BKN Announces New Home Entertainment Contract

LONDON, June 30: BKN Home
Entertainment, a division of BKN International AG, has signed a deal a
Universal Music Operations (UMO) for the exclusive distribution, in the U.K.
and Ireland, of its DVD and home entertainment products.

“I am
delighted that we have secured UMO as our distribution partner in the UK and
Ireland,” says Matthew Graham-Clare, the managing director of BKN Home
Entertainment Ltd. “UMO is arguably the biggest and best distributor in the UK
and is the perfect partner to help successfully launch BKN Home Entertainment
and give the trade further belief in our commitment to the U.K. DVD
market”.

Russell
Richards, the distribution director at UMO added, “We are very impressed by
BKN’s slate of CGI Hi-Definition animation, their global infrastructure and
financial strength and success. We
have significant experience of working with third parties to help them build
and deliver their business plans with them benefiting from our comprehensive
fulfillment offering, cutting-edge systems and acclaimed customer service. We
are committed to the home entertainment industry and it is a great opportunity
to expand our client base with this ambitious
and professional label.”

Titles
from the BKN Home Entertainment catalogue, including Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,
Kong: Return to the Jungle, Legend
of the Dragon, A Christmas Carol, Robin Hood and Jungle Book, will
be released monthly from September 2006 through to December
2007.