INTELLIGENT INVESTING WITH BANJO,well sort of! (Ed-hmmmm-lol)

Galleon Holdings plc has three key divisions:Galleon Entertainment for entertainment type IP,Croco Worldwide for product IP,Phoenix for interactive TV services for broadcasters in China/South East Asia which includes Robot Information Technology (Lushy Assets ('Yunbo')) who are a wireless interactive platform service provider in China who will work alongside Phoenix to enable GON to hold on to a greater part of the generated revenue and so increase the profit margin......think that's the plan! :-)

This makes Galleon Holdings a 'One Stop Shop' to develop and complete new and existing IP's.

Financial PR Redleaf Communications


WEBSITES/LINKS


Galleon Holdings


The Galleon Group of Companies

Galleon Entertainment
Phoenix
Robot Information Technology
Croco Worldwide

Websites associated with GON

Dragonfruit Studios
Super Soccer Star-2nd Roll out-Malaysia
Fortune 5
Skunk Fu Website
Skunk Fu Merchandise-UK
Skunk Fu Merchandise-USA
Apollo's Pad>
The Hunt for Miss Apollo
Sokator442 Web Page
Mysti Web Page


Toy Shelf-website that appears to get updated regularly
Qube Media-Web Marketing/Production for Apollo's Pad
Lavish
Cake Entertainment
Cartoon Saloon & Their Skunk Fu Blog
FATKAT Animation Studios
Good Story Productions-The Series Producers for Apollo's Pad
Copernicus Studios Inc
The Internet Movie Data Base (Skunk Fu)


GON ANNOUNCEMENTS (updated-26/01/09)

CLICK HERE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM 2006 TO LATEST PLUS OTHER BITS AND BOBS


Acquisition of Phoenix Investment Global Limited, Placing of Shares and Confirmation of Total Voting Rights-23/10/07
Galleon to buy China's Phoenix Investment for up to 5.5 mln stg UPDATE-23/10/07
Galleon Receives Supply Order for Latin America-25/10/07
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (Ashcourt) 31/10/07
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (Imagination Holdings Limited) 07/11/07
Interactive TV Agreement with TV3 - Malaysia's largest broadcaster 09/11/07
'Skunk fu!' - Global TV placement 12/12/07
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (Cheyne) 13/12/07
Change of Adviser 17/12/07
Interactive TV Agreement with Metropolitan TV and CH 9 21/01/08
Results 30/01/08
Acquisition of Wireless Interactive Platform Service Provider in China 20/02/08
Galleon launches Soccer Show in China with Chelsea F.C. and Guangdong TV Sports channel 03/03/08
AGM Statement and Partnership with RDF Media 02/04/08
Galleon Holdings sees H1 revenues higher than previous full year 02/04/08
Skunk Fu! Breaks into US-27/05/08
Launch of Toyline in the US and Appointment of Licensing & Distribution Partners-09/06/08
Syndication of Super Soccer Star in Shanghai region-23/06/08
Interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2008-27/06/08
Agreement with Hunan Television in China-07/07/08
Roll-out of latest product IP-14/07/08
New Product Order-29/07/08
Agreement with MMTV in China-14/08/08
US distribution agreement for Skunk fu! toyline-19/08/08
Strategic US Partnership-17/09/08
Co-production agreement for Super Soccer Star in Malaysia & terms agreed for Super Soccer Star in Indonesia -29/09/08
Trading Update-07/10/08
First Earn-Out Payment - Yunbo 13/10/08
BAFTA Nomination & Appointment of Subsidiary Director-17/11/08
UK distribution agreement for Skunk fu! toyline-27/11/08
Yunbo launches Chinese lottery mobile application-10/12/08
Preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2008 (Issued 19/01/09)
Acquires stake in US strategic partner-26/01/09

Latest News/Events

SUPER SOCCER STAR STARTS WEDNESDAY 7 JAN 2009.DON'T MISS IT!

