Outdoor Channel Holdings Provides Update on Aggressive Campaign to Support Subscriber Growth

Outdoor Channel Holdings Provides Update on Aggressive Campaign to Support Subscriber Growth

- The Outdoor Channel's Estimated Subscriber Base Increases by One Million in First Quarter -

TEMECULA, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OUTD) today said that as part of the company's strategic plan to support continued subscriber growth, The Outdoor Channel conducted an aggressive campaign during the first quarter, which included full-page newspaper ads in targeted regions and the launch of www.IWantMyOutdoorChannel.com. This campaign, along with other ongoing efforts related to carriage agreement negotiations, are expected to result in additional first quarter expenses of approximately $750,000.

The company said that the Channel's subscriber base, as estimated by Nielsen Media Research, continued to grow throughout the first quarter, up by one million from December 2005 levels, reaching 26.7 million homes for April 2006.

About Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. owns and operates The Outdoor Channel, a national television network dedicated to providing traditional outdoor programming to America's 82 million anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. The Outdoor Channel features approximately 100 weekly programs featuring hunting, fishing and shooting sports, as well as off road motor sports and other related lifestyle programming. Nielsen Media Research estimates The Outdoor Channel's universe, through a combination of cable and satellite dish subscribers, to be approximately 26.7 million homes for April 2006. The company also owns and operates related businesses that serve the interests of viewers of The Outdoor Channel and other outdoor enthusiasts, including Outdoor Channel 2 HD, LDMA-AU, Inc. (Lost Dutchman's) and Gold Prospector's Association of America, LLC. (GPAA).

Source: Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Perry T. Massie, President and Chief Executive Officer, or
William A. Owen, Chief Financial Officer, +1-951-699-4749, both of Outdoor
Channel Holdings, Inc.; or Investor Relations, Angie Yang, Corporate/Financial
Communications of PondelWilkinson Inc., +1-310-279-5980, investor@pondel.com,
for Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.

Web site: http://www.iwantmyoutdoorchannel.com/

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