HDNet Movies to Premiere Steven Soderbergh's "Bubble" Day-and-date With its Theatrical Release

Mesmerizing Tale of Murder in a Small Town to be Delivered Simultaneously in Theaters, on HDNet Movies and DVD

DALLAS, January 23, 2005 - HDNet Movies viewers will have an exclusive opportunity to see Academy Award(r)-winning director Steven Soderbergh's BUBBLE, on the same day the movie opens in theaters. Focusing on three workers in a small town doll factory whose lives are overturned when a murder occurs, BUBBLE will appear on HDNet Movies twice on opening night, January 27 at 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. ET.

BUBBLE is the first of six films Soderbergh is directing for HDNet Films that will be shot in high-definition and released simultaneously in theaters, on DVD and on HDNet Movies. Mark Cuban, co-founder of HDNet, and his partner Todd Wagner are experimenting with this day-and-date model utilizing various media properties they own, with the goal of giving the consumer a choice of how, when and where to see a movie.

"Through this partnership with such an incredibly talented and creative director as Soderbergh, we can reward HDNet Movies subscribers with great original movies on the same day they open in theaters," said Cuban.

In this unique cinematic experiment, acclaimed director Soderbergh brings this tragic story to life with startling realism. A bizarre love triangle is born at a doll factory in a small Midwestern town. Lonely and isolated, long time employees Martha and Kyle have become friends by default in spite of their drastic age difference. Their dynamic is upset by the arrival of a new worker: young, attractive, single mother Rose. As Martha grows increasingly wary about Rose's dubious character, she discovers Kyle and Rose developing a relationship of their own. When a murder investigation begins, it calls into question our established assumptions about these characters and life in their small town.

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Co-founded by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, HDNet (www.hd.net) provides viewers with exciting and topical news, sports, music and entertainment programming. The 24-hour all-high definition network features up to 20 hours of new original programming each week, all produced in the highest quality 1080i HDTV format - more original high-definition programming than any other network. HDNet news and entertainment programming includes original series "HDNet World Report," "Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone," "Debate," "HDNet Concert Series," and "True Music," as well as acquired programs such as every episode of the acclaimed Warner Bros. series "Smallville." Live sports productions include National Hockey League and Major League Soccer games and NASCAR Grand National Division auto racing. HDNet Movies, the company's second network, is the exclusive home of day and date movie releases including "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "The War Within," and "Bubble." HDNet Movies also features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases - all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio - as well as features produced and finished in true 1080i high-definition. The HDNet networks are available on Adelphia, Bright House, Charter, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit www.hd.net.

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