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LIBERATION ENTERTAINMENT INK DEAL TO DISTRIBUTE ‘WOLVERINE’ FOR DVD AND VOD.

London, England – Liberation Entertainment continue to bolster its increasingly attractive portfolio of titles with the announcement today of a deal with First Serve Toonz for the acquisition of the DVD and VOD rights to a 26 part animated series based on the iconic Marvel characters Wolverine and the X-Men.

Liberation’s multi-tiered deal for one of Marvel’s most popular characters includes confirmation that the BBC has acquired the television rights for the UK.

Jay Boberg, CEO of Liberation Entertainment, said “we are very glad to be involved in this first class original series, and to be working in partnership with Marvel and First Serve Toonz.”

Spencer Pollard, MD of Liberation Entertainment said “Wolverine and the X-Men is a huge franchise and with the Wolverine movie planned for 2008, this should secure huge interest for our DVD releases.

With the strong interest in the show from the leading broadcasters around the world, we can ensure that our TV sales team can work strategically with our UK and International DVD sales teams to maximise the returns for everyone

“Liberation is a young and aggressive company and we think they are the perfect team to sell Wolverine and X-Men around the world”, said Ed Borgerding, principal of First Serve Toonz. “The show is a perfect combination of great storytelling, action and fantastic characters. It looks to be a show that will run and run.”

About Liberation Entertainment
Los Angeles and London based Liberation Entertainment is an integrated independent entertainment distribution company, primarily engaged in the business of acquiring and selling film and television content and maximising the value of its catalogue worldwide via DVD distribution, digital distribution and TV broadcast sales.

Launched in 2006, Liberation Entertainment owns the rights to a wide variety of audio-visual content, including over 250 feature films, two and a half thousand hours’ of classic television series, a large animation library, Sport, Special Interest, Interactive DVD and Music DVD from artists such as Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Beach Boys, Carlos Santana and The Beatles.
More information about Liberation can be found on www.liberationentertainment.co.uk

About Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd.
Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd, a major provider of animation to the top US and European producers, is South Asia’s most admired animation studio and part of the international business conglomerate, Comcraft Group, based in Geneva. Founded in 1999, Toonz Animation’s client list includes the biggest names in media and entertainment industry like Marvel, Hallmark, Paramount, Disney, BBC and Cartoon Network. The Animation Magazine has heralded the company as one of the top-ten multimedia studios in the world. The sprawling, 18,000 sq ft state-of-the-art studio is based in the electronic city of Technopark in Trivandrum. Over 500 artists work in this facility staffed with top creative professionals from across the world, including Philippines, Singapore, Canada, USA and India.

With worldwide marketing offices in Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Singapore and Melbourne, Toonz Animation has now diversified in to niche segments through Toonz Gaming, Toonz Digital, Toonz Licensing and Merchandising, Toonz Entertainment, Toonz Academy and Toonz Infrastructure.

For more information please visit www.toonzanimationindia.com


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