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PRESS RELEASE: February 7 2007

NAVARRE’S BCI TO RELEASE THE SECOND SET OF THE POPULAR, ANIMATED TV SERIES

HAPPY TREE FRIENDS
Volume Two

Nine More Brand-New Blood-Soaked Episode
From The G4 Television Series

htf-v2-cover.jpgLos Angeles, CA – BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company, and Mondo Media have announced the release of Happy Tree Friends: Volume Two, the second in a DVD collection of brand-new half-hour television episodes from the G4 series. The new limb-severing episodes will debut on DVD April 3rd at a suggested retail price of $14.98.

Cute, cuddly and horribly wrong, the hilariously ill-fated Happy Tree Friends began as a wildly popular Internet phenomenon. The animated series features an ensemble cast of sweet-face animal characters including Cuddles, Giggles, Lumpy, Toothy and others. No matter how innocently their day begins, the Happy Tree Friends endure outrageous and dismembering eye-popping calamities.

The new DVDs reflect the enormous success Happy Tree Friends has enjoyed since its emergence in 2000. There have been over 300 million viewings through the website, airtime on television and mobile devices throughout Latin America, Asia and Europe and a weekly show airing on the G4 network in North America. Happy Tree Friends has been in the Top 10 free podcast downloads on iTunes since its debut Christmas week 2005 and boasts an established worldwide merchandise program.

The DVD will consist of the half-hour episodes that air on G4 Network and will feature the following bonus material:

  • Storyboards
  • Commentary
  • A look behind the scenes
  • And a few surprises!

About Navarre Corporation

Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD video, video games and accessories. Since its founding in 1983, the Company has established distribution relationships with customers across a wide spectrum of retail channels which includes mass merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and music superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The Company currently provides its products to over 19,000 retail and distribution center locations throughout the United States and Canada. Navarre has expanded its business to include the licensing and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content, primarily through the acquisitions of Encore, BCI, and FUNimation. For more information, please visit the Company’s web site at http://www.navarre.com.

About BCI

BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is an independent entertainment video and audio supplier. BCI has continually redefined the standards and concepts of this industry, often introducing national success categories through its marketing programs. Its vast collection of titles represents both exclusively licensed titles from around the world, as well as in-house produced CDs and DVDs.

About Mondo Media

Mondo Media is an award-winning production studio with an established 15-year track record. Mondo Media’s expertise is animated entertainment targeted at teens and young adults for the Internet, broadcast, television, mobile devices and games. The company’s revenue sources include online advertising, DVD and merchandise sales, wireless and television licensing. With a growing library of original shows, the company is focused on reaching its core audience using the new media and technologies that teens and young adults turn to for their entertainment.