DGAP-News: BKN International AG: BKN today announced that it has appointed the following licensing and merchandising agents to market its properties

BKN International AG / Contract

13.08.2008 

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Cologne, 13th. August 2008
BKN today announced that it has appointed the following licensing and
merchandising agents to market its properties.

• Merchantwise Pty Ltd will represent Dork Hunters from Outer Space in
Australia and New Zealand.
• Spacetoon International will represent Zorro- Generation Z in the Middle
East.
• Medialink will represent Zorro- Generation Z in South Asia.
• Zero A Oito will represent Zorro- Generation Z in Portugal.
• Doce will represent Zorro- Generation Z in Chile.
• Kidz Entertainment A/S will represent both Zorro- Generation Z and Dork
Hunters from Outer Space in Eastern Europe and Russia.
• Black and White will represent Zorro- Generation Z in Greece.
• ITC Licensing will represent both Zorro- Generation Z and Dork Hunters
from Outer Space in Brasil.

The BKN executives in its owned and operated offices of Cologne, London,
Barcelona and NY handle all such services internally in those countries.

Nicola Andrews, Managing Director of BKN New Media Ltd in London states:'We
will continue to appoint quality agents in all markets where we do not have
our own offices on the ground in order to expand our services and reach.
Dork Hunters from Outer Space will begin broadcast on GMTV here in the UK,
this Sunday, 17th August, and the toys will launch this fall.  We have
already commissioned and produced Season II for 2009.'

Laura Tapias, Managing Director of BKN New Media SL in Barcelona adds: 'We
are holding a Licensee Workshop next Wednesday 20th August in San Paolo,
Brasil and will present all facets of Zorro- Generation Z including the
full toy line from Gulliver.  Zorro- Generation Z will begin airing in many
key markets later this year and the toys will begin rolling out early in
2009.  Season II in High Definition will be available in fall 2009.'

About BKN:
BKN International AG is a global animation company 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 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
children’s programming market.

The Company’s 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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