Outdoor Channel Holdings Names Tom Allen Chief Financial Officer

TEMECULA, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTD) today announced that Tom Allen has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Allen will commence employment on July 16, 2010 and report to Roger Werner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Outdoor Channel Holdings.

"We are very pleased to welcome Tom to Outdoor Channel's executive management team," said Roger Werner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Outdoor Channel Holdings.  "We believe Tom will be a tremendous asset to Outdoor Channel given his wealth of financial management expertise and media industry experience.  We look forward to working with Tom in strengthening our financial resources and helping shape and execute our strategic plan."

"Outdoor Channel's category leadership position, strong management team and multi-channel expansion strategy attracted me to the Company," said Mr. Allen.  "Anchored by an enviable financial position and strong brand, I believe Outdoor Channel is well positioned to grow and I look forward to contributing to the Company's success."

Mr. Allen co-founded ACME Communications, Inc., where he has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from its inception in 1997.  He will continue to serve on ACME's Board of Directors.  From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Allen was the Chief Operating Officer for U.S. operations and Chief Financial Officer for Virgin Interactive Entertainment.  Before that Mr. Allen served as Fox Broadcasting Company's initial Chief Financial Officer from 1986 to 1993.

About Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTD) owns and operates Outdoor Channel, America's leader in outdoor TV, and Winnercomm Inc., an Emmy Award winning production and interactive company.  Outdoor Channel offers programming that captures the excitement of hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure and the Western lifestyle and can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a dynamic broadband website.  Winnercomm Inc. is one of America's largest and highest quality producers of live sporting events and sports series for cable and broadcast television.  Winnercomm also owns and operates the patented Skycam and CableCam aerial camera systems which provide dramatic overhead camera angles for major sports events, including college and NFL football.  For more information please visit http://www.outdoorchannel.com.

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SOURCE Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.