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NewsBot Date: November 15, 2005 08:00:00 AM
EWKE News Sony Plaza to Sell Earthworks Entertainment's Suzy's Zoo Property Products in over 100 Stores in Japan
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2005--
Sony Plaza Teams with Earthworks to Sell Highly Popular Suzy's Zoo Brand Products in World's Dominant International Market
Earthworks Entertainment (OTCBB:EWKE) announced today that Sony Plaza Company Ltd., the Japan based retail sales division of the Sony Group, has acquired the rights for, and will distribute licensed products of, the acclaimed Suzy's Zoo brand in all major merchandise categories through its group of 100 + retail stores throughout Japan.
The announcement was made by Earthworks Entertainment Head of Global Licensing & Marketing, Cathy Malatesta.
"The massively popular Suzy's Zoo line has over 200 whimsical characters and accounts for over 100 million dollars in annual sales in the USA in categories ranging from apparel to toys to greeting cards. It is an evergreen, marvelously entertaining brand with millions of loyal fans. The Sony Plaza distribution arrangement signifies the initial success of our campaign to aggressively position this world class property in the global marketplace. This is the first of what we believe will be many retail sales deals throughout the world.
"We are delighted to have the high performance business power of Sony Plaza working with us to launch the International sales campaign for Suzy's Zoo, and we are most excited to have Sony Plaza pursuing other related marketing opportunities for us within the Sony family of Companies." said Malatesta.
Earthworks President Peter Keefe commented: "We believe that the wonderful world of endless entertainment established by Suzy's Zoo creator Suzy Spafford will enjoy tremendous success in the Japan market and we are very excited to continue to grow our extremely valuable new relationship with the Sony Plaza Company."
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 portfolio 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 Entertainment faces competition from other creators, producers, sellers, marketers, distributors and licensors, and due to the uncertainty of the public's response to Earthworks Entertainment's children's and family entertainment properties, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
