Production to Commence in Fall 2007

(New York, N.Y., and Santa Monica, CA May 14, 2007) RHI Entertainment, LLC. and Genius Products, LLC. announced today a plan to co-produce up to 48 original movies for initial U.S. broadcast exclusively on ION Media Networks and direct-to-video release. This new programming for ION will be part of the already committed 12 hours of RHI programming per week scheduled to begin on June 29, 2007.

Genius and RHI will co-produce genre specific projects to include up to 24 “Westerns” and 24 “Greatest Adventures”. The first two “Westerns” (Lone Rider and Prairie Fever) and two “Greatest Adventures” (Journey to the Center of the Earth and Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde) will commence filming in 2007.

Last winter, RHI Entertainment announced a multifaceted strategic partnership with Genius Products, which included a multi-year distribution agreement whereby Genius would be the exclusive U.S. home video distributor of RHI’s extensive library of television motion pictures, miniseries and series programming. The two companies also contemplated a future co-production agreement with RHI, which has now come to fruition.

Under the terms of the new RHI/Genius agreement, Genius products will have exclusive worldwide home video and digital distribution rights for the RHI/Genius co-productions while RHI Entertainment will distribute these movies to television networks worldwide.

Under the terms of the existing RHI/ION agreement, RHI Entertainment will serve as ION’s exclusive television programming supplier on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. RHI will schedule and program the 7pm to 11pm time periods utilizing its prolific catalog of over 300 titles while also introducing at least 12 U.S. Broadcast Premieres each year.

“We are thrilled to expand upon our agreement with Genius Products,” says Robert Halmi, Jr. President and CEO of RHI Entertainment. “This venture is an amazing opportunity to produce great movies with a venerable partner and then to have those movies reach an extensive audience in primetime each weekend. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Genius and ION.”

“This greatly expands our relationship with RHI Entertainment and enhances our revenue opportunities with one of the worldwide leading producers of quality movies and miniseries,” said Trevor Drinkwater, President and CEO of Genius Products. “The economic model associated with this new co-production agreement enables us to leverage our distribution channels with minimum upfront investment. We expect that it will also further enhance our operating margins and accelerate our stated mission of increasing our critical mass of owned content in both the physical and digital distribution arenas.”

“The RHI Entertainment and Genius Products co-production alliance will provide us with a range of compelling quality original content that is laser-targeted at our audience sweet spot,” said Brandon Burgess, CEO of ION Media Networks. “With our rising ratings and growing audience, this is an exciting time for ION Media and we are committed to providing our viewers with the best programs via our vast distribution platform. Working with these visionary companies will greatly enhance our efforts.”

“This transaction will form one of the foundations for our Phase II plan for building Genius into one of the entertainment industry’s leading independent content companies,” stated Stephen K. Bannon, Chairman of Genius Products. “We are pleased to be moving forward with RHI to create new product as part of our commitment to the four family verticals of Sports, Family/Faith, Lifestyle and Independent Film.”

About RHI Entertainment

RHI Entertainment, LLC. is the global leader in the production and distribution of groundbreaking quality miniseries and movies for television. Since the company’s inception, and under the guidance of Robert Halmi, Sr. and Robert Halmi, Jr., RHI has produced and distributed over 4,000 hours of quality television programming, received more than 100 Emmy® Awards, and outperformed the competition annually in viewer ratings. Currently, RHI delivers 40-60 new television movies and miniseries a year to networks worldwide.

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 Asia Extreme™, Discovery Kids™, Dragon Dynasty™ , Dimension Films™, ESPN®, IFC®, RHI Entertainment™, Sesame Workshop®, The Weinstein Company® and WWE®. Genius Products, Inc. is the managing member of Genius Products, LLC, in which it holds a 30% equity interest.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical matters contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that may affect Genius Products' business, forecasts, projections and prospects, and cause actual results to differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the number of anticipated co-productions, the anticipated timing of such co-productions, Genius’ anticipated operating margins and Genius’ stated mission, and any other statements relating to the described transaction and the anticipated effects thereof that are not historical statements of fact. Actual results could vary for many reasons, including but not limited to, the success of the strategic alliance between Genius Products and RHI Entertainment, including the ability to co-produce movies and direct-to-video titles, the unpredictability of audience demand, the popularity of Genius titles on DVD, Genius’ ability to continue to manage its significant growth, the effect of technological change and the availability of alternative forms of entertainment and Genius’ ability to maximize its operating leverage. Other such risks and uncertainties include the matters described in Genius Products, Inc. filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Genius assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

About ION Media Networks

ION Media Networks, Inc. owns and operates the nation’s largest broadcast television station group and ION Television, reaching over 90 million U.S. television households via its nationwide broadcast television, cable and satellite distribution systems. ION Television currently features popular TV series and movies from the award-winning libraries of Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Television, CBS Television and NBC Universal, and has partnered with RHI Entertainment, which owns over 4,000 hours of acclaimed television content, to provide weekend primetime programming beginning June 2007. Utilizing its digital multicasting capability, the company has launched several digital TV brands, including qubo, a television and multimedia network for children formed in partnership with Scholastic, Corus Entertainment, Classic Media and NBC Universal, and ION Life, a television and multimedia network dedicated to health and wellness for consumers and families. For more information, visit www.ionmedia.tv.

Contacts:

For RHI Entertainment
Beth R. Nussbaum
212-261-9156
email

For Genius Products
GNPI-Investor Relations
John Mills
310-954-1100
email

For ION Media Networks
Brainerd Communicators, Inc.
Joe LoBello
212-986-6667
email