DQE - Jungle Book Makes the Journey From Far East to Far West - Korea to Canada

DQE - Jungle Book Makes the Journey From Far East to Far West - Korea to Canada

HYDERABAD, India, July 8, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DQE, the animation, gaming, live action entertainment production and
distribution company, is pleased to announce the signing of two exclusive
broadcast agreements with The Education Broadcasting System (EBS), the Korea
based broadcasting company and Canada based Tele-Quebec, for "The Jungle
Book", DQE's home grown 3D animated TV series.

Under the terms of the agreement, EBS has exclusive free-television
rights to broadcast the 52 x 11 minutes animated series in the Republic of
Korea for three years.

Tele-Qubec has secured exclusive free-television rights to broadcast the
series in French language (also titled Le Livre De La Jungle in French) in
the French speaking Canadian regions.

The DQE Jungle Book 3D TV series has already been secured for television
broadcasting in 160 countries involving the Disney multiplex of channels, ZDF
TV for Germany and German speaking Europe , TF1 for France and French
speaking Europe, Noga TV for Israel, Al Jazeera for Arabic states, BBC for
Great Britain and many more covering 160 countries while NBC-Universal have
secured several important territories globally for home video - sales and
distribution.

Tapaas Chakravarti, Chairman and CEO of DQE said: "We are delighted to be
working alongside two new and important strategic international partners to
help further enhance the value of our Jungle Book franchise.

EBS free TV in Korea and Tele Quebec free TV in French speaking Canada
have extensive reach in their respective regions. This will add tremendous
value to our Jungle Book 3D TV series and this enhanced visibility will fuel
consumer products, licensing and merchandising, publishing as well as home
video entertainment deals. Hence both these deals are of tremendous strategic
importance for our group. We believe that we have chosen the right partners
to bring this wonderful property to children in these regions."

Stanley Oh, Acquisitions Executive, Educational Broadcasting System EBS
Korea said: "We at EBS have kept our eyes on DQ Entertainment's path to
present glory. We respect very highly DQE's strong presence in the animation
industry worldwide and do not hesitate to share its passion and future as a
business partner. 'The Jungle Book' shall be the first cornerstone on which a
more stable relationship can be established. This programme is fulfilling the
precious educational standards and virtues EBS has cherished along with a
superb storyline and fabulous animation."

Lucie Leger Director of Children and Family programs, Tele Quebec, Canada
said "Tele-Quebec has acquired The Jungle Book because we really liked this
lovely animated series, inspired by the classical stories from Rudyard
Kipling. The Jungle Book is beautifully drawn and also provides a rich,
colourful and funny content."

About DQE:

DQE is one of the leading producers of animation, visual
effects, game art and live action entertainment content for the global media
and entertainment industry. DQE has produced/co-produced and distributed
iconic brands such as Iron Man - the first 3D animated TV series, Twisted
Whiskers, Mikido, Casper, Pinky & Perky, second season of Large Family, third
season of Mickey Mouse Club House, First and Second Season of Madagascar TV
Series and Fanboy & Chum-chum for Nickelodeon, USA and is now co-producing
properties like The Little Prince and Little Nick with major international
broadcasters and producers. DQE has a library of over 400 hours of
international programs for distribution and licensing globally for TV, home
entertainment, merchandising and publishing.

DQE's home grown production in Hi-end 3D, 'The Jungle Book' is
in production as a 52 episode animated series and a 60 minute TV feature in
co-production with international majors including TF1 and Moonscoop , France,
ZDF Group, Germany and is to be released world-wide in 2010. Toomai-The
Elephant Boy which is a live action TV series is in development in
co-operation with international broadcasters, while several Indian IPs like
Mysteries & Feluda, Omkar, Balkand I, II and III with International
Broadcasters have had a successful run.

DQE is also developing a series of animated short films for
television in collaboration with French production companies Method Animation
and MK2. DQE, Method Animation and MK2 announced the production and worldwide
distribution and exploitation of an animated version of 104 six-minute
episodes inspired by the legendary film icon Charlie Chaplin's Hollywood
films.

DQE has received several international awards including an
EMMY for Tutenstein TV series, 11 Emmy nominations, The UK Broadcast Awards
2010, Sichuan TV Festival International "Gold Panda" Awards, Cartoons on the
Bay awards, The E & Y Entrepreneur of the Year - 2009 India Award and many
others.

DQE's production facilities are based in Hyderabad and Kolkata
and it has international sales representatives in Los Angeles, Paris and
Tokyo. With a workforce of approx 3500 permanent employees DQE has a global
client - partner base of over 90 producers, distributors, broadcasters and
licensors including Walt Disney Group, Universal Pictures, Nickelodeon
Animation Studios Inc., Electronic Arts, Marvel Comics, American Greetings, ,
BBC Group, M6/ France TV Group / TF-1 - leading broadcasting and Distribution
groups from France, ZDF TV and ZDF Enterprises - leading Distributors/
broadcaster and global distributor from Germany, ABC Australia, Al Jazeera -
Arabic nations, Disney Channels - Asia, Cartoon Network Group and many more
world-wide.

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About EBS

EBS is a public broadcaster in Korea that provides cultural and
educational programs nationwide. EBS-TV is a flagship channel of EBS, which
aims at providing the best nature & cultural documentaries, and quality
children's programs such as world class animation. EBS also has three
satellite TV channels, EBS plus1(for high schoolers), EBS plus2(for children
and middle schoolers), EBS English and EBS-FM as well.

EBS has a long history of creating nationally and globally recognized
educational programs. It is recognized internationally, as an educational
public broadcasting system that is reforming global educational media as a
whole. Leading the children and preschool field, EBS is broadcasting
excellent educational content. Over the years, EBS has developed characters
that have been loved by generations of kids and still popular with Korean
children of today.

About Tele-Quebec

Tele-Quebec is a French language public educational television network in
the Canadian province of Quebec. All programming on Tele-Quebec is in French,
though there are a few shows and movies that are presented in the original
language (predominantly English), with French subtitles. Tele-Quebec also has
a 25% stake in the French-Canadian arts specialty channel, ARTV; they are
also one of the partners in the TV5 Quebec Canada consortium. Their
activities are especially designed to develop a taste for knowledge,
encourage learning, promote cultural and artistic life and to reflect
regional realities and diversity of Quebec society

Contact

DQ Entertainment (International) Ltd.
Sumedha Saraogi
+91-40-2355-3726/27
sumedha@dqentertainment.com

Source: DQ Entertainment

Contact: DQ Entertainment (International) Ltd., Sumedha Saraogi, +91-40-2355-3726/27, sumedha@dqentertainment.com

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