BKN International AG: Major New Home Entertainment Contract

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BKN International AG, a global animation company engaged in the
distribution and marketing of animated children’s television programmes and
related consumer products, today reported that its recently opened office
in Barcelona, BKN New Media SL (“BKN SL”), has signed a major new contract
with one of Spain’s leading DVD distributors ENCICLOPÈDIA CATALANA, S.A.U.
(“ECSA”) to handle distribution of its Classic Collection I films and TV
series including A Christmas Carol, Robin Hood, Jungle Book, Legend of the
Dragon and Zorro: Generation Z.

Laura Tapias, Managing Director of BKN SL, commented “ECSA is one of
Spain’s leading independent DVD distributors and we are thrilled to have
them handling our distribution in Spain.”

Manuel Sanglas Muchart, Managing Director of ECSA, added “BKN has created a
wonderful catalogue of classic animated films and TV series that children
in Spain will enjoy.  We expect to sell hundreds of thousands of videos in
Spain in the next few years.”

The total contract, over a five year term, is valued at approximately USD
1.8 million with BKN’s share at approximately USD 1.0 million.

Matthew Graham-Clare, Managing Director of BKN Home Entertainment Ltd
added, “This is our first contract since forming the Company in February
and we intend to sign many more distributors internationally at MIPTV in
two weeks time including North America.  In the UK, our domestic market
where we distribute ourselves, we have secured our sales, marketing and
production staff and will launch this exciting catalogue in May to
customers.”

The BKN Classic Collection catalogue is found at
www.bknhomeentertainment.com and comprises the following titles to be
released monthly beginning September 2006 through December 2007:

 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (72 minute film)
 Kong II - Return to the Jungle (80 minute film)
 Legend of the Dragon (4 x 24 minute episodes)
 A Christmas Carol (48 minute film)
 Robin Hood (48 minute film)
 Jungle Book (48 minute film)
 Kong - The Animated Series (4 x 24 minute episodes)
 Zorro: Generation Z  (48 minute film)
 The Prince and the Pauper (48 minute film)
 Gulliver’s Travels (48 minute film)
 Jack and the Beanstalk (48 minutes film
 Alice in Wonderland (48 minute film)
 The Three Musketeers (48 minute film)
 Zorro: Generation Z (4 x 24 minute episodes)
 Dork Hunters from Outer Space (4 x 24 minute episodes)
 The Nutcracker (48 minute film)


BKN  
Allen Bohbot
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +44  (0)20 7269 8683
allen.bohbot@bknkids.com

Wayne Mowat
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44  (0)20 7269 8687
wayne.mowat@bknkids.com 

Laura Tapias
Managing Director
BKN New Media SL
Tel: +34 93 368 18 00
laura.tapias@bknkids.com 

Matthew Graham-Clare
Managing Director 
BKN Home Entertainment Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 8678
matthew.graham-clare@bknhomeentertainment.com 

ECSA 
Manuel Sanglas
Tel. +34 93 412 0030
msanglas@grec.com

SSA Public Relations for trade & industry press 
Karine Fouchet
Tel: +44  (0)20 7863 8806
kfouchet@ssapr.com

Notes to editors:

About BKN:
BKN International AG 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.

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 over 80 countries and territories in the children’s programming
market.

The Company’s Film Library includes:
 Legend of the Dragon
 UBOS
 Kong - The Animated Series
 Kong - King of Atlantis
 Kong II - Return to the Jungle
 Dork Hunters from Outer Space
 Roswell Conspiracies
 Shanghai Tiger


About Enciclopèdia Catalana:
Enciclopèdia Catalana is the most important publishing group in the Catalan
language.  It is made up of seven publishing areas: fiction, essays,
reference, youth and children’s literature and grade and secondary school
textbooks.  ECSA also has a successful audio-visual division in Spain that
works under the name of Vernal Media.  Alongside the publishing business
the Company has the following corresponding commercial organizations:
direct sale by means of salesperson, door to door, retail and school
promotion.


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language:     English
emitter:      BKN International AG
              Im Mediapark 8
              50670 Köln Deutschland
phone:        +49 (0)221 55 40 51 90
fax:          +49 (0)221 55 40 545
email:        investor-relations@bknkids.com
WWW:          www.bknkids.com
ISIN:         DE0005290704
WKN:          529070
indexes:      
stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
              Stuttgart
 
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