CLIK HERE FOR SOME BACKGROUND INFO.ON Michael Koziol and Melissa Honabach (DRAGONFRUIT STUDIOS)

26th June 2008 Galleon – And Its 'Edgy' Strategy by Tom Bulford

And while at MipTV:

Galleon Holdings to unveil 'Super Soccer Star' at MipTV '08

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/mar/mar322.php

Galleon - Going it alone

Stephen Green CEO - Galleon
April 2, 2008

Galleon has chosen not to go down the master toy licensee route with its latest property, Skunk Fu. Here, CEO Stephen Green explains why he made that choice and what benefits the firm is now reaping...
Galleon is a distinctive vertically integrated company that gives us the ability to develop a toy line in house. Our toy company Croco strategically focuses on developing and supplying toys and games to be used as premiums in the global food and drink markets.

I think we are in a market where everyone is looking for something new in the children's entertainment sector, but when the new trend or property is spotted, people are nervous because they dont know what to benchmark it against.

In the case of Skunk Fu we have a brand that already has fantastic TV placement and some huge ratings coming through in the UK and the US. However, like all distinctive brands, it is a bit different in the way it mixes action and comedy with Eastern themes and aesthetics.

This makes toy companies slow to react as they are not sure on the execution. We are perfectly clear as to what the toy line should be, so in order to short circuit the whole process we used Croco to source and develop the Skunk Fu toy line.

In addition, we are used to working to food grade standards on a global basis, so have a very tight control on production, quality assurance, time lines and logistical fulfilment.

As we predicted, once you show how the Skunk Fu brand can come to life as a toy product, the overall potential of the brand become obvious. It isnt necessarily a strategic step for us but more a tactical use of resources. Brand owners and managers in the entertainment sector need to have more control over key assets like TV, websites, publishing initiatives and, in the case of a boys action property, the toy line.

I dont think its unusual in this respect but what is refreshing is that the response we have had from retailers, toy companies and licensees is that it is exactly what they wanted to see from a representative of the brand. This suggests that this may be a model to be employed more and more in the future.

http://www.toynewsmag.com/opinion/24/Galleon-Going-it-alone

Very interesting and refreshing views from Mr Green which I believe shows they have a well thought out and positive direction regarding Skunk Fu.GON also hold the licensing rights so any products via other manufacturers will still bring in revenue.

I think GON have seen the change in the market place regarding traditional toys/merchandising and the profits that can be achieved.

In my opinion the market place has and is changing in quite a dramatic way!

The advent of computers for every child/teenager whether connected to the internet fully/partially or even not at all and along with mobile phones and the communication aspect to friends and all makes the electronic world a much more exciting world for the younger generation!

You just have to see how well the virtual pets went down,was it ten years ago?

The more I read Mr Greens article the more I understand the way GON as a company are heading,this may not be apreciated by the old school as yet and I quite understand that but what we are seeing is a company keeping up with the trends,times and looking to the future too!

Up the Boro! 3-1 ? Well,they should have won-lol

Galleon Holdings Plc is a UK-listed media company with a strong & rapidly growing presence in Asia.

Due to our rapid business expansion, we are urgently seeking the following position to be in-charge of the Finance team for our toy factory in Dongguan and HK office.



Finance Manager (Dongguan) Post Date: 05 Apr 08



Responsibilities:

Responsible for all-rounded finance matters for the factory
Establish procedures, internal controls & systems; set up company policy and monitor compliance.
Restructure finance team, recruit high caliber staff and reallocate accounting work
Prepare monthly financials, management reports, cash flow forecast for UK headquarter requirement.
Produce project costing and overhead absorption to assist pricing purpose
Implement Accounting Software or probably ERP system
Purchasing control procedure and inventory management
Take care of statutory audit, tax & company secretarial matters.
Other ad-hoc accounting assignments or management reports to UK
Requirements:

Degree holder in Accountancy, Finance or related discipline
Professional qualified with a minimum of 7-10 years of experience in manufacturing operations, preferably gained in sizeable multinational companies or Big 4 CPA firms
Solid experience in China manufacturing operations
Proficient in Microsoft Office; and experience in implementing accounting software an advantage
Initiative, independent, resourceful, fast-paced, able to accept challenges and grow with the company
Good interpersonal skills and able to deal with different levels of people
Strong communications skill with high proficiency in both written and spoken English, Mandarin and Chinese.
Substantially stay in Dongguan factory (~4 days) and also monitor HK office (~1 day)
This is an excellent opportunity for high caliber candidates to develop their career in a high growth company.



