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DA VINCI'S INQUEST WRAPS UP NOVEMBER WITH SUCCESS

Syndicated Series Scores a 1.9 for Final Week of Sweeps - Averages a 1.9

Los Angeles, CA - December 7, 2005 - Wrapping up its first major sweep, critically acclaimed crime drama Da Vinci's Inquest spiked up +6% week-to-week, delivering a 1.9 AA rating for the final week of the all-important November 2005 sweeps period. The power performance also brings the November 2005 sweep average for Da Vinci's Inquest to a 1.9 AA, up 36% from its U.S. premiere in September. The syndicated series' U.S. distributor, Program Partners, announced today that Da Vinci's Inquest maintained or gained on November 2004 time period history in 27 metered markets, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Da Vinci's Inquest also retained 100% or more of its lead-in share in 29 metered markets, including New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. The freshman weekend hour was #1 in its time period in the November book in metered markets that include Atlanta, Houston, Sacramento, Hartford, San Antonio, Norfolk, Las Vegas, Tulsa, and Fort Myers.

"This series' success proves America's love for original programming with high production values, especially in the procedural crime genre," said Ritch Colbert of Program Partners. "We are very pleased with Da Vinci's Inquest performances in its first major sweep."

Produced by Haddock Entertainment and Barna-Alper Productions, Da Vinci's Inquest is an award-winning prime-time procedural drama in the mold of the CSI and Law and Order franchises and is one of the most honored series in the history of Canadian television. Dominic Da Vinci (Nicholas Campbell) is the controversial coroner who-with the help of a compelling ensemble cast of forensic investigators, pathologists and homicide detectives-"speaks for the dead to protect the living."

Program Partners is marketing the series as an outgrowth of its worldwide distribution agreement with Thunderbird Films.

About Program Partners, Inc.
Program Partners, Inc. is an innovative television company that collaborates with networks, sponsors and audiences on original programming. Led by a core group of entertainment executives, including founders Ritch Colbert and Josh Raphaelson, Program Partners provides distinctive programs with high production values, while fostering new creative alliances with advertisers, broadcasters and global co-production entities. For more info about Program Partners, Inc., visit www.programpartners.com.

About Thunderbird Films, Inc.
Vancouver-based Thunderbird Films, Inc. is recognized around the globe as a producer, distributor and financier of high quality television and films. Thunderbird Films' founding partners - Tim Gamble and Michael Shepard - have been responsible for internationally acclaimed scripted drama and action series, award winning theatrical features and movies-of-the-week produced for and aired on every major U.S. network as well as on major broadcast and cable outlets around the globe. Thunderbird Films' commitment to high production values and its unique focus on global, high-value territories for distribution as well as the economical benefits of its British Columbian location have distinguished the company among its competitors in the world marketplace. For more information on Thunderbird Films, visit www.thunderbirdfilms.net.

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