For Immediate Release:

19 DVD TITLES RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE

BY THE ENTERTAINMENT MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION=

“300” Is a Multiple Winner of EMA’s Home Entertainment Awards

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (June 24, 2008) … Nineteen exceptional DVD ti= tles were selected and honored with Home Entertainment Awards this evening. 300,= the Spartan war epic, was the sole multiple winner, collecting awards in the “High-Definition” and “Rental Title of the Year” categories. The awards were presented by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) at ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, held as part of EMAR= 17;s Home Media Expo 2008. The Expo is currently taking place at the Palms Casino Resort. The awards ceremony was in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Home video has found a place in the hearts of many homes throughout the country, speaking volumes about the exceptional quality and diversity of the products that are made available to consumers,” note= d Bo Andersen, EMA President. “The Home Entertainment Awards are a celebra= tion of these products, and EMA is proud to recognize and award these exceptional titles.”

Warner Home Video, with seven winners, took the most awards of any studio, and the independent studio that garnered the most awards was First = Look Home Entertainment, winning three.

For a complete list of Home Entertainment Award winners, please click here<= /a>.

In addition, EMA announced that Raiders of the Lost Ark is being adde= d to the Video Hall of Fame.

The eligibility period for EMA’s Home Entertainment Awards was = from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008. This year’s award categories and nominees were determined by EMA’s Home Entertainment Awards Nominating Committee, and the winners were determined by a vote of EMA retail and distributor members. In developing the list of nominees, the committee took into consideration the rental and sell-through success of the title and the strength of the marketing campaign launched by the studio or distributing l= abel of the video, both to consumers and retailers.

This year’s awards consisted of 100 nominees covering 20 categories.

Also at the Home Entertainment Awards show, Ed Begley Jr. was honored= the “Humanitarian of the Year,” Ben Stein received the “Freed= om of Expression” award, Cam Gigandet was named “Rising Male Star,” Henry Jaglom was given the “Independent Career Achievement,” Pauly Shore received the “Comedy Entertainer of t= he Year” award, and Don Most and Anson Williams were hailed as “Le= gendary Television Duo.” Other award winners include: Charlene Tilton, Jon Ch= u, and Josie Davis. The show was hosted by popular comedian and actor Jamie Kennedy.

EMA’s Home Media Expo, sponsored by EMA and produced by Home Entertainment Events, is being held June 24-26, 2008 at the Palms Casino Re= sort in Las Vegas,

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Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) is the not-for-profit international trade association dedicated to advancing the interests of the= $33 billion home entertainment industry. EMA represents approximately 600 compa= nies throughout the United States, Canada, and other nations. Its members operate approximately 20,000 retail outlets in the U.S. that sell and/or rent DVDs = and computer and console video games and digitally distributed versions of these products. Membership comprises the full spectrum of retailers (from single-store specialists to multi-line mass merchants,<= /span> and both brick and mortar and online stores), distributors, the home video divisions of major and independent motion picture studios, and other related businesses that constitute and support the home entertainment industry. EMA= was established in April 2006 through the merger of the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) and the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA).

Questex Media Group, Inc. is a global, diversified business-to-busine= ss integrated media and information provider that serves multiple industries including technology, telecommunications, beauty, spa, travel, hospitality, leisure, abilities, home entertainment, landscape design, building services= and natural resources through a range of well-established, market-leading publications, events, interactive media, research, information and integrat= ed marketing services. The company's media properties include over 100 print a= nd digital media publications, 45 conferences, tradeshows and events, and a ra= nge of research, data and information products. The company’s operations include more than 500 employees in offices throughout North America, South America, Asia and Europe.

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For more information, please contact:

Grace Lee

(818) 728-8664 or glee@entmerch.org<= span style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>