4Kids Scores Broadcast Rights to Huntik: Secrets & Seekers

LAS VEGAS, June 10: Upper
Deck Entertainment (UDE) has granted the exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights for
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers to
4Kids Entertainment to air in its Saturday morning kids’ block on The CW in the
first quarter of 2009.

UDE will showcase the
action-adventure series, produced by Italy’s Rainbow S.p.A., at this week’s
Licensing Show, including a sampling of the 26 episodes from season one, along
with Huntik products and
licensing opportunities.

“Huntik: Secrets &
Seekers features the perfect
combination of cutting-edge animation and engaging story lines for kids ages 6
to 12, and 4Kids Entertainment is uniquely focused on delivering such
high-quality content to our target audience,” said John Sepenuk, the VP of
intellectual properties for Upper Deck Entertainment. “Upper Deck Entertainment
is proud to partner with 4Kids, which has a terrific track record of providing
quality programming that keeps kids coming back.”

“Huntik: Secrets &
Seekers is a riveting adventure
series with a perfect blend of action and intrigue,” added Norman Grossfeld,
the president of 4Kids Productions. “We look forward to working with Upper Deck
Entertainment to introduce this exciting new series to our CW4Kids fans as well as to our growing online audience at
www.4Kids.TV.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski