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Image Entertainment Signs Exclusive North American Airline Distribution Agreement With Jaguar Distribution

Posted on: Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 21:00 CDT

Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today that it has signed a North American distribution agreement with Jaguar Distribution Corp, the foremost independent supplier of film and entertainment content to the in-flight and maritime marketplace, worldwide.

The agreement calls for Jaguar to exclusively distribute all Image content, where the Company holds the rights, to the world's airlines for in-flight viewing and merchant marines. The two-year agreement covers both short form, theatrical and non-theatrical releases.

"In-flight viewing has become a major distribution outlet for entertainment content, and Jaguar has the relationships that will bring our properties to the forefront of this market," said Steve Saltman, senior vice president of worldwide television for Image Entertainment, Inc. "There is strong demand not only for feature films, but for short form content as well, such as music concerts and comedy specials."

"The growth of the personal, in-seat video systems aboard the world's airlines demands an expanded diversity of programming to provide each passenger with a wider choice of entertainment," said Jeff Klein, president of Jaguar. "Image's current and classic libraries of feature films, comedy specials and music will strongly meet those needs for a culturally broad airborne audience of all ages. We're very happy to be working with Image."

About Jaguar Distribution:

Since 1981, Studio City-based Jaguar Distribution has been providing domestic and international producers and distributors with an aggressive, creative service designed to thoroughly exploit the worldwide airline and ships-at-sea entertainment marketplace. Their titles include "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,""Mad Money,""Rambo,""Untraceable,""Becoming Jane,""Away From Her" and television's CSI series.

About Image Entertainment:

Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release and approximately 450 programs internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of its titles, the Company has exclusive audio and broadcast rights and, through its subsidiary Egami Media, Inc., has digital download rights to approximately 2,000 video programs and over 300 audio programs containing more than 4,500 tracks. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California. For more information about Image Entertainment, Inc., please go to www.image-entertainment.com.

Source: Business Wire

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