03 July 2009
Hyper Entertainment Press Release
("Hyper Entertainment" or "the Company")
CONTRACT WINS
Hyper Entertainment today announced it has been engaged to represent two new
clients: Bag One Arts and LRN Productions. These two new appointments
demonstrates Hyper Entertainment's continued commitment to pursuing new
business, and demonstrates the company's ability to represent its clients as a
sales and business development team.
About Bag One Arts, Inc
Bag One Arts, Inc is a private company wholly owned by Yoko Ono that represents
the estate of John Lennon, including the publishing and distribution of his
artwork. Hyper Entertainment has been granted the rights to represent Bag One
Arts in order to facilitate a tour of IMAGINE: the Art of John Lennon throughout
the Middle East region.
John Lennon's original drawings are collected and displayed in prestigious
museums around the world including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Lennon
drew throughout his life and his primary medium was line drawing either in pen,
pencil of Japanese sumi ink. IMAGINE: the Art of John Lennon consists of 125
pieces, and comprises original artwork and limited edition prints.
The Company will receive royalties from any artwork sold in any of the
exhibitions facilitated by Hyper Entertainment.
About LRN Productions
LRN Productions is a theatrical production company based in France. Hyper
Entertainment has been granted exclusive rights to represent their production of
Looking for Josephine, a new musical about the life of Josephine Baker, in the
United Kingdom. Hyper has been granted non-exclusive rights in the rest of the
world.
Looking for Josephine is set in modern day post Hurricane Katrina New Orleans,
but tells the life story of the woman who Ernest Hemingway described as "the
most sensational woman anyone ever saw . . . or ever will." Born an American,
she found fame in Paris in the 1920's and, after being the first African
American female to star in a major film, become famous world-wide. She is also
celebrated for her contributions to the American Civil Rights Movement.
Hyper Entertainment will receive a percentage of the fees paid to the client for
any show negotiated by the Company.
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The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement
Enquiries:
Hyper Entertainment plc Tel: 07747 051 980
Wendy Rosenthal
Rivington Street Corporate Finanace Tel: 020 7562 3373
Leo Godsall Eran Zucker
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About Hyper
Hyper Entertainment was incorporated in 2000, and listed onto London's Ofex
Market in December 2005. Hyper has built very successful and complimentary
business in advising clients in branded real-estate development for large
international projects, thereby enhancing revenues and creating new experiences
for their customers.
Hyper has established itself globally as a premier independent firm advising
real-estate developers by providing strategic business solutions focusing on the
development of integrated retail, food and leisure experiences and the creation
of non-traditional revenue opportunities.
Hyper's strong reputation and experience has been built through working with
some of the most influential names in the world. Clients have included:
- Shakespeare's Globe - London, England
- EMI Studios - Los Angeles, USA
- Abbey Road Studios - London, England
- Zuhair Fayed Partnerships - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Majid Al Futtaim KSA- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Sony Corporation of America - San Francisco, USA
- Sony Europe - Berlin, Germany
- Nomura Securities - London, England
- China Space Agency - Beijing, China
- Marylebone, Warwick, Balfour - Birmingham, England
For further information about the Company: www.hyperentertainment.com