We offer 5-days work, attractive remuneration package and staff benefit to the right candidate. Interested parties are encouraged to send your detailed resume with current and expected salary to our email address AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: hr-recruit@phoenixglobal.tv

http://www.jobsdb.com/HK/EN/Job.asp?R=JDB165564494

Posted on the 'Dark Side':

Page 50 75 and 76

http://pvevent1.immanens.com/en/pvPage2.asp?puc=002053&pa=1ν=2&dv=

A few links updated a few hours ago via the GON website:

http://www.footballshow.com.cn/fs/home.html

Adidas in sponsorship or advertising role:

http://www.adidas.com/cn/shared/home.asp

http://www.phoenixglobal.tv/

http://show.sports.qq.com/

hi bjm,
long time since i posted, i hope you are well.
nice to see that grey line of yours getting ever closer.
interesting.
good llluck.
please give my regards to the lady and the owls.
best regards
jkd

p.s.
with apologies to the log.
hopefully gracefully accepted.
regards
jkd

Evening jkd,
Yes,I'm tickety boo thank you.

Not sure why I put the grey line in now,anyway it's unusual and adds character to the chart! :-)

Ahhhh,the Log Lady,I certainly will do.

Nar.At which point an owl flies past Mick's window!

That stunned to see a poster I have forgot what I was going to do now...........


Edit-remembered,it was to put Phoenix in the 'Websites and Links' bit.

Looks good to me:

Note both Phoenix and GON on blue board.

GON's website has been updated with a trailer (no,not the towing kind) for Super Soccer Star which is part of their sales pitch to other territories along with bringing advertising opportunities on-board.

Looks good to me,I especially like the way the Galleon logo is animated at end,very creative! :-)

http://www.galleonent.com/

"Revenues for the half year 2007/2008 will exceed that
of the previous full year."

"Part of our strategy is to grow our pipeline into the
region through the interactive services that we provide to the broadcasters.
Currently we provide interactive services to 5 broadcasters and we aim for this
to be at least 10 broadcasters by the end of the year.

Strategically we will leverage this network and business model by co-producing
with South East Asian and Chinese broadcasters on mass market interactive
entertainment brands."


"We have agreed to launch a second Galleon entertainment property with another
leading Chinese broadcaster in 2008. We will announce more details on this once
the broadcast schedule is confirmed."


"Partnership with RDF Media

Having validated the pipeline and demonstrated the flexibility of our business
model we have sought access to a library of entertainment content and production
expertise that we can exploit within China and SEA. To this end we are delighted
to announce that Galleon has entered into an agreement to work with RDF Media to
co-produce a select number of shows with leading broadcasters in China
leveraging the best of RDF creative content and Galleon's business model and
expertise in executing these shows in the territory."


http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200804020701343711R.html

The Lady with the Log has a few things to say:

"My log hears things I cannot hear. But my log tells me about the sounds, about the new words.Even though it has stopped growing larger, my log is aware."

"The Owls have been seen heading to the East,for they are wise!"

It's all coming to pass with GON maybe helping to sort the China/Tibet issue in some small way........I have posted the Twin Peaks theme mainly through the Lady with the Log along with the following clip years before GON's China/SEA interests!
Obviously I may be reading too much into this (Ed-errrr just a bit!) but very strange and yet interesting at the same time,you must agree?

Twin Peaks: Tibet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9kejvxRokg

The Annual Results for RDF Media are due next month,might make interesting reading!

Of interest,well to me anyway :-)

Video payback

Online video advertising may still be a fraction of the overall internet ad market but with rapid growth projected, competition is heating up. Microsoft is stepping up efforts to claims its slice of the action in Europe through MSN Video. Jonathan Webdale reports.

YouTube recently began beta testing AdSense for video in the US and AOL's Platform A launched its own video advertising product a week before its parent snapped up Bebo for a cool US$850m.

A few weeks earlier, Yahoo!, which will soon unveil is Apex ad platform, paid US$160m for internet advertising and online video specialist Maven Networks, while itself being in the midst of a US$44.6bn takeover bid from Microsoft.

