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AMC, Falcon Picture Group and Genius Products Team to Produce and Distribute AMC Branded DVD Movie Collections; First Collection to Hit Retail Stores in October 2003.


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, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003

AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA.  and Falcon Picture Group have signed a multi-year licensing agreement to produce and distribute AMC branded DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 movie and television collections. Falcon Picture Group has also engaged Genius Products Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) is a home video company based in Santa Monica, California.

On December 5, 2005, Genius Products, Inc. announced a distribution joint venture with The Weinstein Company called Genius Products, LLC,[1], and
 (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:GNPI GNPI Gross Net Premium Income ) to distribute the DVD collections for the life of its AMC deal. Three collections are being produced: AMC MonsterFest, AMC Movies, and AMC TV for Movie People. The first collection, AMC MonsterFest, will hit retail stores in October 2003.

Falcon Picture Group will license studio movies and television programs and work with public domain features to generate the content and package the DVD collections, using AMC's logo and vibrant color palette. Genius Products will work with major retail outlets to distribute the collections.

"We're excited to be working with AMC -- one of the most respected networks on television today," said Klaus Moeller, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Genius Products. "AMC offers unsurpassed brand recognition, reaching over 84 million homes, and we plan to leverage this branding by launching a high-quality DVD line. This agreement furthers our mission to become a leading entertainment company, focused on creating, developing and acquiring rights to popular properties and brands."

"The strength of AMC's name partnered with Genius Products' development and distribution expertise position both companies to become a leader in the growing DVD market," commented Ed Henrich, director of Business & Affiliate Development, AMC Digital Ventures.

Each DVD set contains two disks with two movies on each -- a total of four films. The AMC MonsterFest collection features films starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff; by director/producer Roger Corman; and Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut, "Dementia 13." The AMC Movies collection showcases Hollywood favorites James Cagney, Cary Grant and others. The AMC TV for Movie People collection features original television series later developed into feature films such as "Dragnet Dragnet

radio show in which justice is always served. [Radio: Buxton, 73]

See : Crime Fighting
" and "Abbott & Costello." Each AMC TV for Movie People collection will feature 14 episodes on two disks.

Genius plans to distribute the AMC MonsterFest DVD collection in the fall, available in retail stores in October 2003. AMC's annual MonsterFest is an annual Halloween festival that is the ultimate television destination for monster movie fans. This year's 7th annual installment, October 26-31, features over 30 films spanning seven decades. AMC MonsterFest DVDs will be sold via movie retailers and major retail outlets and will be promoted on AMC and www.amctv.com. The AMC Movies collection will be available in November 2003; and the AMC TV for Movie People collection will launch in 2004.

"The DVD business has exploded over the past 24 months, with DVD penetration now exceeding 39 million households with the average household purchasing approximately 15 DVDs per year," stated Julie Ekelund, executive vice president of Sales for Genius Products. "We're excited to be entering this rapidly growing market with such a respected leader in the entertainment field. We have extremely aggressive growth plans for 2004 and our entrance into the DVD market will help us achieve those goals."

About AMC

AMC is a 24-hour, movie-based network, dedicated to the American movie fan. The network, which reaches over 84,000,000 homes, offers a comprehensive library of popular movies and an increasingly visible, critically-acclaimed, slate of original programming that is a diverse, movie-based mix of original series, documentaries and specials. Over the past three years AMC has garnered many of the industry's highest honors, including eight Emmy awards. AMC is "TV for movie people."

About Rainbow Media Holdings Inc.

A leader in sports, news and entertainment programming, Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CVC See CSC. ). Rainbow owns and manages national networks: AMC, IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF.  (The Independent Film Channel), WE: Women's Entertainment and Fuse, as well as Mag Rack, a collection of on-demand video magazines. Rainbow's other businesses include its regional programming services -- MetroChannels, News 12 Networks and Rainbow Sports Networks -- as well as the Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation and Rainbow Network Communications. Rainbow is a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net.

About Genius Products Inc.

A multi-brand company that designs and markets family entertainment products including DVDs, videos, CDs, and cassettes. The products are sold under various brand names including Baby Genius, Kid Genius, Bozo the Clown Bozo the Clown (also known as Bozo), is the name of a clown whose widespread franchising in early television made him the best-known clown character in the United States. , Raggedy Ann & Andy, Guess How Much I Love You, AMC. The company's award-winning products are widely distributed at major retail stores nationwide such as Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Shopko, Borders, Meijers, Best Buy. The company also licenses the Baby Genius brand to third party companies for a variety of products including books, apparel, and infant care products. Promotional partners include Kellogg's, The World Famous San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo

One of the world's largest collections of mammals, birds, and reptiles, located in San Diego, Calif., and administered by the Zoological Society of San Diego. The 100-acre (40.
, Parents Magazine, Playtex, Fazoli's and Child Magazine.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties. Such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995, established by securities legislation, and are based on the assumptions and exceptions of the company at the time such statements are made. Actual results could vary for many reasons, including but not limited to, the timely development and acceptance of new products and general market conditions. Other such risks and uncertainties include the company's ability to grow its business, the continuation of the company's distribution network, growth and other matters, which are described in the company filings with the SEC.
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