Magic Lantern Group Appoints Seasoned Senior Vice President, Educational Relations to Spearhead New Business Development

Magic Lantern Group Appoints Seasoned Senior Vice President,
Educational Relations to Spearhead New Business Development 


NEW YORK, July 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magic Lantern Group, Inc.
(AMEX:GML), a leading North American licensor and distributor of educational
content and e-learning delivery systems, announced today the appointment of Leo
Normandeau as the Company's Senior Vice President of Educational Relations in
charge of Business Development.

In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Normandeau is a noted Ontario
educator, honored by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to Canadian
Education. A recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, Leo is also a
Fellow of the Ontario Teachers' Federation and holds a Life Membership in the
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. As a teacher and principal, Leo
was very much involved in teacher recruitment, curriculum design and teacher
professional development. His leadership qualities were recognized by his peers
when he was elected President of one of Canada's largest teacher associations.
In that capacity he served as Canadian representative to the World
Confederation of the Teaching Profession in Singapore. As the former President
of Active Learning Solutions, Leo provided senior-level consulting for the "The
Learning Library," a comprehensive state-of-the-art website for personal and
professional continuing educational development.

Magic Lantern Group President and CEO Bob Goddard stated, "Leo has a history of
achievement within the educational sector, including an outstanding track
record of developing key industry relationships, both at a strategic and
tactical level. In addition to traditional education, Leo has been directly
involved in bringing third-generation, digital technologies to market. Leo has
the expertise to plan, execute and manage our new business development
initiatives. We are extremely pleased to welcome Leo to Magic Lantern Group."

Magic Lantern Group Senior Vice President of Educational Relations Leo
Normandeau stated, "I am honored to be joining Magic Lantern Group, a leading
brand name in education, during an exciting time in their corporate growth. I
look forward to working closely with the team of professionals at Magic Lantern
Group in identifying and executing new growth strategies for their products,
which include bringing digital, third-generation content solutions to market,
globally."

Prior to joining Magic Lantern Group, Mr. Normandeau spent more than 15 years
as Principal of Essex County Roman Catholic Separate School Board and President
of the Principals' Committee of the Board, where he was involved in strategic
long-term planning. While with the Board, Mr. Normandeau took a leave of
absence to serve as President of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers'
Association (OECTA), a 35,000-plus member organization. During his tenure at
OECTA, Mr. Normandeau managed a $30 million annual budget and is credited with
developing a widespread North American network of educators and educational
associations.

About Magic Lantern Group

Magic Lantern Group, Inc. is a leading, global distributor of learning videos
serving more than 10,000 schools, libraries and social agencies in North
American and international markets. With 40,000 programs from 300 world-
renowned producers including Disney Educational Media, Schlessinger,
Annenberg/CPB and Dorling Kindersley, the Company's educational products
include: Magic Lantern InSite(TM), a digital streaming video product for
schools, libraries and universities and TutorBuddy(TM), an at-home e-learning
product for students and teachers.

Leveraging its position as one of the most highly respected brands in video
educational delivery, the Company is pursuing multiple sales verticals to
maximize total revenues.  Magic Lantern Group operates three complementary
subsidiaries: Magic Lantern Communications, a global distributor of video
content to schools, universities and libraries; Magic Vision Media, an emerging
provider of on-demand health, sports and business digitized content; and
Sonoptic Technologies, a leading provider of online, next-generation technology
solutions. For more information, visit the Company's websites:
http://www.magiclanterngroup.com/, http://www.tutorbuddy.com/, and
http://www.magiclanterninsite.com/.

Contact Information: For Investor Relations, contact Gary Geraci, National
Financial Network, 781-444-6100 ext. 629, email:  and visit:
http://www.nfnonline.com/gml/. At the Company, contact Bob Goddard, Magic
Lantern Group, Inc., 905-827-2755 ext. 2454, .

This Press Release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company
has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements
using words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans,"
"intends," "potential" and similar expressions. These statements reflect the
company's current beliefs and are based upon currently available information.
Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which could cause the company's actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or
implied by such statements. The company undertakes no obligation to update or
advise in the event of any change, addition or alteration to the information
catered in this press release including such forward-looking statements. 

DATASOURCE: Magic Lantern Group, Inc.



CONTACT: Investor Relations, Gary Geraci of National Financial Network,

[phone] ext. 629, ; or Bob Goddard of Magic Lantern

Group, Inc., [phone] ext. 2454, 



Web site:  http://www.magiclantern.ca/

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