RNS Number:6999J
Galleon Holdings PLC
12 December 2007
Galleon Holdings Plc
("Galleon" or the "Company")
'Skunk fu!' - Global TV placement
Galleon is pleased to announce that "Skunk fu!," the animated TV series has now
been sold to Cartoon Network Europe and Disney Latin America. This means that
Skunk fu! will now be broadcast to a global audience across all major continents
of Europe, Asia, North America, Australia, Africa and Latin America.
The show aired in the UK on the BBC where it was the highest rated show for
children aged 6-11 in its timeslot and also in the US on Kids WB Network where
along with Scooby Doo it was also their highest rated show for kids aged 6-11.
Stephen Green, Chief Executive of Galleon said, "Very few TV brands have such a
wide cultural appeal. With leading broadcasting positions in excess of 165
territories Skunk fu! is in a strong position to generate revenues in 2008 and
allows us to discuss multi territory deals in some key categories."
For further information please contact,
Stephen Green, Chief Executive
Galleon Holdings Plc
Tel. 020 8742 3636
Nicola Horton/Siobhan Sergeant
Nominated Adviser & Broker
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited
Tel: 020 7131 4000
John Bick/Adam Reynolds
Hansard Communications
Tel. 020 7245 1100
Notes
Disney Channel Latin America - Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, the Caribbean
Basin (including without limitation Anguila, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, the
Bahamas, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Martinique,
Netherlands Antilles, St Kitts and Nevis, St Barthelemy St Lucia, St Martin, St
Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, but
specifically excluding Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands), Chile,
Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Guyana,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and
Venezuela.
Air date to be announced
Cartoon Network Europe (Pan European Territories and Africa) - Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium (Flanders only), Benin, Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Chad, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti,
Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana,
Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, KSA, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Palestinian Authority (areas
controlled by), Poland, Portugal (and the Azores), Qatar, Romania, Russia and
CIS, Senegal, Serbia & Montenegro, Seychelles, Slovak Rep, Slovenia, Somalia,
South Africa, St Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, UAE,
Ukraine, Uganda, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe. At the commencement of
this agreement Iran and Libya are under US trade sanctions and, accordingly,
Cartoon Network Europe does not currently license the series to these countries.
In the event that sanctions are listed Cartoon Network Europe will commence
licensing the series to the relevant country. Air date to be announced
Skunk fu!, created by Aidan Harte, is a 52 x 13' animated comedy action
adventure for kids aged 6-11. Skunk is a western kid learning Kung Fu from a
wise old Panda in China, so that he can help the resistance fight against the
evil Dragon and his army of Ninja Monkeys.
Skunk fu! is a Cartoon Saloon, Cake Entertainment and Telegael co-production for
TG4 (Ireland) and SUPER RTL (Germany).
All audiovisual exploitation rights are controlled by Cake Distribution and all
licensing and merchandising rights are controlled by Galleon Plc. Both Cake
Entertainment and Galleon Plc are equity owners in the Skunk fu! property.
Skunk fu! (c) Cartoon Saloon 2007
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