NCircle Entertainment Signs Home Entertainment Distribution Deal with Granada International

NCircle Entertainment Signs Home Entertainment Distribution Deal with Granada International

NCircle Secures U.S. Rights to Vibrant and Entertaining Pre-school Series Pocoyo

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. and LONDON, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NCircle Entertainment today announced that it has entered into an exclusive multi-year distribution partnership with Granada International, one of Europe's leading television distribution companies. The new venture names NCircle the exclusive home entertainment distributor for the vibrant award-winning animated children's series Pocoyo to the United States.

Written by Ken Scarborough and Andy Yerkes, the series is co-produced by Granada International and Zinkia Entertainment, in association with Granada Kids and Cosgrove Hall Films. Pocoyo uses the latest 3-D CGI and XSI animated production technology to create a unique and visually stunning look aimed at children under the age of five. The series features Pocoyo, a three-year-old child with an insatiable curiosity, and his friends: Elly the pink elephant, Pato the yellow duck, Loula the loyal puppy, and Sleepy Bird. It's all about learning through laughter as each episode takes Pocoyo and company on a voyage of discovery about life. The gentle, parental voice of narrator Stephen Fry guides Pocoyo through the day's events with patience and humor, encouraging children to sing, dance, interact and have fun.

"The Pocoyo content partnership advances our drive to bring new and exciting materials to the inquisitive minds of children," stated Debbie Ries, Senior Vice President and General Manager. "An important addition to our library, the adventurous series adds depth to our diverse offerings."

Pocoyo has seen great worldwide critical success as it has sold in more than 100 countries such as Canada, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and in a number of countries in the Middle East. The series, which currently includes a library of 104 seven-minute episodes, was the recipient of the top TV Production Award at last year's Annecy International Film Festival, the annual celebration of animated features and shorts. Other Pocoyo accolades include the 2006 Pulcinella Award for Best European Programme and Best TV Series for Pre-School; the 2006 British Academy Children's Film and Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Pre-School Animation; and a 2005 Animacor International Animation Festival Award for Best Episode in a Series. Also, "Pocoyo: A Little Something Between Friends" show was recently nominated for a BANFF Rockie Award.

"The partnership with NCircle will launch our brand and propel the series' colorful, adventurous world into the hearts and homes of the U.S. market," said Carol Lee, Vice President, Home Entertainment, Granada International. "We're confident that this relationship will be a great success for Granada and NCircle alike."

More information about NCircle can be found at www.NCircleEntertainment.com.

About NCircle Entertainment/Alliance Entertainment Corp.

NCircle Entertainment, an Alliance Entertainment Corporation division, licenses, manufactures and distributes family and children's programming and related images for home entertainment and consumer products. Alliance maintains the largest in-stock catalog of CDs and DVDs in the US -- a combined total of more than 335,000 titles. Trading partners include the major record labels and movie studios. The Company was named the 2006 Large Wholesaler of the Year by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM).

Alliance is a subsidiary of Source Interlink Companies, Inc., (NASDAQ: SORC) a leading marketing, merchandising and fulfillment company of home entertainment products which, in addition to music CDs and DVDs, also distributes magazines and books and provides a range of in-store services to retailers throughout North America. With annual run rate revenue of approximately $2 billion, Source Interlink provides its products and services to 110,000 retail store locations throughout North America. You can learn more about Alliance at www.aent.com and Source Interlink at www.sourceinterlink.com.

About Granada International

Part of ITV Worldwide, Granada International is one of the largest and most successful commercial television distributors in Europe. A unique catalogue of programming encompasses the best in UK network production, international co-productions, formats, Hollywood TV movies, classic film libraries and high quality programming from the worldwide independent production sector.

Granada International has a vast range of high quality children's programming. Compelling drama series, award-winning animation, adaptations of well-loved stories with worldwide appeal, as well as comedies and cartoons featuring the latest technology and programming-making techniques include Pocoyo, Darcy's Wild Life, My Parents Are Aliens, The Worst Witch, Engie Bengy, Funky Valley, Girls In Love and Thunderbirds.

For further information on programming please visit the website www.granadamedia.com/international

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Source Interlink Companies, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors, Dean Heine, Investor Relations of Source Interlink
Companies, Inc., +1-239-949-4450, dheine@sourceinterlink.com; or Media, Nancy
Zakhary of Brainerd Communicators, Inc., +1-212-986-6667, nancy@braincomm.com

Web site:

http://www.ncircleentertainment.com/
http://www.sourceinterlink.com/
http://www.aent.com/
http://www.granadamedia.com/international

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