DGAP-News: BKN International AG: Pocket Penguins begin

BKN International AG / Contract

10.10.2008 

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Cologne, 10.10.2008
BKN International AG signs co-production with Canadian animation company in
time for MIPCOM.

BKN announced today that its Barcelona (BKN New Media SL) and London (BKN
New Media Ltd) companies have signed a co-production agreement with Huminah
Huminah animation incorporated in Nova Scotia, Canada to produce a 2D
computer animation series in High Definition called POCKET PENGUIN
ADVENTURES.

The new production will be all digital, all high definition animation fully
realized using the Toon Boom software package.  The series will meet
Canadian and European quotas.  All scripts, music and post production being
done in the UK, pre-production elements will be performed in Canada, and
digital animation will be performed in Spain.

The series will include 52 x11 episodes with delivery of the first 26
episodes scheduled for spring 2010 and the remaining 26 episodes for Fall
2010.

Set somewhere amongst the chilly lands of the Southern Hemisphere, Chilly
Bird Island is home to a very special breed of those most adorable of all
birdsThe Pocket Penguins!  Although Pocket Penguins inhabit a world of fun
and adventure, its not all fish sticks and chilly shakes!  Our Pocket
Penguins must work together, always sharing their talents, to stay one
webbed foot ahead of the bumbling bad guy, Fisherschmidt.

'Targeting the age group of 4-7, our plan is to captivate our audience with
simple but sophisticated and funny scripts written here in the UK,' states
Nicola Andrews, Managing Director of BKN New Media Ltd.  'While the
characters that populate this magical world, and the stories we will tell
will be the key, the crystal clear high definition animation will add a
level of quality to this show that we believe is ground breaking.'

Adam Mimnagh, Owner and Producer at Huminah Huminah Animation is very
excited about the new venture.  Having recently been part of the Chaotic
and Speed Racer - The Next Generation animation productions, Adam adds
'Pocket Penguins is a delightful series.  I was very impressed with the
quality of the pilot episode which I believe Canadian broadcasters will
really warm to, and given our expertise in Toon Boom we know we can do
pre-production work that will make the series pop right out of your TV'.

'Our team here in Barcelona are experienced producers of animation', states
Laura Tapias, Managing Director of BKNs Spanish arm.  'Unlike our other
successful properties which target a slightly older age group, were
looking forward to the challenge of producing something for this younger
audience which will rely more on stimulating the viewer with bright colours
and visual humour, rather than the action we pack into a current animation
series'.


BKN International AG is a global animation company engaged in the
distribution and marketing of animated childrens 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 General Standard of the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange and is quoted on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange
plc ('AIM'), it operates all over the world. BKN has successfully
negotiated distribution deals in over 95 countries and territories in the
childrens programming market.

The Companys Film Library includes:
-   Legend of the Dragon
-     Robin Hood
-     Kong - The Animated Series
-     Zorro: Generation Z
-     Roswell Conspiracies
-     Dork Hunters from Outer Space
-     A Christmas Carol
-     Jungle Book
-     Stone Age
-     Pocket Penguin Adventures
-     Pocket Dragon Adventures


BKN INTERNATIONAL AG

Allen Bohbot, Chief Executive Officer 
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7269 8683
allen.bohbot@bknkids.com

Wayne Mowat, Chief Financial Officer 
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7269 8687
wayne.mowat@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 (0) 20 7269 8677
nicola.andrews@bknkids.com

Matthew Graham-Clare, Managing Director of BKN Home Entertainment Ltd.
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7269 8678
matthew-graham.clare@bknkids.com

Sascha Ziemann, Finance Manager Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 221 12 60 82 0
sascha.ziemann@bknkids.com 

www.bknkids.com 


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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
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