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EWKE News Earthworks Awarded Licensing & Publishing Rights to Popular Children's TV Property 64 ZOO LANE
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2005--
Millimages Grants Earthworks USA Licensing Rights in All Merchandise and Publishing Categories for Top-Rated Animated TV Series
Earthworks Entertainment (OTCBB:EWKE.OB) announced today that it has been selected by the acclaimed international animation producer Millimages to represent the US merchandise licensing and publishing rights for its top rated animated TV series 64 ZOO LANE. The announcement was made jointly by Earthworks Entertainment Director of Licensing & Marketing, Cathy Malatesta, and Millimages UK Chairman, Jonathan Peel.
Broadcast in the US on the Noggin TV Network, 64 ZOO LANE is quickly captivating children's imaginations with sweet, engaging characters and whimsically funny, delightful stories. The fanciful series follows the adventures of Lucy, a young girl with a keen mind and an unswervable sense of curiosity, who lives next door to the zoo. Lucy's unusual neighbors--a most extraordinary array of marvelously unique animals--become her pals. Each night, thanks to Georgina the Giraffe, Lucy meets up with her animal friends in the zoo and a wonderful new adventure unfolds.
"64 ZOO LANE is a remarkable entertainment property," said Malatesta. "The splendidly funny and loveable animals are absolutely irresistible, and Lucy's character is fresh and thoroughly charming. We see this stand-out property as a really big winner in the entertainment licensing marketplace."
"We are delighted that Cathy Malatesta and her licensing team at Earthworks are representing 64 ZOO LANE for consumer products and publishing in the U.S.," said Jonathan Peel. "We are confident they can consolidate on the broadcast success that the show has had on Noggin and establish 64 ZOO LANE as a powerful brand."
Earthworks also represents the US Licensing rights for Millimages' hit property CORNEIL & BERNIE which airs on Nickelodeon's Nicktoons TV Network.
Millimages has a high-end world class entertainment property catalogue with over 500 half-hours of popular programming and is one of Europe's premier animation producers and distributors. The Millimages distribution business is located in London. Millimages' work has been aired by most of the leading broadcasters worldwide, and the company's reputation as a creative and high quality producer continues to grow. Millimages has been listed on the Euronext Paris Nouveau Marche stock exchange since June 2001.
Earthworks Entertainment creates, produces, markets and distributes high quality children's and family oriented entertainment properties. The Company identifies entertainment properties that it believes have the greatest success potential in the global marketplace. It then develops and markets these properties in exchange for management, production and distribution fees and for a substantial percentage of the worldwide merchandise licensing profits.
These entertainment properties are marketed in all areas of commercial licensing including: TV & Home Video, Toys, Video Games, Music, Books, Leisure & Play Items, Gifts & Novelties, Theme Parks, Food & Drink Promotions, and Apparel.
Please visit our website at www.EarthworksEntertainment.com to see our entertainment property portfolios, video clips and Company overview.
This News Release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Due to the fact that Earthworks faces competition from other creators, producers, sellers, marketers, distributors and licensors, and due to the uncertainty of the public's response to Earthwork's children's and family entertainment properties, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
