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

CW (TheCW4Kids)

http://www.4kids.tv/show/skunkfu/characters

I haven't looked at the USA cartoon/animation forums for a couple of months now but done the rounds tonight and what an amazing shift in posters response to Skunk Fu!

Lets hope the enthusiasm continues and another series is asked for nay demanded! :-)

Thought this was worth a post,not for any real reason other than it's sincerity,think that was the right word-lol

http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/09/20/kontemporary_kartoons/

AXA S.A have been buying in,sorry topping up:

http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200810141556178266F.html

From the last Interims dated 27 June 2008:

"We have also signed a development deal for another popular show, Mysti, with Planet Nemo, a leading French production company in the kids sector. We hope this will enable us to develop a more multi-territory treatment of the next TV series. Sokator-442, a comedy action fantasy targeted to children aged 6-11 years old, continues to attract strong interest in Europe. We have pre-sale offers in Germany, Australia and Scandinavia and are focusing on bringing in one more key territory to give the property the critical mass that it needs."

I wonder if Sokator-442 will get a mention after MIPCOM,GON will be doing the rounds to find the last key territory,I'm sure.I wonder if the USA could be the last region with Dragonfruit Studios and all.May even get two on board as I've always thought China was favourite............

Hmmmm,this is very interesting and nicked from over the road:


"yaki - 15 Oct'08 - 12:52 - 13858 of 13862


MIPCOM 2008 site list two registered GON attendees, so looks like that the Chairman and CEO are not there

RAMACHANDRA Mahesh
Global Director of Entertainment
DUNNE Len
Managing Director


Interesting that our new US partner is attending as well

KOZIOL Michael
CEO
+ Participants list (1)DRAGONFRUIT STUDIOS
Country: U.S.A."

Time to dust off one of my favourite articles :-)

But first a little bit of history regarding Socator-442,the IP or concept was brought with Len Dunne and Stephen Green when they joined GON.

17/01/2005- Galleon Final Results

Acquisition and Board Appointments

In line with our strategic policy for acquisitions I am pleased to announce the
acquisition of the entire share capital of Green and Dunne Limited, a company
with two IPR projects, the development of these properties has already started
in Los Angeles. Our team at J Christopher Entertainment will shortly deliver
first designs and story springboards.
The acquisition provides us with the opportunity of working with two industry
heavyweights and I am delighted to also be able to announce that Stephen Green
and Len Dunne, have today accepted their appointment to your Board of
Directors.
Stephen Green is an expert in both license acquisition and exploitation with an
excellent track record in the UK and internationally with global brands.
At Chorion plc, as director of brand operations he was a senior member of the
management team and responsible for the commercial planning and exploitation of
all their brands.
He previously worked as licensing director for Hasbro Consumer Products for
five years, with strategic and commercial responsibility for acquiring
international licenses and exploitation of Hasbro brands. This involved working
with global brands in Pre-School, Boys, Girls and Family programming including
Bob the Builder, Star Wars, Monopoly, My Little Pony, Action Man and a number
of sports brands such as Manchester United and Formula 1.
Len Dunne has expertise in product and brand development with 15 years
experience in marketing both in the UK and the USA.
At Chorion plc, as director of brand development he was also a senior member of
the management team with responsibility for strategy planning, research, new
acquisition identification and evaluation, and content development and funding.
He previously worked as director of marketing and global brands at
Entertainment Rights plc. Prior to that he spent six years at Hasbro where he
held several roles both in Europe and the USA including global director of
marketing - Boys Action. He had global responsibility for Transformers, Batman
toys and the US launch of Pokon toys.
Collectively Stephen and Len have direct experience of building successful
entertainment brands in key categories and channels globally. These include TV,
Theatrical Releases, Home Entertainment, Publishing, Multimedia, Toys, Games,
Live Events, Sponsorship, Partworks, Merchandising, Third Party Promotions,
Direct Marketing, On-Line and Retail.
Stephen Green will become Chief Executive Officer and Len Dunne Managing
Director of Galleon Holdings plc.
Their appointments further demonstrate that our strategic re-positioning of
Galleon during 2004 has great appeal to the industry.

11 April 2005

"Galleon, the intellectual property owner, developer and manager is delighted to
announce the introduction to its portfolio of a new intellectual property,
which has been developed by the Company's recently acquired subsidiary, Green
and Dunne Ltd.
The property, provisionally titled `Project Sport,' would consist initially of
52 half hour episodes incorporating animation and live action aimed at boys. It
is anticipated that the property, involving a global sports theme, will feature
internationally renowned soccer stars who have already indicated their desire
to be involved. It has been developed using UK and US writers and animators
under the direction of J Christopher Entertainment, Galleon's LA based studio."

"The Project Sport property was conceived by Stephen Green and Len Dunne, CEO
and Managing Director of Galleon. The pair have worked together both at Hasbro
and Chorion. At Hasbro Stephen Green was responsible for license acquisition of
entertainment properties and out licensing of Hasbro brands while Len Dunne
managed Action Man, Transformers and Batman. At Chorion, where the pair was
part of the management team responsible for the turnaround of the business,
Stephen Green managed global marketing operations while Len Dunne was
responsible for TV animation development."


And finally the article (Ed-about time)

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/sep/sep384.php

I think that GON have sent the three best people they could possibly send to MIPCOM to gain deals whether it be Sokator-442 or others.

Not sure how accurate this is and I have posted this before but here it is again about Mahesh Ramachandra:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mramachandra

Regarding Dragonfruit Studios I have posted what I think is some good background info.from post 1328 onwards.

and regarding Len Dunne along with the whole team,I think you just have to look at how GON has changed in both content,vision,size and SP,enough said! :-)


I'd have to double check but if I remember right Apollo's Pad was the other IP that Green and Dunne Limited brought with them when joining GON.........

If these pictures for Sokator-442 don't have an Eastern slant then I don't know what does:



If by the end of this year we don't receive any updates I think I will have to put this IP to bed me thinks.Just looks so good visually and an ideal format for the Chinese or any market in my opinion and wholly owned by GON!

and me final thought on Sokator-442,if you read this thread can we have a 'VERY' prefixing the 'SOON' as it must be two years now! :-)

http://www.sokator442.com/

not sure on sokator 442 banj

I think that Galleon are putting a big effort into the game show format.

They can probably see the cash benefits of trying to drive yunbo and
phoenix. The yunbo will bring instant cash to the table if positioned in the
right direction.
Banj you are the man for recent rns's.
The really big one for me was the add on bit about Yunbo doing all billing for
one company.
I will go have a look.

rns 7.7.08

In the yunbo share issue it mentioned the 60% growth.

Looking at it do we think it means 60% overall or 60% mnth on mnth. ie 100k mnth 1
mnth 2 160k mnth3 220k mnthe4 280k mnth 5 340k mnth 6 400k.

If the later we could be in for a massive shock.[i think they meant the former].

Afternoon cc

I fully take on board your view on S-442 and you may well be correct.
And yes Yunbo generates near instant revenue once a show it's linked to is aired,which is great!

As far as the 'since the acquisition,Yunbo has grown its average monthly revenue by approximately 60% and now is the tenth largest mobile service provider in China'

Hmmm,not sure but can't see it being 60% month on month although that would be nice :-)

It must be as it says the average has been raised by 60% which is still very good.Then the question has to be asked how much revenue does it take to be the tenth in the whole of China?

Supersoccerstar.com.my

is up and running.

looks good

200 boys have already registered via sms

unlimited number can join

but only the 300 with the most sms votes get to show off their skills

might not find the next DB but for sure if 1000 register there will be plenty
of votes cast.

1st show 18th dec.

Cheers cc,

I thought the next show would be more polished and in English too,looks very good!

Yes,not massive revenue generating but it's building up and improving on the brand!

PETALING JAYA, October 13: Chelsea FC and British reality show giant, Galleon Entertainment, have teamed up in their search for Malaysia's next teen football idol.

Galleon has created the Super Soccer Star Malaysia reality TV series that promises participants an adrenaline rush on the football field, and heart pumping behind-the-scenes drama for home viewers.

Registration for Super Soccer Star Malaysia starts this October 13. Those aged 13 to 16 years can apply by texting 'SSS REG' to 37788, or by logging on to www.supersoccerstar.com.my.

Mahesh Ramachandra, Galleon's Global Director of Entertainment, said he expects applications from thousands of young Malaysian footballers whose dream is to play among some of the world's best young football talents.

"Four finalists will visit the Chelsea FC Youth Training Academy in London to be assessed by Chelsea's coaching staff, alongside other young international football talents. The final winner, selected by public vote, will be rewarded with a training stint in the Academy," he said.

Super Soccer Star is co-produced by Galleon and its local production partner, Nafalia Corporation Sdn Bhd. It will air on RTM2 at 9.00pm every Thursday, from December 18. The season will run for 13 one hour episodes till March 2009.

Chelsea FC is Super Soccer Star's official football partner worldwide. In Malaysia, the reality TV series is supported by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Ministry of Youth & Sports (KBS).

"Galleon is very excited to be working with Chelsea FC and RTM with the support of FAM and KBS to roll out the Super Soccer Star Malaysia reality TV series to a new country in Asia.

"The series was a phenomenal success as a national show and talent hunting platform when it premiered in China last year. We expect the same success when Super Soccer Star hits the screens in Malaysia too," Ramachandra said.

The partnership between Chelsea and other local partners was confirmed by Peter Kenyon, Chief Executive of Chelsea FC, who was in Malaysia this year in conjunction with Chelsea FC's 2008 Asian Tour.

"Super Soccer Star will be the most talked about football reality show in the coming months and a fantastic opportunity to expose our young football talents," enthused Mohd Najib Hj Jaafar, Executive Producer from Nafalia Corporation Sdn Bhd.

"The show's objectives are not just to find the best teen footballer, but also the kid with the most star quality. The focus of this reality TV show is on fun and entertainment with a strong celebrity component," added Ramachandra.

http://supersoccerstar.com.my/news1.php

MIPCOM biz shows no sign of downturn

Emerging markets help boost attendance

By Elizabeth Guider

Oct 16, 2008, 07:56 AM ET

"We had record attendance and we have some very important emerging markets, Johnson explained, putting particular emphasis on Russia -- whose participation grew by 100% -- and on the Mideast -- where it was up 50%. He pointed to the enormous capital earmarked for media investment in the former, and a $100 million program partnership just inked by Abu Dhabi with National Geographic as indications of the growth opportunities in those regions."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie35802bf9befd1a9eb952ef0fdba4b88


Above relates to post 1401

""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."-If you have followed GON and the way things pan out then these deals if made will probably be announced end of this year/early 2009."

Just a passing thought,I wonder if we will see Mahesh Ramachandra doing a few interviews soon? Although we see him in the above post (Edit-the one above the above) he has generally been very quiet which if you look back at his other work, before GON,it's very unusual for him to be so!

I see GON/Phoenix are also running a competition alongside the regular voting route and all via SMS,which is nice! :-)

http://supersoccerstar.com.my/sms_contest.php

Terms and Conditions regarding SMS

http://supersoccerstar.com.my/img/T&C.pdf

Just lobbing this here for future ref.


Web 2.0 Summit


and

http://www.web2expo.com/

The way I read into the PepsiCo third-quarter 2008 Results is that it looks good for future Croco orders to increase their brand awareness and sales:


PepsiCo Reports Third-Quarter 2008 Results

Oct. 14

PepsiCo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Indra Nooyi, said, "In the third quarter, our worldwide snacks and international beverage businesses performed well once again. We had solid top- and bottom-line results in the face of a challenging macro environment and the most difficult quarterly comparisons on commodity cost inputs. We were adversely impacted by continued weakness in the U.S. liquid refreshment beverage category, which resulted in disappointing performance in our domestic beverage business. We are taking important steps to revitalize our beverage portfolio."


On its quarterly earnings call today, the company will discuss its Productivity for Growth initiative. Nooyi said, "While we can't control the macro economic situation, we can enhance PepsiCo's operating agility to respond to the changing environment. To do so, we are implementing a broad-based productivity program, which we expect will produce $1.2 billion in pre-tax savings over three years. The majority of the savings will be invested in our businesses. A primary focus will be restoring growth to our North American beverage business. At the same time, we will increase our investment in developing markets, make selective investments to continue growing our global snacks business and accelerate our global R&D initiatives to help secure our future innovation pipeline. We firmly believe that now is the time to invest in our future growth."

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=78265&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1209173&highlight=

Pepsico Website

along with:

Croco Worldwide wins 2.35m deal with PepsiCo

Published date: 30 July 2008

Croco Worldwide, part of the UK-based entertainment media company Galleon Holdings Plc, has received an order valued 2.35 million from PepsiCo. Galleon said the first commission covers the materials and associated manufacturing costs.

The global consumables manufacturer intends to drive promotions on a worldwide basis. The product, which cannot be named for competitive reasons, has already been tested successfully in several markets.

"Adding a third product IP to 'Blasterz' and 'Roks' will help us as we expand our distribution by territory and channel," said Galleon CEO Stephen Green.




PepsiCo has worked with Croco Worldwide in the past on other on-pack promotions


http://beverage.foodbev.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?contentId=1296