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

I'll just lob this here as it might (Ed-big might) relate to Apollo's Pad in the future,maybe.....

MTV, Endemol go Dutch on comedy channel

NEWS BRIEF: MTV Networks International and Endemol Netherlands are set to launch a new comedy channel called Comedy Central Family this autumn, according to local press.

The joint venture will premier on September 1, and broadcast both Dutch comedy programmes and acquired US series. Dutch cable platform Ziggo will be the first operator to carry the channel with additional distribution deals expected.


17 Jun 2008
C21 Media 2008

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=42468

A bit of trivia,the launch show for Apollo's Pad looks to have been filmed at the Adtomic studio (Website and Online Marketing team for AP):

http://www.apollospad.com/webisodes/87

http://www.adtomic.dk/

Well...........................lol.

Not sure what's happened here,don't think it's bad news being leaked as volumes would be greater,unless there is a big sell in the background.
Last years interims were on the 19th June,for the record.

Still happy to hold (he says bravely)

Creative License: International Expo 2008

June 19, 2008
By Karen Raugust

Skunk Fu! , a Cartoon Saloon, Cake Ent. and Telegael coproduction for TG4 in Ireland and SuperRTL in Germany, was highlighted at The Sharpe Co. This is the top animated boys' action show on the BBC and is being stripped on Cartoon Network in the U.S. Galleon Holdings controls the licensing rights and showed its internally developed toy line; The Sharpe Co. handles licensing for the U.S. market. Video distributor NCircle will distribute Skunk Fu! on DVD in the U.S. The Sharpe Co.'s other animation properties include Biker Mice From Mars, which will air on 4KidsTV; Freefonix, a musical animation series; and Franny's Feet, which will be stripped on PBS Kids Sprout.

http://http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3674&page=1


Edit-Galleon Holdings also own 15% of Skunk Fu

Nice end to the day..................

Looking good :-)

"Galleon Holdings plc (AIM: GON), the AIM-listed intellectual property owner and developer in the entertainment sector, is pleased to announce the syndication of Galleon's programme, Super Soccer Star, to the Shanghai Sports Channel, part of Shanghai Media Group."

"Due to recent events in China, there has been disruption to all family entertainment shows scheduled for prime time, however, despite being off air for three weeks, Super Soccer Star remains one of the top five overall shows for the broadcaster in the Guangdong region."

"The early success of the show in Guangdong has also instigated discussions for further series of Super Soccer Star in China with satellite broadcasters as well as a new series from Galleon's Super Sports Star franchise, focusing on a new sport. Phoenix is also in discussions with potential partners in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, India and Middle East and is in final negotiations of a co-production agreement for Super Soccer Star in Malaysia with a leading terrestrial broadcaster."

"This is further evidence that Galleon is well placed to exploit the opportunity that exists in the rapidly developing broadcast markets in China and South East Asia."


http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200806230700062505X.html

Nicked from the 'Dark Side',info on Shanghai Media Group:

The Shanghai Media Group (SMG), (Chinese: 上海文广新闻传媒集团, Pinyin: Shghǎi Wguǎng Xīnw Chum Ju) under the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group (SMEG), is a multimedia television and radio broadcasting, news and Internet company. The company employs around 5,200 people, with capital assets totalling RMB 11.7 billion.

Formed in 2001, SMG is the result of a merger between the Peoples Radio Station of Shanghai, East Radio Shanghai, Shanghai Television Station, and Oriental Television Station.

SMGs core business is television broadcasting and related media entertainment services including sports, showbiz, performance arts, science and technology, and finance. The television broadcasting media consist of 11 analogue TV channels, 90 digital paid cable TV channels, a full broadcasting Internet TV service, along with 10 analogue and 19 digital radio services. The group also operates and owns 5 sports centres and 14 cultural art centres. Other areas of operation include newspapers, magazines, news websites, and audio-visual publishing.

According to a survey of AC Nielsen, eleven of the groups TV channels have achieved a market share of 76% during prime time in 2003. Revenue from advertising accounts for 10% of the commercial sales turnover in the local market. Being a producer and a publisher in the various fields of news, film, TV series, music, sports, finance, entertainment, and documentary, SMG is pushing itself towards the domestic and international Chinese-speaking market.

Through reinforcing financial initiatives, SMG is currently undergoing aggressive expansion into new areas such as pay cable TV services, programme patent sales, brand-related business, and programme innovation.

Well,they are still updating and improving the Apollo's Pad website as of tonight and i'm sure this is leading to a new theme but utilising the concept and lessons learned.

