Expands its London operation

RNS Number:0860U
BKN International AG
12 January 2004


Press Release                                              12 January 2003



                           BKN International A.G.

                          ("BKN" or "the Company")



                      BKN expands its London operation



BKN International A.G. ("BKN" or "the Company"), a global animation company
engaged in the distribution and marketing of animated children's television
programmes and related consumer products, announces that it is to expand its
London operation with the hiring of one of the best animation teams in the
industry headed up by David Freedman.  David and his team join BKN from Carlton
Television Plc, where as Executive Producer, he was in charge of development of
a new 'Thunderbirds' series.  As Supervising Producer at BKN, David will pioneer
the creation of the new production series, 'Legend of the Dragon', due for
release in Autumn 2004.



Richard Ungar, recently named Executive Producer of Production from The Marvel
Character Group where he was President, said:  "We are committed to attracting
top talent based in London to ensure that our new properties deliver the most
quality for our broadcasters.  David will lead a superb creative team.  This
marks an extremely exciting stage in BKN's United Kingdom development."



David Freedman said of his appointment:  "BKN creates huge shows that are proven
commercial successes.  It is a company that is big enough to have power and
presence and small enough to act in an entrepreneurial and bold way.  It is
great to lead such a groundbreaking production as 'Legend of the Dragon' with
such a talented team in London."



David Freedman is an extremely experienced producer and show runner of
animation.  He has risen from writer through to show runner and has worked for
most of the major broadcasters in the industry including the BBC, ITV, Channel
4, Disney, Fox, Cartoon Network Europe and many others.




David began his career as a cartoonist, and entered the animation industry as a
writer, quickly moving on to script editing and development.  Due to his art
background he began to oversee design and direction as well.  David was
co-creator and co-executive producer of the multi-award winning, 'Mr Hell Show'
which starred the late Bob Monkhouse as the smarmy host, 'Mr Hell' himself.
This production still runs on Showtime in the United States.





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Enquiries:
Wayne Mowat, Chief Financial Officer                Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]                             www.bknkids.com



Media Enquiries:
Bankside

Henry Harrison-Topham / Heather Salmond             Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]                        www.bankside.com



Photography

A soft copy photograph of David Freedman (Supervising Producer) is available
from Bankside.  To arrange, please contact Heather Salmond on [phone]
4148 or [e-mail]



Notes to editors:



BKN International A.G. 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, including Pocket Dragon
Adventures, UBOS and Capertown Cops.



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 95
countries and territories in the children's programming market.



The Company's Film Library includes:



-          Capertown Cops

-          UBOS

-          Kong - The Animated Series

-          Roswell Conspiracies

-          Monster Rancher

-          Pocket Dragon Adventures

-          Highlander- the animated series


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