USA & Canada New Media Deal
21 Februar 2007 - 8:02AM
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BKN International AG
21 February 2007
Press Release 21 February 2007
BKN International AG
("BKN" or "the Company")
BKN Has Sealed Major USA and Canada New Media deal with Digital Music Group
BKN International AG has signed an agreement today with Nasdaq listed Digital
Music Group (DMGI) to handle all USA and Canada digital rights for current and
upcoming BKN films and series, it was announced today by Allen Bohbot, CEO and
Mitchell Koulouris, CEO of DMGI.
The deal includes BKN series such as Legend of the Dragon, Dork Hunters from
Outer Space and Zorro - Generation Z and films such as Jungle Book -
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to the Rescue, Robin Hood - Quest for the King and Kong -
Return to the Jungle.
"Having an organization like DMGI with expertise in handling all digital rights
in the key USA and Canada markets is very important to us," said Bohbot. "DMGI
provide access to new stores particularly online retailers including iTunes
Music Store, Google Video, RealNetworks, Napster, Wal-Mart Music, and Yahoo!
which will enable kids to view our shows on these channels."
"BKN's list of film and television productions is impressive in both its scope
and tremendous success with audiences," said Koulouris. "DMGI is looking forward
to working with BKN to maximize the earnings potential on their entire list of
productions."
Enquiries:
BKN International AG
Allen Bohbot, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 8683
allen.bohbot@bknkids.com
Wayne Mowat, Chief Financial Officer Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 8687
wayne.mowat@bknkids.com
Sascha Ziemann, Finance Manager Tel: +49 221 5540 5190
sascha.ziemann@bknkids.com
Laura Tapias, Managing Director Tel: +34 93 368 18 00
Latin and Italian markets
laura.tapias@bknkids.com
Nicola Andrews, Director of Sales Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 8677
English, German, French speaking markets and Russia
nicola.andrews@bknkids.com
Matthew Graham-Clare, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 8678
Home Entertainment
matthew.graham-clare@bknkids.com
www.bknkids.com
Broker/Designated Sponsor:
Hanson Westhouse Limited Nominated Adviser & UK Broker
Richard Baty Tel: +44(0)20 7601 6100
Ed Burbidge
Seydler AG in Germany Designated Sponsor
Henriette Domhardt Tel: +49 69 92054 130
Henriette.Domhardt@cbseydler.com
Media Enquiries:
SSA Public Relations for trade & industry press
Karine Fouchet Tel: +44 (0)7958 283 556
kfouchet@ssapr.com
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Notes to editors:
About BKN:
BKN International AG is a global animation company engaged in the distribution
and marketing of animated children's television programmes and the marketing of
related consumer products (licensing and merchandising) in all forms. BKN has
worked on numerous successful animation projects.
The Company is currently listed on the Deutsche Bourse and AIM and it operates
all over the world. BKN has successfully negotiated distribution deals in over
95 countries and territories in the children's programming market.
The Company's Film Library includes:
- Legend of the Dragon
- Robin Hood - Quest for the King
- Kong - The Animated Series
- Zorro: Generation Z
- Kong - King of Atlantis
- Roswell Conspiracies
- Kong - Return to the Jungle
- Dork Hunters from Outer Space
- A Christmas Carol - Scrooge's Ghostly Tale
- Jungle Book - Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to the Rescue
About DMGI:
Founded in 2005, Digital Music Group Inc. (Nasdaq: DMGI) is a content owner and
global leader in the digital distribution of independently owned music, TV, film
and video catalogs. DMGI acquires the digital rights to media catalogs and
digitally encodes them into multiple formats for distribution to online music,
mobile, and video stores. Our retailers include: the iTunes Music Store, Google
Video, RealNetworks, Napster, Wal-Mart Music, Yahoo! Music, InfoSpace, Moderati,
Zingy, 9Squared, and many others. For more information, please visit
www.dmgi.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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