BKN Scores New Broadcast Deals for Animated Zorro Property

LONDON,
April 23: BKN has sold its animated kids’ series Zorro: Generation Z to a range of international broadcasters,
including Telecinco and Clan TV/TVE in Spain.

Additional
broadcasters who have recently come aboard for the series include POP Channel
in the U.K., ATV in Hong Kong, Star TV in Greece, SABC in South Africa, Solimac
in Malaysia and TV7 in Bulgaria. They join a previously announced lineup that
includes MBC and Falcon Films in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East,
Foxtel in Australia, Record TV in Brazil, Mediaset in Italy, Telemundo in the
U.S., CTC in Russia, TMC in Turkey and Faimead in Africa.

BKN
has launched a full licensing program for the property following the
appointment of Gulliver for master toy distribution and a number of new
licensing agents that include Black and White in Greece, ITC in Brazil and Kidz
Entertainment for Russia and Eastern Europe. The company notes that further
licensees will be named prior to the New York Licensing Show in June, where BKN
will host an event on Tuesday, June 10, to introduce the brand to the broader
market.

BKN
handles licensing in house via its staff in London and Barcelona, where it has
already named a number of licensees in key markets, including Scalextric for
racing cars in Spain, Gim for back to school in Greece and KG Line for back to
school in Brazil.

—By
Irene Lew