BKN International AG
BKN International AG:Major new agreement and new animated project
BKN International AG / Miscellaneous Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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. There are numerous important broadcasters and home entertainment distributors that have been shown this project and expressed strong interest. The Company believes 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. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: 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 Space(c) - Pocket Penguin Adventures(c) - Extreme Dinosaurs(c) - Roswell Conspiracies(c) - Kong - The Animated Series(c) - Stone Age(c) - Legend of the Dragon(c) - UBOS(c) - Pocket Dragon Adventures(c) - Zorro: Generation Z(c) BKN International AG Allen Bohbot, Vorstandsvorsitzender Tel: +49 (0)221- 12608214 Allen.Bohbot@bknkids.com Wayne Mowat, Finanzvorstand Tel: +44 (0) 20 7269 8687 Wayne.Mowat@bknkids.com Sascha Ziemann, Finanzmanager Deutschland Tel: +49 (0)221 1260 8211 Sascha.Ziemann@bknkids.com Laura Tapias, Managing Director of BKN New Media S.L. Tel: +34 93 368 18 00 Laura.Tapias@bknkids.com Nicola Andrews, Managing Director of BKN New Media Ltd. Tel: +44 20 7269 8677 Nicola.Andrews@bknkids.com Matthew Graham-Clare, Managing Director of BKN Home Entertainment Ltd. Tel: +44 20 7269 8678 Matthew.Graham-Clare@bknkids.com Tel: +44 20 7269 8678 www.bknkids.com Nominated Adviser & Broker in Großbritannien: Hanson Westhouse Ltd. Richard Baty Tel: +44 20 7601 6100 Richard.Baty@hansonwesthouse.com Designated Sponsor in Deutschland: Close Bothers Seydler AG Steven Rockenhaeuser Tel: +49 69- 92054 138 Steven.rockenhaeuser@cbseydler.com 28.05.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: BKN International AG Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 56 50968 Köln Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)221 126082 0 Fax: +49 (0)221 126082 20 E-mail: investor-relations@bknkids.com Internet: www.bknkids.com ISIN: DE0005290704 WKN: 529070 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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