Yahoo! and Microsoft are still at odds after the initial offer was rejected. In the meantime, John Mangelaars (below) isn't talking about Yahoo! No one at Microsoft is, officially (apart from CEO Steve Balmer via leaked letters).

"Online video has exploded in the past year and we're seeing growing competition for consumers' eyeballs as traditional media companies and new players enter the game," he says. "As advertisers follow these eyeballs, online video advertising is expected to be the fastest growing ad category on the web for the foreseeable future."

MSN's online video ad business has grown by 150% in the past year across EMEA, and Mangelaars is determined to make the portal and the Windows Live environment preferred destinations for major advertisers launching online video campaigns.

"There are over six million Europeans who regularly watch video through MSN and the number of video streams is growing at over 60% every month. The audience reach and engagement is attracting an increasing number of big brands across Europe," he says, citing Disney, Vodafone and BMW as examples of those that have recently run ads on MSN Video.

Core to drawing such big names is building partnerships between MSN Video and companies that can bring the kind of content users will want to watch and that advertisers will want to be associated with. Even in the US, where the MSN audience is 10 times the size of the UK version's 22 million monthly visitors, these collaborations were initially a struggle, however.

Partly out of frustration at the way in which the studios were hanging onto online rights to their programming, Microsoft launched an initiative called MSN Originals, bringing in the likes of Reveille and LivePlanet to produce original online series with advertisers heavily integrated. The initiative has yet to be replicated anywhere else but in the meantime content owners' attitudes to online distribution partnerships have thawed somewhat.

This recently resulted in Europe-wide agreements with MTV Networks International and Sony BMG, making clips from shows such as Pimp My Ride, Punk'd and South Park plus a string of music videos available via MSN Video. This followed a wide-ranging US$500m advertising and content agreement stuck between MSN and MTV parent Viacom in the US in December.

Mangelaars believes the ad formats offered by MSN Video - a mix of pre-roll and contextual ads around the video player - are less disruptive than others being trialled by rivals - with more being developed by Microsoft's AdCenter Labs. Content owners get a split of the revenues, and for the time being MSN Video is restricting its offering to clips rather than full-length shows.

This feature continues online. For the full version plus access to the rest of C21Media.net click here. To read it in the April edition of FutureMedia magazine, request a copy here.





C21's FutureMedia Weekly: Crunch


Americans tune into web TV
Kaan Yigit (below) is president of Toronto-based Solutions Research Group and study director for two ongoing trend surveys of technology and consumer behaviour branded Digital Life America in the US and Fast Forward in Canada. Here he shares his findings with C21.

Nearly 80 million Americans - 43% of the US online population - have watched one of their favourite TV shows on the internet at some point in the past, up significantly from 12 months ago when that figure was just 25%.

A full 20% of the American online population said they watch TV on the web on a weekly basis, and that's ahead of the 14% who say they take advantage of cable's video-on-demand offerings.

Our Digital Life America tracking study interviewed 1,150 online Americans in November 2007 and compared the results with a similar survey taken in October 2006. We saw a significant increase in the number of people getting their TV fix on broadband - whether via streaming or downloads. There are a number of reasons for this.

The first reason for the growth of broadband TV is the law of large numbers - more people have access. The number of US homes with broadband connections hit the 60 million mark in early 2008 (compared to only 37 million digital cable households with VoD access) so it's not surprising to see that more Americans are consuming broadband TV than ever.

Second is availability of content, legal or otherwise. All major network websites (as well as many cable channels in the US have most of their line-ups available for streaming. One in five (21%) visits to network sites are to stream a specific show. Top major network TV shows viewed on the internet include Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, Ugly Betty, Chuck, CSI and House.

And while it's below the radar, a significant amount of TV content is easily available for download via peer-to-peer sites, a favourite source of TV in particular for the 15-29 age group. A recent article on Torrentfreak.com suggests that some episodes of popular TV shows such as Lost or Prison Break get up to 10 million downloads per episode. This is consistent with our research where we find that at least 20% of online Americans in the 20-29 age group use a torrent site on a monthly basis (and over 30% use Limewire).