PROGRAM PARTNERS TO RELEASE DA VINCI’S INQUEST DVD

Season One of Award-Winning Procedural on Shelves February 27, 2007

Los Angeles, CA — January 24, 2007 — Responding to a ground-swell of U.S. fan support, Program Partners, in association with Acorn Media Group, announced today the release of the award-winning drama, Da Vinci’s Inquest on DVD. Included in the DVD set are the 13 hour-long episodes of Season One in their original, uncut versions, as well as special added bonus material on the producer and cast. The DVD will be released to stores on February 27, 2007.

“To all the fans who wrote, called and emailed us requests for this product, we say thank you,” said Josh Raphaelson of Program Partners. “Without you, it would not have been possible. With your continued support, and with our partners at Acorn Media, we will bring even more of this acclaimed drama to DVD in the months to come.”

Acorn Media Group provides high-quality DVD products and other merchandise to the North American and U.K. markets.

Cleared in 98% of the country and airing on more than 200 station affiliates throughout the country, Da Vinci’s Inquest reaches over 4 million viewers a week while continuing to grow in popularity and deliver solid ratings in its second year of U.S. syndication. Program Partners is marketing Da Vinci's Inquest as an outgrowth of its overall distribution agreement with Thunderbird Films.

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 Da Vinci's Inquest as an outgrowth of its overall 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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