Croco has also leveraged its toy IP outside of the in-pack premium market. Our
product Blasterz has now been launched in 13 markets and is set to become a
perennial toy for the global premium market. Such has been the success of this
toy in market that in 2007 we have licensed it to global toy company Topps
Merlin to distribute it into retail the markets in the UK, France, Italy and
Germany and the first product is scheduled to be launched early in 2008 in
Italy.

http://74.52.193.82/events/main.php?g2_itemId=107753

So we gave you the top 2 scoops from Licensing with the MARVEL and BATMAN cartoon news. So what else was there to dig on...

First off, lets start with a jump into the gallery where 293 pictures await you! Next, we'll lay out a bunch of random stuff you wanted to know, but didn't know you wanted to know it until I said you'll want to know...about....this. Yea.

1. Madballs: Getting a T Shirt line and party supplies as well as series 2 and 3 of the toys coming fall of 08 to spring of 09. Can't get enough if these! Madballs.com is launching Fall of 08 with all sorts of ball madness for the men out there...and those women smiling right now.



2. Skunk Fu: The cartoon has landed on Cartoon Network and toys are on the way. Those on display at the show were made by a company out of the UK. Basic figures, fighting plush, electronic fighting figures, deluxe action figures, electronic bop bag and electronic plush all on the way.

http://www.action-figure.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23319

Good evening one and all,if you remember last time I called I gave the following prophesy- "The Owls have been seen heading to the East,for they are wise!".

Since then the Owls have returned some scared but whispered to me (along with the old Oak trees of course) these two words 'Martia Larts',the Owls are never wrong!

I just knew the lady with the log would have something to say tonight!

It's been over 30 years since Carl Douglas sang Kung Fu fighting ,yes that long so it's about time as appears to be the case that Kung Fu was re-branded for 2008/9!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJQu97_Xwiw




Remember,long term investing can be fun!

Interim results:

http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200806270700116741X.html

From todays interims:

Highlights:


Maiden Profit before tax of 355,000 compared to loss of 357,000 for same period last year

Turnover increased by 146% to 5.8million (H1 2007: 2.4 million)

Positive EBITDA of 480,000 compared to a loss of 148,000 for the same period last year

Acquisition of Lushy Assets ('Yunbo'), a mobile service provider in China, adding to Phoenix our existing Chinese operation and consolidating our China media strategy

Launch of first show, Super Soccer Star, in China, co-produced with Guangdong Sports Channel and Chelsea Football Club



Commenting on the first half results, David Wong, Chairman, Galleon Holdings plc, said:

'The first six months of this financial year have been very solid as the Group moves into a profitable phase of growth. This is a huge achievement by the management which has generated a profit in a period when they acquired and then integrated Phoenix and Yunbo in China and South East Asia.

'It is evident that we are steadily executing our business model in the emerging markets, particularly in China. Each of our divisions has continued to gain momentum and this will continue into the second half of the year. We are excited by the opportunities that we see ahead of us.'

Chairman's Statement

I am delighted to see the Group generate a profit for the first six months of the year with revenues coming from both the entertainment and the product division. In accordance with the requirements of the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange the Group is required to prepare this interim financial information under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

We have been consistent with our strategy for the entertainment division, focusing on multiplatform entertainment and interactive revenue streams in emerging markets such as China and South East Asia. We acquired Yunbo, a mobile service provider in China, in February 2008, for an initial consideration of US$3 million. This has bolstered our ability to provide Chinese broadcasters a complete media solution for multiplatform entertainment, giving us total control over the interactive content, its delivery to the consumer, data capture and the billing process. We have continued to grow our footprint in the region supplying interactive entertainment solutions to several broadcasters in China and Malaysia. Interactive entertainment revenues for this period was 1.1m compared to nil for the same period last year.

Entertainment

"Our first multiplatform entertainment property Super Soccer Star, an interactive family orientated football talent show, was launched in April with co-producers Guangdong Sports Channel and Chelsea Football Club. The show has been a huge success and is one of the broadcaster's top 5 rated shows. This has led to the show being syndicated by the Shanghai Sports Channel, which will take it to another 11 million viewers. We are in discussions with other national satellite broadcasters for a second series in China. We are also in final negotiations for a series in Malaysia and there are discussions underway in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia."

Now this is what I've been waiting for:

"Our second show, The Limit, is set to air later in the year on Hunan Satellite, a leading broadcaster with a reach of 400 million homes. Our network and operational expertise has allowed us to develop relationships with other media companies looking to gain traction in China. During this period we agreed a deal with RDF Media to co-produce a select number of their properties and represent its shows in the region."

This proves to me that GON have expertly placed themselves as a conduit to enable other ventures from both GON's own stable and others,most notably RDF Media to enable entry into this very difficult to get into and rewarding region!

Moving on to another arm of GON,the Skunk Fu DVD is on sale next week in UK,France and Australia:

On it's own not a great revenue generator but highlights the IP and Croco will benifit too!