Get INSIDE ACCESS to New York Yankees Captain Derek Jeter

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- ESPN Home Entertainment in Conjunction with Genius Products Set to Launch New DVD Series on April 15, 2008 Providing Fans an Unprecedented Look at Sports’ Biggest Stars

March 31, 2008 -- ESPN in conjunction with Genius Products, LLC, is set to launch ESPN INSIDE ACCESS, a brand new DVD series providing fans an unprecedented look inside the lives and careers of sports’ living legends. ESPN has scoured the vaults for rare game footage, exclusive interviews and off-the-field features to bring fans the most comprehensive look at today’s superstars. The first release in this highly anticipated series, ESPN INSIDE ACCESS: DEREK JETER, will hit stores nationwide on April 15, 2008, available for $19.95 SRP.

Witness “Mr. November’s” greatness first-hand in this in-depth and unique profile of Yankees All-Star Derek Jeter. With a career batting average of .317, three Gold Gloves and two Silver Slugger Awards his stats made him famous, but moments such as “The Flip” and “The Dive” made him legendary. Discover how the AL Rookie of the Year became the 2000 MVP of both the All-Star Game and the World Series, led the Yankees to four World Series titles in five years and emerged as one of the world’s most marketable sports figures today.

“ESPN is proud to launch its new in-depth athlete profile series with one of America’s favorite shortstops, Derek Jeter,” said Tori Stevens, vice president, ESPN Home Entertainment and Branded Experiences.

This unique DVD offers fans rare footage of Jeter’s AAA All-Star Game, extended interviews with family, teammates and broadcasters, exciting MLB footage and funny off-the-field appearances on such shows as “Saturday Night Live.” Go beyond the base paths to see why he was named captain of the most storied franchise in sports history.

“Derek Jeter has already cemented his legacy among Yankee greats: Ruth, Mantle, Maris, DiMaggio and Jackson,” said Trevor Drinkwater, CEO of Genius Products. “This DVD is the most complete snapshot of his career to date including rarely seen interviews, phenomenal MLB and AAA footage, as well as celebrity highlights.”

The DVD will receive out-post placement regionally at select retailers, with one retailer offering a limited number of exclusive ESPN The Magazine cover posters to consumers as a gift with purchase. The DVD will be supported through traditional ESPN distribution outlets as well as on video boards within the Yankee Stadium concourse during the first three weeks of the season - including the highly anticipated Red Sox vs. Yankees series on April 16 and 17.

Synopsis:

Lauded for his signature moments, including the “The Flip” and “The Dive”, and cheered

for his stats and on-field heroics (career batting average of .317, three Gold Gloves, two Silver Slugger Awards), Derek Sanderson Jeter has risen to MLB superstardom. Since making his big league debut in 1995, Jeter has led the Yankees with his bat, his glove and a champion’s will. The only player in MLB history to win MVP of both the All-Star Game and the World Series in the same year (2000), the All-Star shortstop has guided his team to four World Series titles in five appearances and has been in the playoffs every year of his career.

Filled with rare footage of Jeter’s minor league stint with the Columbus Clippers,

interviews with family, teammates and broadcasters, exciting MLB footage, and funny off-the-field appearances on such shows as “Saturday Night Live,” witness the Yankees’ captain as you never have before. Go beyond the diamond to understand why Derek Jeter, in the tradition of such legends as Mantle, DiMaggio and Ruth, is the Yankees’ next great legacy.

* Content Includes:
o Jeter’s Greatest Plays
+ Subway Series Shot: 10/25/00, World Series - Game 4
+ The Flip: 10/13/01, ALDS - Game 3
+ THE DIVE: 10/15/01, ALDS - Game 5
+ MR. NOVEMBER: 10/31/01, World Series - Game 4
+ No Fear: 07/01/04, Regular Season - New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

o 1995 AAA All-Star Game Highlights
o Up Close with Chris Myers

* Conversations
o 1998 - Joe Morgan
o 1999 - Jeremy Schaap
o 2001 - Tim Kurkjian
o 2001 - Freddie Prinze Jr.
o 2007 - Bob Holtzman

* SportsCentury
o Feature Presentation
o SportsCentury Interview with Derek Jeter
o Extended Interviews
+ Joe Torre
+ Alex Rodriguez
+ David Wells
+ Jorge Posada
+ Bernie Williams
+ Jason Giambi
+ Tino Martinez
+ Dr. Charles Jeter
+ Sharlee Jeter
+ Dot Jeter

* Beyond The Diamond
o Make-A-Wish
o World's Sexiest Athlete 2002
o Saturday Night Live Interview

Catalog #: 81111

UPC #: 796019811118

ISBN #: 1-594-45047-1

SRP: $19.95

Run Time: approx 150 Min

About ESPN Home Entertainment

ESPN Home Entertainment, a division of ESPN Enterprises, is a leader in providing sports fans with quality home entertainment products, including critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and instructional DVDs. ESPN Home Entertainment is one of many business units within ESPN, Inc., the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets.

About ESPN Cover Store

The ESPN The Magazine Cover Store launched in December 2007 to coincide with The Magazine’s 10th Anniversary. Every single cover from the past 10 years is available for purchase as a high quality print, framed or unframed. Prints come in 3 sizes: 10x12, 20x24 and 30x36. www.espnthemag.com/covers

About Genius Products

Genius Products, Inc. (OTCBB:GNPI - News), along with The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC, together owns Genius Products, LLC, a leading independent home-entertainment distribution company that produces, licenses and distributes a valuable library of motion pictures, television programming, family, lifestyle and trend entertainment on DVD and other emerging platforms through its expansive network of retailers throughout the U.S. Genius handles the distribution, marketing and sales for such brands as Animal Planet, Asia Extreme™, Discovery Kids, Dragon Dynasty™, Dimension Films™, Entertainment Rights group companies (Entertainment Rights, Classic Media and Big Idea), ESPN®, IFC®, RHI Entertainment™, Sesame Workshop®, TLC, The Weinstein Company® and WWE®. Genius Products, Inc. is the managing member of Genius Products, LLC, in which it holds a 30% equity interest.

Source: ESPN