Zoo Digital Group PLC
27 February 2004
27 February 2004
ZOO Digital Group plc
('ZOO' or 'the Company')
ZOO APPOINTS HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
ZOO Digital Group plc ('ZOO'), the entertainment technology and games publishing
company, today announces the appointment of Mr Cees Zwaard as managing director
of its technology subsidiary ZOOtech Ltd.
Cees (52) has over twenty years of management experience within the technology,
entertainment, multimedia and publishing sectors. He was previously with Global
Interactive Gaming ('GIG'), where he was CEO. Cees spent twelve years as
managing director at Columbia Tristar Home Video firstly covering Benelux and
then moving on to cover UK and Ireland. Following Columbia he held senior
positions at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, VCI as senior consultant and
Gremlin Group before joining GIG.
The appointment follows an announcement made last month that the Company had
restructured into 2 main business units - ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd ('ZDPL')
and ZOOtech Ltd. ZDPL is responsible for the publishing and development of
consumer products including relationships with Universal and other major
publishers for the DVD-EXTRA titles. ZOOtech focuses on the sales, marketing,
licensing and development of new technologies including DVD-Extra Studio.
Commenting on the appointment, Ian Stewart, CEO said:
'Cees Zwaard is a highly regarded individual whose experience will be a valuable
addition to the senior management team. His knowledge of the film, video, games
and music sectors is of particular relevance to ZOOtech given our strategy for
growth. We are delighted to welcome Cees to ZOO and look forward to working
with him in driving the commercialisation of ZOOtech.'
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For further information please contact:
Ian Stewart, CEO
Zoo Digital Group plc
0114 241 3700
James Chandler/Grace Marriner
Beattie Financial
020 7398 3300
Notes to Editors
ZOO Digital Group Plc (www.zoodigitalgroup.com)
ZOO Digital Group, the DVD technology and games publishing company, was founded
in 1999 by Ian Stewart (founder of Gremlin Interactive plc). In April 2001 it
reversed into AIM listed technology company Kazoo3D. ZOO has strong expertise
in two areas - DVD authoring software and games publishing.
About ZOOtech Ltd
ZOOtech has developed a revolutionary software authoring system (content
management) called DVD-EXTRA for producing highly interactive DVD-Video discs
that will play on any standard set-top consumer DVD player. DVD-Extra unlocks
the hidden interactive capabilities that exist in every player, and allows
developers to produce titles that exhibit many of the properties of multimedia
CD-ROM on a standard, unmodified, set-top device. ZOO is making its technology
available in the form of an authoring system called DVD-Extra Studio on a
license basis. This will allow content owners not only to substantially reduce
the cost of developing features on a DVD disc but will also allow the creative
community - from Hollywood to corporate and educational institutions - to add
features and produce new products currently not possible for economic or
technical reasons. 60 DVD and multimedia developers are currently part of a
DVD-ExtraTM 'Early-Adopters' programme including BBC Worldwide, Disney and
Warner Bros (GDMX).
About ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd
ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd is a leading publisher of interactive entertainment
software. ZDPL develops, licenses and publishes a wide range of quality titles
predominantly on GBA, PS1, PS2, PC and DVD platforms including Medal of Honor
Underground, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf, Premier Manager, Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire? (using the DVD-EXTRA technology for the multi territory DVD
products) and Sim City 2000. Further information about ZDPL and its products can
be found at: http://www.zoodigitalpublishing.com/
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