Wallace & Gromit US Agreement

Zoo Digital Group PLC 24 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 ZOO Digital Group plc, today announces that it has partnered with Snap TV, a US DVD games production and distribution company, to publish its interactive DVD game Wallace & Gromit 'Curse of the Were-Rabbit'. The agreement is a landmark one for ZDPL 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, in partnership with Aardman Animations and Universal Pictures, will release its first non-quiz DVD game based on the Wallace & Gromit film and using DVD-EXTRA technology 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 the world's first and most complex non-quiz interactive DVD game using DVD-EXTRA technology, but also because it marks the first time that ZOO have broken into the US market. Through the release of the game into the US we expect to agree further licensing deals in the North American market.' Enquiries: Ian Stewart CEO, ZOO Digital Group plc 0114 241 3700 James Chandler/Helen Thomas Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0747 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 ('ZDPL'). 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 ('ZDPL') ZDP focuses on the publishing and distribution of interactive entertainment products across multiple platforms such as interactive DVD, PS2, Xbox, GBA and PC. About Snap TV, Inc. Snap TV is an interactive games company based in Los Angeles that produces and distributes DVD games. Snap TV has produced a broad line of DVD game titles across a range of genres including sports, entertainment and kids learning games. Snap TV's current titles include NCAA Football and Basketball DVD Trivia Challenge, Eco-Rangers: Animal Kingdom, and Trivideo: 20th Century. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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