BKN expands its London operation

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BKN expands its London operation

BKN International A.G. ("BKN" or "the Company"), a
global animation company
engaged in the distribution and marketing of animated children's television
programmes and related consumer products, announces that it is to expand
its
London operation with the hiring of one of the best animation teams in the
industry headed up by David Freedman.  David and his team join BKN from
Carlton
Television Plc, where as Executive Producer, he was in charge of
development of
a new Thunderbirds series.  As Supervising Producer at BKN, David will
pioneer
the creation of the new production series, Legend of the Dragon, due for
release
 in Autumn 2004.

Richard Ungar, recently named Executive Producer of Production from The
Marvel
Character Group where he was President, said: "We are committed to
attracting
top talent based in London to ensure that our new properties deliver the
most
quality for our broadcasters.  David will lead a superb creative team. 
This
marks an extremely exciting stage in BKN's United Kingdom
development."

David Freedman said of his appointment: "BKN creates huge shows that
are proven
commercial successes. It is a company that is big enough to have power and
presence and small enough to act in an entrepreneurial and bold way. It is
great
 to lead such a groundbreaking production as Legend of the Dragon with
such a
talented team in London."

David Freedman is an extremely experienced producer and show runner of
animation. He has risen from writer through to show runner and has worked
for
most of the major broadcasters in the industry including the BBC, ITV,
Channel
4, Disney, Fox, Cartoon Network Europe and many others.
David began his career as a cartoonist, and entered the animation industry
as a
writer, quickly moving on to script editing and development. Due to his art
background he began to oversee design and direction as well. David was co-
creator and co-executive producer of the multi-award winning, "Mr
Hell Show"
which starred the late Bob Monkhouse as the smarmy host, "Mr
Hell" himself.
This production still runs on Showtime in the United States.

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Enquiries:
Wayne Mowat, Chief Financial Officer Tel: +44 (0) 20 7726 7016
wayne.mowat@bknkids.com  http://www.bknkids.com

Media Enquiries:
Bankside
Henry Harrison-Topham / Heather Salmond Tel: +44 (0) 20 7444 4140
heather.salmond@bankside.com  http://www.bankside.com

Photography
A soft copy photograph of David Freedman (Supervising Producer) is
available
from Bankside.  To arrange, please contact Heather Salmond on +44 (0) 20
7444
4148 or heather.salmond@bankside.com

Notes to editors:

BKN International A.G. is a global animation company engaged in the
distribution
 and marketing of animated children's television programmes and the
marketing of
 related consumer products (licensing and merchandising) in all forms. 
BKN has
worked on numerous successful animation projects, including Pocket Dragon
Adventures, UBOS and Capertown Cops.

The Company is currently listed on the Deutsche Bourse and AIM and it
operates
all over the world.  BKN has successfully negotiated distribution deals in
95
countries and territories in the children's programming market.

The Company's Film Library includes:

- Capertown Cops
- UBOS
- Kong - The Animated Series
- Roswell Conspiracies
- Monster Rancher
- Pocket Dragon Adventures
- Highlander- the animated series

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