FORT WORTH, TX -- June 19, 2006 -- FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States, announced today that the FUNimation Channel is now live in Los Angeles. Available via digital broadcast on LA 18.3, the FUNimation Channel provides 24-hour digital programming featuring top anime brands in the United States to over five million households in the Los Angeles area.

"We are very excited to be working with LA 18 to bring our 24-hour anime channel to the Los Angeles market," said Gen Fukunaga, president and CEO of FUNimation Entertainment. "LA 18 has a large, established broadcast base of over 5 million households and provides anime and entertainment fans with an opportunity to receive the FUNimation Channel free via over-the-air, digital broadcast."

"FUNimation Entertainment offers the perfect compliment for LA 18. Programming the best in anime from Japan allows us to reach a younger demo as it extends our vision to entertain, inform and connect with our audience," explained Peter Mathes, chairman AsianMedia Group, the parent company for LA 18.

LA 18 has served Southern California's culturally diverse, multilingual community for more than 30 years. It has developed into a station for the multitude of different Asian groups in Southern California offering a unique assortment of news, sports, drama, and entertainment programs aired in 13 different languages.

The FUNimation Channel is a 24-hour digital network featuring programming from top anime brands in the United States. It is available in the Los Angeles area via digital broadcast on LA 18's digital channel LA 18.3. FUNimation is working with OlympuSAT, a leading distributor of independent digital programming networks, for the distribution of the FUNimation Channel. OlympuSAT is the exclusive distributor of the FUNimation Channel, which is now available to video service providers across the nation.

For more information on the FUNimation Channel and how to get it in your area, log on to www.funimationchannel.com.