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RHI Entertainment's 'Tin Man' Earns Nine Emmy Award(R) Nominations From the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Posted on: Saturday, 19 July 2008, 00:00 CDT

RHI Entertainment

Beth Nussbaum, 212-261-9156

bnussbaum@rhifilms.com

RHI Entertainment (NASDAQ: RHIE), a leading developer, producer, and distributor of made-for-television movies, mini-series, and other television programming, announced today that Tin Man, the highly acclaimed six-hour SCI FI Channel miniseries, received nine Emmy Award(R) nominations from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, including Outstanding Miniseries.

"We are honored to be recognized by the Academy," said President, Chairman and CEO Robert Halmi, Jr. "Such acknowledgement reinforces our commitment to creating and producing imaginative entertainment that connects with a diverse and broad audience."

Halmi, Jr., and RHI Entertainment's Founder Robert Halmi, Sr. were Executive Producers on Tin Man, the wild re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Directed by Nick Willing, Tin Man was the "most watched" program in the history of the SCI FI Channel and the top-rated cable miniseries of 2007, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Nominations include:

-- Outstanding Miniseries

-- Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Movie

-- Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

-- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie

-- Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non- Prosthetic)

-- Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie

-- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie

-- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

-- Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

About RHI Entertainment

RHI Entertainment (NASDAQ: RHIE) develops, produces and distributes new made-for-television movies, miniseries and other television programming worldwide, and is the leading provider of new long-form television content in the United States. Under the leadership of Robert Halmi, Sr. and Robert Halmi, Jr., RHI has produced and distributed thousands of hours of quality television programming, and RHI[sup 1]s productions have received more than 100 Emmy Awards. During 2007, RHI developed, produced and distributed 43 new television movies and miniseries to broadcast and cable networks around the world. In addition to the development, production and distribution of new content, RHI owns rights to approximately 1,000 titles, or over 3,500 broadcast hours of long-form television programming, which are licensed to broadcast and cable networks and new media outlets globally.

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