Home-Entertainment Deal in Place for Dinosaur King

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, May
20: Shout! Factory and 4Kids Entertainment have inked a multi-year home-entertainment
agreement for Dinosaur King.

The deal provides Shout!
Factory with the licensing rights as the exclusive home-entertainment
distributor for the series in the U.S. Multiple DVD titles are currently in
preproduction, with the first to be released later this year.

The series is based on a
popular international arcade and collectable card game from Sega. The show
currently airs in the U.S. Saturday mornings on 4Kids TV, with a lineup of
global broadcasters that include YTV in Canada, TV2 in Denmark, TV4 in Sweden,
Mediaset in Italy, RTL II in Germany, France 3, Canal J in France and Jetix in
the U.K., Scandinavia, Spain and Latin America, among others.

“This strategic
partnership with 4Kids Entertainment continues to build on our growing success
in distributing some of the premier animation and family brands in the
marketplace,” said Garson Foos, the president of Shout! Factory. “We are
thrilled to be working with 4Kids Entertainment. Dinosaur King has become one of the most distinctive animated
series on television, with a highly successful presence in many countries
across the world.”

“We are excited to
announce this phase of our licensing program for Dinosaur King and are looking forward to working with such a
proficient distributor,” commented Brian Lacey, the executive VP of 4Kids
Entertainment. “The expertise that Shout! Factory brings in the distribution
and retail facets of the home-entertainment business will significantly expand
the success of the Dinosaur King
franchise.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski