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

Spoke to soon there,I see!

Anyway,

Galleon's "Soccer Super Star" to Air in Malaysia

Publish date: Sep 29, 2008

Radio Television Malaysia will air Galleons Soccer Super Star on prime time in January 2009.

Through the agreement between Malaysias Nafalia Corporation Sdn Bhd and Galleon Holdings, 13 episodes will debut in the country in the new year, as well as online recruitment and TV promotion in October.


Super Soccer Star is a family reality series to find the worlds next soccer star. The show is produced in association with the Chelsea Football Club. It was recently launched in China and already has many sponsorships, live and online events, and branded merchandise.

Recently, the U.K.-based Galleon joined forces with Dragonfruit Studios to debut Super Soccer Star in the U.S.


http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/Entertainment/Galleons-Soccer-Super-Star-to-Air-in-Malaysia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/554621?contextCategoryId=9995

BLE 08: Galleon seeking further licensees

Samantha Loveday Oct 2 2008, 12:33pm

Skunk Fu and Apollo's Pad shown to industry at two day event.
Galleon Entertainment has made its animated kids property Skunk Fu and its young adult multi-format property Apollo's Pad available to licensees.

The Skunk Fu franchise has already been a hit in key territories, with the toy lines due to roll out in the UK and US in 2009. In addition, last month Dragonfruit Studios in the US licensed the exploitation rights to Apollo's Pad. The deal is to generate broader distribution across global digital entertainment networks, brand integration with the property, characters and music videos, plus to grow the property's community.

Apollo's Pad is a series of over 100 webisodes set in the fictional Apollo's Pad nightclub, with a cast of characters modelled after different musical genres. The series takes classic music tracks and adds humour and animation.

Skunk Fu, meanwhile, launched on BBC1 in July 2007, premiering in the US in September of the same year. The licensed merchandise began to roll out last year with home entertainment giant Warner Music Group signing the first UK DVD licensing deal.

http://www.licensing.biz/news/1970/BLE-08-Galleon-seeking-further-licensees

Ahhhhhhhhh,I see now and must be losing my touch :-)


From above post:

"Skunk Fu and Apollo's Pad shown to industry at two day event."

and

"BLE08"

Completely forgot about Brand Licensing Europe:

And GON's stand was the same size as Lego,Manchester United and bigger than coolabi and RDF,not sure if size is important though! :-)

Floorplan

Re Post 1371 and Mipcom:

I posted this in the header a few days ago but thought it wise to post that GON,Galleon Holdings or Galleon Entertainment don't appear to be exhibiting this year but I'm sure they are attending!

As it points out in the header Planet Nemo,Xilam and Cake Entertainment are exhibiting.

OMG,crikey and a lolloping lolz t'boot..............what's happened 'ere?

Never got around to GON,I'm actually showing a loss now! There's too many positives for the SP to be at this level for long.Will have to have a good look around tomorrow....gaaawd,I mean later tonight-lol

Date: 7 October 2008

On behalf of: Galleon Holdings plc ('Galleon', 'the Company' or 'the Group')

Embargoed until: 0700hrs


Galleon Holdings PLC

Trading update



Galleon Holdings plc (AIM: GON), the AIM listed entertainment media company developing and producing multi-platform properties with a focus on emerging markets, provides the following update on trading for the year ended 30 September 2008, prior to entering its close period and ahead of the announcement of its preliminary results in January 2009.

The Group has made good progress during the year and full year results are expected to be at least in line with market expectations.

The acquisition of Phoenix, at the end of the last financial year, and Yunbo, in February this year, have enabled us to make significant strides in rolling out our multi-platform entertainment properties in China and around South East Asia. Since the acquisition Yunbo has grown to become the tenth largest mobile service provider in China.


During the year we have formed operational relationships with several Chinese broadcasters covering different provinces across China. These agreements include co-production of Galleon's entertainment properties, Super Soccer Star and The Limit, syndication of the first series of Super Soccer Star, broadcast of Galleon's 'Play Along Gameshow' (PAGS) formats and interactive TV services, provided by Yunbo.

Galleon continues to build on the success of the first series of Super Soccer Star, which broadcast on Guangdong TV Sports Channel in China earlier this year. In addition to the syndication of the first series to other regions in China, Galleon is in advanced discussions regarding a second series of the show on a national platform across China. New series are planned for Malaysia and Indonesia, which are all expected to be broadcast during 2009. The US rights have recently been licensed to Dragonfruit Studios, an original content studio focused on multi-platform entertainment properties, which plans to launch the show in the US during 2009. In conjunction with the global sports sponsor of Super Soccer Star, Chelsea Football Club, Galleon is conducting negotiations in several other territories in South East Asia, Europe, Russia and the Middle East, building a global entertainment brand.

The Limit, an interactive, family-oriented shopping game show and Galleon's second show to air in China, is scheduled for broadcast in the Chinese New Year on Hunan Satellite, a leading broadcaster with a reach of 400 million homes.

Apollo's Pad, an interactive entertainment property aimed at a young male audience, offers online and mobile users a unique, broadcast-quality comedy entertainment show. Over 100 episodes, set in the fictional Apollo's Pad nightclub, have been produced to date. The music catalogue, which forms an integral part of the offering, is supplied by Sony BMG and EMI. The US and certain global rights to Apollo's Pad were recently licensed to Dragonfruit Studios, which will support a broader global roll-out and increased brand sponsorship.

Following the first distribution agreement in the US for the Skunk fu! toyline with Zizzle Toys in August this year, the toys are due to go on sale in the UK and US in spring 2009 in retail outlets including Tesco and Target. The Skunk fu! series is currently broadcast in the US on The Cartoon Network as many as three times per day during the week and on the weekends it is shown on the Kids WB Network and has been running on BBC1, CBBC and S4C in the UK since July 2007. The toyline has been created by Galleon's Croco Worldwide division and is another demonstration of how Galleon is able to exploit its' entertainment properties across multiple platforms.

Stephen Green, CEO of Galleon Holdings, said:

'The Company is delighted to report that trading for the year to 30 September is at least in line with expectations. We have a number of hit shows under our belt and have demonstrated that we have a robust platform and infrastructure in China and South East Asia. We are heading to MIPCOM, an international audiovisual content trade show next week with an attractive slate and are well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities this will present. We remain confident of the Group's outlook for the coming year.'

i think big news out soon.

Evening chamcham,
There is definitely a feeling of more to come from GON,happy to wait.

Great trading statement today,I thought and to be positive and up-beat in these times,for any company,is an achievement in itself!

Maybe your 'big news' will coincide with MIPCOM?

yes big news will come soon

I'll have to try and find out how big 'tenth' place actually is,sounds very good,imo.


"Since the acquisition Yunbo has grown to become the tenth largest mobile service provider in China."

This pertains to the whole Asia-Pacific area but of interest:

Who are the Fastest Growing Operators in Asia-Pacific?

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33945.php

The problem with the comment below is that I find it impossible to gather any info.regarding Yunbo!I know there are hundreds of service providers in China but the tenth largest!..............I would have thought I could gain some info!

"Since the acquisition Yunbo has grown to become the tenth largest mobile service provider in China."


This is old news but relates to the initial deal assisted by IFIC Inc.

Sole Financial Advisor to Yunbo Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Changshai)

The leading online-media service supplier in China

Successful sale to Phoenix Investment Global Limited in Feb,2008.

http://www.theific.com/other/IFIC%20Inc.%20(Text%20Version).pdf

Carrying on from the above post it's alright letting the major holders know why 29p per share during the £8million placing last year was a good thing and I'm sure it will bear fruit for all but I for one would like further info.on Yumbo as in figures that justify a top ten place for mobile service providers in China!

My guess and this is a wild one-lol that Phoenix Investment Global Limited that bought Yunbo is going to be either snapped up by one of the majors for huge amounts or more likely go into partnership...................

If Yunbo are indeed as has been officially stated in the past (about six months ago) one of the fastest growing providers in China then they won't be allowed to carry on as such without some sort of offer being put on the table..............in my view.

Very exciting times and I do appreciate getting info from China is and always will be a hefty task for anyone,including me-lolz

I'm not 100% sure on this but could GON sell say 50% of Phoenix Investment Global Limited to a major China company and so still keep a vested interest in the goings on?

It would free up some money to hit Russia and surrounding areas while still making an impact in China and the USA during 2009? I'd better shut up as I'll be here all night deciding which way GON are going to go,if anywhere!Can't fault their progress so far,apart from the reflection in the SP but I can live with that during these silly times.

Edit-The above was just me rambling but may have a certain truth within....who knows.

Just to clarify about GON's house broker before I go delving:

Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander put into administration
The Treasury has confirmed that a UK division of Icelandic bank Kaupthing has been placed into administration.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/3158973/Kaupthing-Singer-and-Friedlander-put-into-administration.html

This from yesterdays trading statement is very interesting:

"In conjunction with the global sports sponsor of Super Soccer Star, Chelsea Football Club, Galleon is conducting negotiations in several other territories in South East Asia, Europe, Russia and the Middle East, building a global entertainment brand."

An American view of the deal:



Friday, October 3, 2008
Marketing & Media


Dragonfruit scores million-dollar licensing deal

A pair of global entertainment properties are coming to America, thanks to an Atlanta-based production studio.

Dragonfruit Studios LLC has signed a million-dollar partnership with London-based media company Galleon Holdings Plc that involves the licensing of two of Galleons entertainment properties, Super Soccer Star and Apollos Pad.

Dragonfruit is the latest venture of Michael Koziol and Melissa Honabach, founders of interactive agency Ant Farm Interactive. Galleon distributes entertainment properties in emerging markets, particularly China and Southeast Asia, and is the company behind the animated kids show Skunk Fu, which airs daily on Cartoon Network.

Currently broadcasting on the Guangdong TV Sports Channel in China, Super Soccer Star is a family-oriented reality show designed to identify the next soccer star from around the world. Apollos Pad is an online animated sitcom targeting the young male audience.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/10/06/newscolumn6.html

Banj

we had a distressed seller

the stock is now cleared.

I expect yunbo news soon and the sp will hopefully recover.

one insti took the 1m.

once these markets settle we hopefully will find true value.