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Stock News Bot Date: December 12, 2005 05:00:00 AM
EWKE News Sony Plaza Japan Deal Launches Earthworks Worldwide Suzy's Zoo Retail Sales Campaign
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2005--
In Addition to Its 100+ Store Group Sony Plaza Company to Sell Suzy's Zoo Product Lines to All Mass and Specialty Stores in Japan
Earthworks Entertainment (OTCBB:EWKE) announced today that Sony Plaza Company Ltd., the Japan based retail sales division of the Sony Corporation, will represent the classic, extremely popular Suzy's Zoo property in the total Japan market, selling licensed merchandise to all appropriate retail outlets throughout Japan. The announcement was made by Earthworks Entertainment Head of Global Licensing, Cathy Malatesta.
"In addition to selling Suzy's Zoo products through their own more than 100 Sony Plaza Stores with a customer base of about 20 million shoppers, which we recently announced, Sony Plaza will now also act as the Master Licensor for the entire territory of Japan. In this capacity, Sony Plaza will market the Suzy's Zoo brand in the mass market, as well as in specialty stores, countrywide.
"The highly successful Suzy's Zoo brand accounts for over 100 million dollars in annual sales in the USA. It is a charming, uniquely entertaining brand with millions of loyal fans. We were recently at the MIPCOM International Entertainment Exhibition in Cannes and at the International Licensing Show in London, where we exhibited Suzy's Zoo along with the other hit-bound properties in the Earthworks portfolio. It became very apparent from publishers, toy companies, apparel companies and TV Networks, that the revenue generating success Suzy's Zoo delivers in the USA can be duplicated in all the major world markets. Toward that end, the new Sony Plaza deal is generating a lot of global attention which supports the expansion of our sales campaign internationally," commented Cathy Malatesta.
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 faces competition from other creators, producers, sellers, marketers, distributors and licensors, and due to the uncertainty of the public's response to Earthworks' children's and family entertainment properties, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
