Games Publishing Deals Signed

Zoo Digital Group PLC 01 April 2005 1 April 2005 ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC ('ZOO' or 'the Group') ZOO DIGITAL LICENCES GAMES IP TAKING THE COMPANY INTO THE WIRELESS GAMES MARKET ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd ('ZDP'), the games publishing division of ZOO Digital Group plc, today announces that it has signed two deals to take a number of its games products into the wireless gaming market, principally for use on mobile phones. These deals demonstrate the continuation of the Company's strategy to license out ZOO's high quality games portfolio across different platforms and markets. Tuna Mobile Deal ZOO has agreed a deal with Tuna Mobile to develop ZOO's range of Actua Sports titles (ice hockey, soccer, pool, golf, tennis) and the high profile game Alien Hominid for use in the wireless gaming market. Tuna Mobile is an experienced software developer specializing in development for wireless platforms. PlayerX, a mobile content distributor, will manage the worldwide distribution of these titles by acting as brokers and introducing the titles to the leading mobile network operators and portals throughout the world. These titles will start to become available in the early summer of 2005. ZOO will receive a royalty for each download of the games. In-Fusio Deal ZOO has also signed a deal with In-Fusio to develop and publish a wireless game based on the ZOO Digital Group owned character 'ZOOL' one of its classic video game characters. The game will be available late spring 2005 and available for download on all popular mobile entertainment portals worldwide. ZOO will receive a royalty for each download of the games. Ian Stewart, Chief Executive of ZOO Digital Group plc, commented: 'We see this as a very good time to start exploiting our properties within the rapidly growing wireless gaming market, particularly the mobile phone market. These deals underline the quality of our games portfolio and our ability to harvest this portfolio effectively to generate greater revenues for the publishing business. The partners we are working with have the experience to develop first class games and the ability to gain distribution through all of the major operators worldwide giving us the best opportunity to maximise the return on our intellectual property.' - ends - Enquiries: Ian Stewart James Chandler/Terry Garrett CEO, ZOO Digital Group plc Weber Shandwick Square Mile 0114 241 3700 020 7067 0767 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 ('ZDP'). 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 ('ZDP') ZDP focuses on the publishing and distribution of interactive entertainment products across multiple platforms such as interactive DVD, PS2, Xbox, GBA and PC. About Tuna Mobile Tuna Mobile is a leading developer of interactive entertainment for multiple mobile phone platforms. Based in Sheffield, UK, and founded in 2003 as a sister company to experienced game developer Tuna Technologies, Tuna Mobile have developed a number of popular titles. Many of these, both original and licensed properties, are available across the world. About PlayerX PlayerX is a mobile entertainment broker, which provides a route to market for content creators and media companies wishing to move into the mobile sector. The company pro-actively works to introduce new practical, entertainment and educational content to the leading mobile network operators, portals and distributors across Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia. PlayerX has already introduced content for a number of famous brands and licenses including mobile phrase guides and translation packages with Berlitz and CNN. Mobile games based on TV shows such as I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and The X Factor, edutainment titles for kids as well as Active Screensavers, an entirely new concept for Vodafone, which allows users to personalise their phone with a screensaver which reacts to calls, texts, alarms etc. PlayerX was founded in 2003 by Tony Pearce & Ari Honka, two veterans of the mobile entertainment sector. The company was created to provide an expert and knowledgeable channel within the rapidly evolving global mobile market. PlayerX is headquartered in London, UK. About IN-FUSIO IN-FUSIO is a leading mobile entertainment company, publishing top-tier games for mobile phones and delivering players' community management services. IN-FUSIO applications are enjoyed by more than 15 million people worldwide, through 130 operators and portals across all handset platforms. The Company currently has a portfolio of over 70 games and has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Bordeaux, Moscow and Shanghai. Customers include Verizon, Sprint, Vodafone, D2, Orange France, SFR, Orange UK, Vodafone Omnitel, Telefonica Movies and China Mobile. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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