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TV Guide Presents BANACEK- The First Season

NEW YORK, NY - April 23, 2007 - Just in time for summer, Hart Sharp Video is proud to announce the DVD release of TV Guide Presents "BANACEK-The First Season". The two-disc set will hit stores May 15, 2007 for a suggested retail price of $29.95.

Bonus features on TV Guide Presents "BANACEK-The First Season" include photo gallery and TV Guide Crossword Puzzles including an exclusive Banacek Crossword Puzzle.

SYNOPSIS: A self-made millionaire, living in Boston's posh Beacon Hill area, Thomas Banacek (played by George Peppard - TV's The A-Team, Breakfast at Tiffany's) has a taste for the finer things in life. Being of Polish decent, he also loves to recite enigmatic Polish proverbs. Banacek is aided in his efforts by his limo chauffer and gofer, Jay (played by Ralph Manza). Jay usually has his own ideas on how the items were taken, and also has dreams of recovering the items himself first and getting the reward. Banacek also relies heavily on his close friend and bibliophile/bookstore owner Felix Mulholland (played by Murray Matheson) to help in background research. Insurance companies are loath to call on his services for the recovery of lost or stolen insured items because of his fees but, nevertheless, they call on him when they get stuck, as no one else can solve these impossible cases.

Additionally during the summer of 2007, Hart Sharp Video will be releasing on DVD TV Guide Presents "THE CROW: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - The Complete Series" starring Mark Dacascos of TV's Iron Chef America and "Trapped In TV Guide," an original production from the TV Guide Channel where classic moments from TV shows like "I Love Lucy," " My Name is Earl" and " Sex in the City" inspire hidden camera pranks on unsuspecting people.

Both "Banacek" and "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven" were licensed to Hart Sharp Video by NBC Universal Television Distribution.

HART SHARP VIDEO: Hart Sharp Video was founded in 2003 by Joe Amodei to develop, acquire, market and distribute DVD product in the theatrical feature film, documentaries, special interest and sports categories. Hart Sharp Video has built partnerships with E! Entertainment Television, Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, ESPN, MLB Productions, Bombo Sports and Entertainment, NESN and other high profile entertainment brands since their inception. Some recent releases include Conversations With Other Women, starring Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bohnam Carter; Brooklyn Lobster , starring Danny Aiello and Jane Curtin; Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie featuring Drew Carey; and Down to the Bone featuring Vera Farmiga .

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NBC UNIVERSAL: NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric, and 20% owned by Vivendi Universal.

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