Zoo Digital Group PLC
24 October 2005
24 October 2005
ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC
('ZOO' or 'the Group')
ZOO BREAKS INTO NORTH AMERICAN MARKET WITH WALLACE & GROMIT DVD GAME AGREEMENT
- Partnership with LA-based games producer Snap TV -
- ZOO's first product to be sold in the US market-
ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd ('ZDPL'), the games publishing division of ZOO
Digital Group plc, today announces that it has partnered with Snap TV, a US DVD
games production and distribution company, to publish its interactive DVD game
Wallace & Gromit 'Curse of the Were-Rabbit'. The agreement is a landmark one for
ZDPL as it marks the first time that a ZOO product has been published in the US.
The announcement follows the agreement announced on 21 July 2005 that ZOO, in
partnership with Aardman Animations and Universal Pictures, will release its
first non-quiz DVD game based on the Wallace & Gromit film and using DVD-EXTRA
technology across a number of territories including the UK, France, Germany,
Spain, Austria, , Australia and Japan.
Ian Stewart, Chief Executive of ZOO, said:
'The Wallace & Gromit game is a landmark product for ZOO. Not only is it the
world's first and most complex non-quiz interactive DVD game using DVD-EXTRA
technology, but also because it marks the first time that ZOO have broken into
the US market. Through the release of the game into the US we expect to agree
further licensing deals in the North American market.'
Enquiries:
Ian Stewart
CEO, ZOO Digital Group plc
0114 241 3700
James Chandler/Helen Thomas
Weber Shandwick Square Mile
020 7067 0747
John Llewellyn-Lloyd
Noble & Company Limited
020 7763 2200
Notes to Editors:
About ZOO Digital Group PLC
ZOO is divided into two separate divisions; ZOOtech Ltd ('ZOOtech') and ZOO
Digital Publishing Ltd ('ZDPL').
ZOOtech Ltd ('ZOOtech')
ZOOtech focuses on R&D and licensing of DVD-EXTRA, the Group's highly original
development software capable of creating complex interactive content for
standard DVD players. The strategy for ZOOtech is simple; to create the industry
standard tool for the production of interactive DVD content and drive revenues
through licensing worldwide in a combination of up front fees and royalties.
ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd ('ZDPL')
ZDP focuses on the publishing and distribution of interactive entertainment
products across multiple platforms such as interactive DVD, PS2, Xbox, GBA and
PC.
About Snap TV, Inc.
Snap TV is an interactive games company based in Los Angeles that produces and
distributes DVD games. Snap TV has produced a broad line of DVD game titles
across a range of genres including sports, entertainment and kids learning
games. Snap TV's current titles include NCAA Football and Basketball DVD Trivia
Challenge, Eco-Rangers: Animal Kingdom, and Trivideo: 20th Century.
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