Zoo Digital Regulatory News (ZOO)

24 Oct 2005 07:00

Zoo Digital Group PLC24 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 ZOODigital Group plc, today announces that it has partnered with Snap TV, a US DVDgames production and distribution company, to publish its interactive DVD gameWallace & Gromit "Curse of the Were-Rabbit". The agreement is a landmark one forZDPL 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, inpartnership with Aardman Animations and Universal Pictures, will release itsfirst non-quiz DVD game based on the Wallace & Gromit film and using DVD-EXTRAtechnology 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 theworld's first and most complex non-quiz interactive DVD game using DVD-EXTRAtechnology, but also because it marks the first time that ZOO have broken intothe US market. Through the release of the game into the US we expect to agreefurther licensing deals in the North American market." Enquiries: Ian Stewart CEO, ZOO Digital Group plc0114 241 3700 James Chandler/Helen ThomasWeber Shandwick Square Mile020 7067 0747 John Llewellyn-LloydNoble & Company Limited020 7763 2200 Notes to Editors: About ZOO Digital Group PLCZOO is divided into two separate divisions; ZOOtech Ltd ("ZOOtech") and ZOODigital Publishing Ltd ("ZDPL"). ZOOtech Ltd ("ZOOtech")ZOOtech focuses on R&D and licensing of DVD-EXTRA, the Group's highly originaldevelopment software capable of creating complex interactive content forstandard DVD players. The strategy for ZOOtech is simple; to create the industrystandard tool for the production of interactive DVD content and drive revenuesthrough 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 entertainmentproducts across multiple platforms such as interactive DVD, PS2, Xbox, GBA andPC. About Snap TV, Inc.Snap TV is an interactive games company based in Los Angeles that produces anddistributes DVD games. Snap TV has produced a broad line of DVD game titlesacross a range of genres including sports, entertainment and kids learninggames. Snap TV's current titles include NCAA Football and Basketball DVD TriviaChallenge, Eco-Rangers: Animal Kingdom, and Trivideo: 20th Century. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange