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Warner Home Video and Amazon.Com Announce Winners for DVD Decision(TM) 2006

Posted on: Monday, 28 August 2006, 09:00 CDT

The voting results are in for DVD Decision(TM) 2006, an initiative from Warner Home Video and Amazon.com that offered movie fans nationwide a chance to select their favorite titles to be released on DVD. The 10 movies that received the most online votes will be released by Warner Home Video in two waves. "The Illustrated Man,""There Was A Crooked Man,""Presenting Lily Mars,""Up Periscope" and "Operation Crossbow" will make their DVD debut December 19. The second wave of winners, "The Arrangement,""Band of Angels,""Gymkata,""Looker" and "Madame Curie" will street January 30, 2007.

All of the films will be re-mastered and will contain added bonus features where available. Each title will be listed for $19.97 SRP. Pre-orders for all titles can be done through Amazon.com starting today.

WHV and Amazon.com jointly nominated 30 films from Warner Bros.' vast library (the world's largest) that have never before been seen on DVD. Visitors to the Amazon.com web site voted for their favorite titles throughout the month of June. The movies were spotlighted on Amazon.com, with links to trailers, synopses, customer feedback and other information.

"We are delighted consumers participated in the DVD Decision voting process. Listening to what they want has always been a major factor driving WHV to its #1 position in home video market share," said George Feltenstein, senior vice president of theatrical catalog marketing at WHV. "It was a terrific opportunity to learn from Amazon.com's customers, who represent a perfect cross-section of tastes, attitudes and purchasing patterns."

"We teamed with WHV on DVD Decision to empower our tens of millions of customers with the ability to vote on and select the 10 classic movies that the world would see on DVD for the first time," said Greg Hart, vice president of movies at Amazon.com. "The results of this vote demonstrate the diversity and breadth of tastes that our customers have."

About Warner Home Video

With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique, new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.

Amazon and its affiliates operate web sites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.

As used herein, "Amazon.com,""we,""our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.

Source: Business Wire

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