Hdnet Premieres “philly,” “robbery: Homicide Division” And

[Gregg Lengling]

DALLAS – February 5, 2004 – HDNet announces the addition of three
drama
series to its Thursday prime-time lineup. On February 12 the
network will
premiere "Philly," "Robbery: Homicide Division" and "Odyssey 5," all
broadcast in 1080i HDTV.

"These are all great series with great followings, and we are
happy to
present them to a new audience on HDNet," said Mark Cuban,
co-founder and
president of HDNet.

Thursday's "Danger and Drama" night on HDNet begins with "Philly"
at 8:00
p.m. ET, starring Emmy Award-winner Kim Delaney as Kathleen
Maguire, a
single mom a year out of law school who is steadily building her
reputation
as a tough, no-nonsense defense attorney in the weathered
courtrooms of
Philadelphia's City Hall. She owns her own firm — often
representing repeat
offenders — and finds herself in a world unto itself. The show
also stars
Tom Everett Scott, Rick Hoffman and Scotty Leavenworth.

"Philly" is followed by "Robbery: Homicide Division" at 9:00 p.m.
ET, a
riveting drama about the elite Robbery and Homicide Division of the
present-day Los Angeles Police Department. Tom Sizemore, Barry
Shabaka
Henley, Klea Scott, David Cubitt and Michael Chan star as the
detectives in
this select unit who work only high-profile crime wherever it
occurs in Los
Angeles.

Finally, "Odyssey 5" premieres at 10:00 p.m. ET. In this science
fiction
thriller, five astronauts on a routine mission in space witness a
catastrophic event on Earth. Through the help of a mysterious
alien known as
The Seeker, they are transported five years into the past. Peter
Weller,
Sebastian Roche, Christopher Gorham, Leslie Silva and Tamara Craig
Thomas
star as the crew that must relive the years leading up to the end
of the
Earth, and figure out how to stop it from happening again.

About HDNet
HDNet, (//www.hd.net), the leader in high definition broadcasting,
produces
and televises more hours of original HDTV sports, entertainment
and news
programming each week than any other network. Original HDNet
series include
the groundbreaking HDNet World Report, Across America, Hollywood
HD, True
Music, HDNet Concert Series, Bikini Destinations, Get Out, and Higher
Definition. Licensed programming includes series from Paramount,
Warner
Brothers and Sony. HDNet Movies broadcasts 24/7 full-length
feature films
from Warner Bros, New Line, Paramount, MGM, Buena Vista, Lions
Gate, Artisan
and Sony Pictures Television. HDNet Movies also features movies
produced and
finished in true 1080i high-definition. Live HDNet sports productions
include National Hockey League games, Major League Soccer games,
The HDNet
Horse Racing Challenge, CART auto racing, Boxing Explosion, and
college
football and basketball games. Co-founded by Mark Cuban, owner of
the Dallas
Mavericks, and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are
available on Adelphia Communications, Charter Communications,
DIRECTV, DISH
Network, Insight Communications, Time Warner Cable and several
NCTC cable
affiliate companies.