New agreement and new animated project

 

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RNS Number : 9069S 
BKN International AG 
28 May 2009 
 

 
 
 
 
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| RNS Press Release                  |                        28 May 2009 | 
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BKN International AG 
("BKN" or the "Company") 
 
 
Major new agreement and new animated project 
 
 
BKN International AG, a media and entertainment company specializing in the 
children's entertainment market, is launching a major new project entitled: 
 
 
Joshua Blake: The Agency 
 
 
The Executive Board believes that this property will have a significant and 
material impact to its sales and earnings over the next few years and that this 
is one of the most exciting opportunities in the Company's history. 
 
 
BKN will present the full project including animation and scripts at MIPCOM Jr. 
later this year and has identified a budget of approximately $13 million with 
approximately $5 million already secured from a deal with a prominent Canadian 
house.  The project will qualify as Canadian Content. 
 
 
The BKN series will feature the newly created character, Joshua Blake, who, like 
his older and well known brother, has been trained by the government spy 
organisation simply known as "The Agency". However, unlike his more famous 
brother, Joshua will use all of the powers of The Agency to battle and save the 
world from forces that would use technology to destroy rather than enhance life. 
 
 
BKN has secured the services of Richard Ungar ("Spiderman - The Animated 
Series", "Biker Mice from Mars" and "X Men - Evolution") as Executive Producer 
with Andy Briggs as Lead Writer ("Hero.com" for The Cartoon Network and "Rise of 
the Gargoyles for Sci-Fi channel/ RHI Entertainment). 
 
 
BKN plans to deliver 40 episodes by spring 2011. 
 
 
"The quality of this project, along with top quality scripts and animation style 
design, FX and 3D elements should result in a superb, state-of-the-art, 
animation series," adds Laura Tapias, Managing Director of BKN in Spain. "We 
know our customers worldwide will love it." 
 
 
Nicola Andrews, Managing Director of BKN in London adds "There are numerous 
important broadcasters and home entertainment distributors that have been shown 
this project and expressed strong interest. We truly believe that such a major 
project, for boys and girls 6-12, to be released in spring 2011, is exactly 
filling a huge void in the market currently." 
 
 
Allen Bohbot, BKN CEO, adds "I have been in this industry for more than 25 years 
and never had such an amazing opportunity.  Add to the mix high quality 
animation and BKN's plans to execute a coordinated effort to maximize the impact 
of TV, DVD and licensing and merchandising campaigns worldwide, and we have one 
of the most exciting opportunities in our company's long history." 
 
 
BKN's animation series can be found on their own channel on You Tube 
(www.youtube.com/BKNKIDZ) where viewers can watch episodes of their favorite BKN 
shows in multi-languages. 
 
 
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Enquiries: 
 
 
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| BKN International AG                       |                           | 
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| Allen Bohbot, Chief Executive Officer      |     Tel: [phone] | 
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| Wayne Mowat, Chief Financial Officer       |     Tel: [phone] | 
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| Sascha Ziemann, Finance & Investor         |     Tel: [phone] | 
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| Laura Tapias, Managing Director            |     Tel: [phone] | 
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| Nicola Andrews, Managing Director          |     Tel: [phone] | 
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| Matthew Graham-Clare, Managing Director    |     Tel: [phone] | 
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| www.bknkids.com                            |                           | 
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Nominated Adviser & UK Broker: 
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| Hanson Westhouse Limited             |                                 | 
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| Richard Baty                         |           Tel: [phone] | 
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| Designated Sponsor in Germany:       |                                 | 
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| Close Brothers Seydler               |                                 | 
| Steven Rockenhaeuser                 |          Tel: + 49 69-92054-138 | 
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Notes to Editors: 
About BKN: 
BKN International AG is a global animation group 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 
90 countries and territories in the children's programming market. 
 
 
The Group's Film Library includes: 
 
 
    -    Dork Hunters from Outer Spacec    -    Pocket Penguin Adventuresc 
    -    Extreme Dinosaursc-Roswell Conspiraciesc 
    -    Kong - The Animated Seriesc         -    Stone Agec 
    -    Legend of the Dragonc                   -    UBOSc 
    -    Pocket Dragon Adventuresc -    Zorro: Generation Zc 
 
 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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