PRESS RELEASE
Intertainment enters into an exclusive distribution agreement with Beta Film
Ismaning near Munich, 10th October 2002 - Intertainment AG of Ismaning near Munich has
entered into an exclusive overall distribution agreement with Beta Film GmbH, covering
initially eleven Intertainment titles. The agreement covers titles such as "The Art of War",
"The Whole Nine Yards" and "Battlefield Earth" and extends also to as yet unsold theatrical,
video and television distribution rights as well as ancillary rights throughout the territories
of Europe and in China. This overall agreement is to remain in force for an initial period of
three years.
"By entering into this agreement, Intertainment has been able to secure a strong business partner
for the distribution of film rights also in countries other than Germany," said Rüdiger Baeres,
the Chief Executive Officer of Intertainment AG. Intertainment has already entered into strategic
partnerships with Paramount Pictures in the area of film production, as well as with Warner Brothers
and 20th Century Fox in the areas of national and theatrical, video and pay-TV distribution.
The rights covered by the new agreement are being offered for sale by Beta Film for the first time
at this year's MIPCOM in Cannes.