Navarre's BCI to Release HD-DVD Programming

Navarre's BCI to Release HD-DVD Programming

First Four Titles To Be Released in August

LOS ANGELES, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVR), will be one of the first independent suppliers to release HD programming in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray format, with its first four titles available this August.

"With the immediate consumer excitement and demand for HD-DVD players, we're excited to be one of the first suppliers out of the box with HD programming," said Ed Goetz, President, BCI. "Through our long-standing contacts in the DVD production and authoring world, we've been able to lock up deals to release HD-DVD programming as early as this summer. This will be just the beginning of a long line of HD programming from BCI, covering a wide variety of genres."

The first four titles to be released in HD-DVD format are "That's the Way of the World," "Galaxina," "Night of the Werewolf" and Vengeance of the Zombies." Additional HD-DVD titles to be released later in 2006 include "Son of Paleface" and "The Lemon Drop Kid" -- the first two titles in a series of releases from the Bob Hope Collection. In total, BCI has over 20 HD titles scheduled for release in 2006.

All titles have been digitally restored and created from the original film elements using state of the art equipment, and will also be available in standard DVD format and Blu-ray (dates to be determined) format.

About Navarre Corporation

Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVR) is a publisher and distributor of a broad range of home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD and VHS 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 18,000 retail and distribution center locations throughout the United States and Canada. Navarre has recently expanded its business to include the licensing and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content, primarily through the acquisitions of Encore Software, Inc., BCI Eclipse Company, LLC, FUNimation Productions, Ltd. and The FUNimation Store, Ltd. 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.

Source: Navarre Corporation

CONTACT: Haug Scharnowski, VP Corporate Relations, Navarre Corporation,
+1-763-535-8333, or hscharnowski@navarre.com

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

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