DECODE Concludes New Sales for Franny’s Feet

TORONTO/LONDON, June 25: DECODE Entertainment has secured a
range of new international sales for its hit preschool property Franny’s
Feet, including its first broadcast deal in Germany with the Disney Channel.

In the Asia Pacific, Cartoon
Network Korea has picked up all 78 11-minute episodes, while Cartoon Network
Taiwan will renew all episodes. TVP1 in Poland has snapped up season two
alongside season one interstitials. MBC3 in the Middle East has agreed to a
renewal on all episodes and interstitials. Additionally, MediaWay in Poland has scored a deal for home video rights to both
seasons of the series.

Franny’s Feet, a commission by Five in the U.K. and Canada’s
Family Channel, is currently airing with strong
ratings on PBS in the U.S. and on international channels such as ABC
Australia, France 5, Cartoon Network in Japan and Taiwan, Italy’s Rai, TV2
Denmark and TV12 Singapore. The series is now in its second season. To date, DECODE has concluded more than 80 television
broadcast and video agreements for Franny’s Feet, covering more than 150 countries.

DECODE has recently signed a licensing
deal with Playskool, a division of Hasbro, for the worldwide master toy and
game license for Franny’s Feet. A series
of toys and games incorporating dolls, accessories, role-play, games and
puzzles are set to launch in 2008.

Additionally, Penguin Group in the
U.S. and Simon & Schuster have come on board as publishing partners for the
U.S. and North America. Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young
Readers Group, is set to launch storybooks, readers, sticker-books and a
series of novelty books such as board, lift-the-flap and word game activity
books in 2008; and Simon & Schuster will launch color
and activity books and kits, which will also roll out in stores in 2008.

Franny’s Feet follows
the adventures of a little girl named Franny with magical shoes. Each episode
follows Franny on a different adventure, from Egypt
to the mountains of Tibet.

Neil Court, the president of DECODE Enterprises, commented:
“We’re looking forward to Franny making
her debut on The Disney Channel in Germany, which is a key market for us. With
new television sales alongside recent licensing deals for toys and books, the
property has great momentum for further merchandising and licensing deals
worldwide.”