Buena Vista International Television Announces First Deals for International Classic Treasures Broadcast

Viewers in these territories will be able to enjoy some of the most popular animated movies ever — “Toy Story”, “Toy Story 2”, “Mulan” and “A Bug's Life.” These titles combined have grossed over $2 billion at worldwide box offices and have been watched by over 121 million people at cinemas in Europe alone.

Hulbert said, “These films have a unique resonance with kids and families — they combine our storytelling heritage with innovative animation to produce the very best in family entertainment. Now for the first time I am delighted that viewers will be able to enjoy these classic films on terrestrial television throughout Europe.”

Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR) combines creative and technical artistry to create original characters and stories in the medium of computer animation. Under its partnership with Disney, Pixar has created and produced the first computer-animated feature film, the Academy Award^®-winning TOY STORY, released in 1995; A BUG'S LIFE, the highest grossing animated film released in 1998; and Golden Globe-winner TOY STORY 2, the highest domestic grossing animated film released in 1999. The Northern California studio's next films are MONSTERS, INC., scheduled for release on November 2, 2001 and FINDING NEMO, scheduled for a summer 2003 release.

Notes to editors:

1. The agreement with the BBC includes: “Toy Story”, “Toy Story 2”, “Mulan”, “A Bug's Life” and “Hunchback of Notre Dame”.

2. The agreement with RTE includes: “Toy Story”, “Toy Story 2”, “Mulan”, “A Bug's Life” and “Hunchback of Notre Dame”.

3. The agreement with SIC includes: “Toy Story”, “Toy Story 2”, “Pocahontas”, “A Bug's Life” and “Hunchback of Notre Dame”.

4. The agreement with Cinenova includes: “Toy Story”, “Toy Story 2”, “A Bug's Life”, “Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Pocahontas”.

5. The agreement with Danmarks Radio includes: “Toy Story”, “Toy Story 2”, “A Bug's Life”, “Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Pocahontas”.

6. Artwork from “A Bug's Life”, “Mulan”, “Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Pocahontas” is available on request from lucy.grimster@disney.com or +44 20 8222 1764.

7. Buena Vista International Television (BVI-TV) is the distribution arm of Walt Disney Television International (WDTV-I). Founded in the 1980's, BVI-TV is a leading distributor of quality branded and non-branded programming to both free and pay television and currently licenses almost 5,000 hours of Disney programming to over 300 clients in 120 countries.

BVI-TV offers an irresistible prime-time line-up of blockbuster movies and critically acclaimed TV programmes. Coming soon from Walt Disney Pictures, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, starring Michael J Fox (Back to the Future) and Mark Hammil (Star Wars). This animated feature, set in the early 20th century sees Milo Thatcher use a mysterious map to lead a mission aboard a submarine to find the lost city of Atlantis. From the creative forces behind Toy Story and A Bug's life, Pixar's animated comedy Monsters, Inc. proves that things really do go bump in the night. Box office hits include Pearl Harbor, an action packed, deeply moving portrayal of lives and love torn apart by war — and a tale of extraordinary courage and sacrifice in mankind's darkest hour. Corky Romano, an outlandish comedy from the producers of “The Waterboy”. It's side-splitting chaos when a bumbling veterinarian has one last chance to get into the good graces of his mafia family...by posing as a government superagent!

Exceptional talent shines out in BVI-TV's new half-hour comedy series. From the creator and executive producer of “Spin City” comes the medical comedy Scrubs. With quirky characters and humorous fantasy sequences, the series takes a day by day look into the world of bed pans and health plans as seen through the eyes of a new intern. Jason Alexander stars in a half hour series, Bob Patterson in which he plays a mega-successful guru who could use a little of his own advice. Jim Belushi plays a happily married father of three children in the excellent comedy According to Jim co-starring Courtney Thorne Smith (Ally McBeal). Mystery, intrigue and fast paced action get a new name in the one hour drama series Alias from the executive producer of Emmy Award winner “Felicity” and the writer of the blockbuster film “Armageddon”.

Established multi-season TV series from BVI-TV include; Felicity, a drama series that explores a youthful journey of self discovery, starring Golden Globe winner Keri Russell. Popular, the high school comedy drama, award winning Once and Again; a romantic comedy drama centred around two divorcees who re-enter the dating scene, and Moonlighting a fast-paced, witty, suspenseful drama with strong family appeal, starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis.

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