles represents both exclusively licensed titles from around the world, as well as in-house produced CDs and DVDs.

About Entertainment Rights

• Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER") is one of the UK's leading specialist media groups focused on the ownership of high quality children's and family programming, characters and brands
• ER owns or controls the rights to many classic characters including Basil Brush, Postman Pat, Jess the Cat, Little Red Tractor, Rupert Bear, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, She-Ra, Ghostbusters, Fun Song Factory, Boo! and Jim Jam & Sunny
• Since 1999, when ER owned rights to just 50 hours of programming, ER's library has grown to over 2,000 hours of high quality children's and family characters and brands. This includes selected rights to global brands such as Mattel's Barbie, Scholastic's Clifford, Hasbro's Transformers, Harveytoons' Casper the Friendly Ghost and Classic Media's Felix the Cat
• ER's wholly owned subsidiary Tell-Tale Productions, created and produced The Tweenies, one of the UK's most successful pre-school brands
• In October 2005 ER acquired the majority interest in Rupert Bear, one of the most recognizable children's characters in the world, from Express Newspapers. Rupert will appear on Five from Autumn 2006
• Jim Jam & Sunny was commissioned by ITV in December 2005 for ITV1 and their new digital children's channel, CiTV
• ER has grown rapidly. Annual revenues have increased from £1.8m in 1999 to £25.5m in 2004, the last reported financial year

Press Release Source: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5394

March 17th, 2006

SHE-RA: PRINCESS OF POWER MAKES DVD DEBUT THIS SUMMER

BCI To Release All 93 Episodes of Classic Animated Series
 
Two Disc, Five-Episode "Best Of" Collector's Edition To Be Based On Fan Voting; Premieres July 18th at San Diego COMICON

Los Angeles, CA - Following the tremendous success this past year of the DVD distribution of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER") for certain titles within its Filmation portfolio of classic contemporary characters. The first release in this new agreement will be the popular girl brand "She-Ra: Princess of Power," premiering July 18th at San Diego COMICON with a two disc "Best Of" collection, featuring the top five titles that will be voted on by fans, as well as the 1985 feature film "The Secret of the Sword." The agreement will continue over the next 12 months, as BCI releases three additional volumes of the "She-Ra" series, covering all 93 original episodes. The announcement was made today by Greg Glass, Senior Vice President, BCI.

"The fan reaction to the He-Man series over the past nine months has been nothing short of extraordinary," said Glass. "They have consistently conveyed two defining messages: 'your He-Man releases are top-notch' and 'when will you be releasing She-Ra?'"

"The Best of She-Ra: Princess of Power" will feature the five best episodes of the series, based solely on fans visiting www.he-man.org, and voting for their favorite episodes. Special features will include a documentary featuring interviews with a variety of talent involved with the original series, including voice-over actors, artists and those working behind the scenes. Additional features will include an art card, character profiles, trivia questions about the series, interactive storyboards and original scripts.

Beginning in the fall, BCI will start releasing the complete, 93 episode series in three separate volumes, each containing a variety of extras.

Working alongside ER, BCI will implement an innovative marketing and promotional campaign throughout 2006, capitalizing on the popularity of the She-Ra brand. This program follows the successful promotion and marketing of He-Man, which has been released on DVD as well as Universal Media Disc ("UMD") for Sony "PSP." BCI will be expanding the reach of She-Ra beyond that of He-Man by tapping into its large female fan base.

BCI has once again retained the services of two prominent consultants, Andy Mangels and Val Staples, who were highly instrumental in the production of the He-Man DVD, specifically the added collectible features.

"She-Ra: Princess of Power" first aired on television in 1985, as a female-directed spin-off of the popular "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," which was into its second season.

About BCI

BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is an independent entertainment video and audio supplier. BCI has continually redefined the standards and concepts of this industry, often introducing national success categories through its intuitive mass marketing skills. Its vast collection of titles represents both exclusively licensed titles from around the world, as well as in-house produced CDs and DVDs.

About Entertainment Rights

• Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER") is one of the UK's leading specialist media groups focused on the ownership of high quality children's and family programming, characters and brands
• ER owns or controls the rights to many classic characters including Basil Brush, Postman Pat, Jess the Cat, Little Red Tractor, Rupert Bear, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, She-Ra, Ghostbusters, Fun Song Factory, Boo! and Jim Jam & Sunny
• Since 1999, when ER owned rights to just 50 hours of programming, ER's library has grown to over 2,000 hours of high quality children's and family characters and brands. This includes selected rights to global brands such as Mattel's Barbie, Scholastic's Clifford, Hasbro's Transformers, Harveytoons' Casper the Friendly Ghost and Classic Media's Felix the Cat
• ER's wholly owned subsidiary Tell-Tale Productions, created and produced The Tweenies, one of the UK's most successful pre-school brands
• In October 2005 ER acquired the majority interest in Rupert Bear, one of the most recognizable children's characters in the world, from Express Newspapers. Rupert will appear on Five from Autumn 2006
• Jim Jam & Sunny was commissioned by ITV in December 2005 for ITV1 and their new digital children's channel, CiTV
• ER has grown rapidly. Annual revenues have increased from £1.8m in 1999 to £25.5m in 2004, the last reported financial year

Please Note: The street date in this press release has been changed to July 18, the correct date for the release of the set.

Press Release Source: http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5330