Image Entertainment and House of Blues Entertainment Inc. Announce Two ``Live From House of Blues'' Programs in Stores Sept. 11

Business Wire, August 15, 2001

Entertainment Editors

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2001

Kool and the Gang and Public Enemy to be Released On DVD and VHS;

DVDs Include DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound,

Documentary Footage and More

Image Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming in North America, and House of Blues Entertainment Inc., an industry leader in the production and distribution of live music programming, today announced the Sept. 11 release of two programs "Live From House of Blues" on DVD and video cassette.

Kool and the Gang and Public Enemy are the first two bands to be showcased.

A favorite party group for more than 25 years, Kool and the Gang has produced a long string of fun and funky classics such as "Jungle Boogie," "Open Sesame," "Ladies Night," "Get Down On It" and "Celebration." Their compositions have become staples in American music and can be found on hit soundtracks from films like "Rocky," "Saturday Night Fever" and "Pulp Fiction."

Kool and the Gang's sizzling stage presence can be felt in this high-energy concert recorded at Chicago's House of Blues. The DVD includes DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and a band documentary.

In the 1980s Chuck D brought together DJ Terminator X, Flava Flav, Professor Griff and the rest of the Bomb Squad to form Public Enemy and redefine rap. With a focus on political and social themes, the group quickly earned a reputation as music's most incendiary group. This House of Blues Sunset Strip concert is full of Public Enemy's biggest hits including, "911 is a Joke," "Don't Believe the Hype," "Rebel Without a Pause" and "Fight the Power."

The DVD includes DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, band documentary, behind the scenes footage, select audio track commentary with Chuck D and more.

Both bands have plans for new album releases this year. Kool and the Gang's "Gangland" is scheduled for Aug. 28 and Public Enemy's yet untitled album will hit stores this fall. Fans of both groups are able to download tracks and see video clips from these and other House of Blues concerts at www.hob.com.

International video sales of the title will be handled through Image's joint venture partner, Aviva International LLC.

Image Entertainment Inc. is a leading aggregator of content for DVD with nearly 1,500 Image-exclusive DVD titles in release. The company also has exclusive video cassette, broadcast, streaming video and downloading rights for certain properties. The company maintains its distribution facility in Las Vegas and is one of the largest distributors of DVD programming in North America.

Image has distribution agreements in Japan, China and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, and throughout most of Europe for select programming on DVD and videotape as well as for broadcast. Additionally, the company owns and operates an e-commerce subsidiary, DVDPlanet.com.

About HOB Entertainment Inc.

HOB Entertainment Inc., a Los Angeles-based global entertainment company, is the definitive live music brand. Founded in 1992, HOB Entertainment Inc. is comprised of five unique businesses, including:

-- House of Blues Clubs, which operate 1,000 to 2,000 capacity venues located
in Cambridge, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Chicago, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Anaheim
and Las Vegas, and includes the House of Blues Club Network, which provides a
network of small-capacity venues across the United States.

-- House of Blues Concerts Inc., one of North America's leading concert
promoters, which owns, operates or exclusively books 20 arena and amphitheatre
venues throughout North America, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver,
Dallas, Austin, Seattle (The Gorge), Atlanta, Cleveland, Toronto, Vancouver and
Montreal.

-- HOB Production and Distribution, an industry leader in the production,
promotion and delivery of quality live music content, which can be distributed
through terrestrial and satellite radio, domestic and international broadcast
television including cable and satellite, DVD, and accessed via convergent
media formats such as HDTV, Personal Video Recorder, Video-on-demand and
Interactive TV.

-- HOB Interactive, is HOB's Internet business (www.hob.com) and includes daily
Web casts, Internet radio, exclusive broadband pay-per-views, video and audio
digital downloads, and one of the largest on-demand archives of concerts and
artist interviews on the Internet.

-- HOB Artist Development, a centralized business unit, which develops
integrated marketing and promotional media programs for artists and record
labels, by leveraging HOB's Network of venues, production resources and branded
distribution channels.

Kool and the Gang: Live From House of Blues

DVD Catalog No. ID0768HBDVD

DVD UPC No. 014381076820

DVD SRP: $24.99

VHS Catalog No. ID0767HB

VHS UPC No. 014381076738

VHS SRP: $19.98

Public Enemy: Live From House of Blues

DVD Catalog No. ID0911HBDVD

DVD UPC No. 014381091120

DVD SRP: $24.99

VHS Catalog No. ID0910HB