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

2008-10-30 09:06:08

HUNDREDS QUEUE FOR CHANCE TO BE THE NEXT SUPER SOCCER STAR!

http://supersoccerstar.com.my/news.php?id=11

ahhhh,I see:

Kaupthing Capital Markets Division sold to management, re-named and re-launched
Singer Capital Markets Limited

Singer cm


Led by Tim Cockroft, Chief Executive of Singer Capital Markets Limited (formerly Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Capital Markets Limited, "KSFCM"), agreement has been reached with the administrators of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Limited to acquire the entire share capital of KSFCM not already owned by its management and staff. With effect from Thursday 30 October 2008, Singer Capital Markets will resume all trading and market making activities under the mnemonic "SING".

http://www.kaupthingsingers.co.uk/Pages/3663?NewsID=4082

The Youtube SuperSoccerStarShow Channel now has 419 videos! I would guess the idea is to get as many of the would be soccer stars their few minutes of fame and thus encourage voting.

http://uk.youtube.com/user/SuperSoccerStarShow

China had 1.2 million China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) users in October, reports Sina quoting China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (CSMBC) on Wednesday. CMMB users are expected to reach 10 million by the end of 2009 and 50 million in 2010, said CSMBC.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television established subsidiary CSMBC in early September to take charge of CMMB operation.

http://www.cn-c114.net/579/a356764.html

It would appear that there are now 4152 registrations for Super Socer Star!

There are now 4402 registered for the Super Socer Star show.

The first stage is to whittle the initial group down to 300 finalists for the try outs on 15th November,this first stage is by text voting.

Hmmmm,the Apollo's Pad website is down (Ed-not that old chestnut!) which may or may not prove interesting.

The fact that GON have a partnership with USA based Dragonfruit Studios which initially involves the licensing of two of Galleon's multi-platform properties IE Super Soccer Star and Apollo's Pad.

From the link below they are going to "relaunch and manage Apollos Pad on a global basis",this does add a little bit of excitement but of course this may be next year and have nothing to do with website being down today.

All good fun! :-) Please dyor ect ect ect

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/10/06/newscolumn6.html?b=1223265600%5E1711140&brthrs=1

There are now 4544 registered for the Super Soccer Star show.

Nice bit of blue,I see.Not sure why though,perhaps an explanation will unfold as the day progresses.

Or not! :-)

Anyway,relating to post 1470 there are now 616 videos with most being of individual contestants showing off their skills.

Compared to the Apollo's Pad Youtube Channel,SSS has roughly three times the viewing figures over the same time period but just a rough guess though.

There are now 4576 contestants registered for the Super Soccer Star show and as said before,the first stage is to whittle the initial group down to 300 finalists for the try outs on 15th November,this first stage is by text voting.

There are now 4608 contestants registered for the Super Soccer Star show,just out of interest. :-)

And the Apollo's Pad website is back on after it went on walkabouts for a few days ,can't see any changes though.

Of interest:

Facebook's boost for TV ratings

A&E Television Networks director of international digital media Fabienne Fourquet (below) explains how social networks are changing the way people consume video.

The other night as I was watching an old James Bond movie on my home theatre while browsing Facebook, I found myself turning my attention away from my giant living-room wall TV to the tiny videos on my friends' Facebook pages, from a user-generated video someone made for my wedding, to a funny Sarah Palin/Hillary Clinton Saturday Night Live skit, to music video clips from everyone's iLike favourite bands.

Obviously, despite the screen size injustice, it was still easier for my attention deficit disorder self to muse upon the wonders of 'online video snacking' than to get into the quite complicated Bond plot where I can never quite understand which girl is the villain. And as I was wandering between video screens, I began wondering how the relationship between TV, online video and social networks is evolving and changing the way we find and watch video.

Here's what we can learn on the web about this topic:

More than 27 million UK internet users (78% of the total UK internet audience) viewed 3.2 billion videos online in June 2008, which represents an astounding 118 videos per UK internet user (ComScore, September 2008).

Interesting factoid: Surfing for porn has dropped to about 10% of online searches from 20% a decade ago, and the hottest internet searches now are for social networking sites (Bill Tancer's new book Click: What Millions of People are Doing Online and Why It Matters).

In 2008, a 55.9% increase in online video ad spending clearly indicates that this is a viable advertising channel (eMarketer, August 2008).

In 2007, the audience using social networks has increased by two-thirds in the Middle East and Africa, 35% in Europe and one-third in Latin America (ComScore, August 2008).

Video views and social networking are two online activities that are experiencing a huge boost and creating a lot of buzz these days. Both activities demonstrate strong measurement in terms of 'time spent,' currently the best online metric, and for delivering a targeted, quality audience.

This translates into highly coveted eyeballs for advertisers and higher CPMs for publishers. Needless to say, getting a video into people's inboxes or onto their social network home pages is the Holy Grail for TV digital marketers.

Most recently, A&E created a Facebook game to promote the real-life series Parking Wars, about the men and women of the Philadelphia Parking Authority. The game, in which each player owns a street corner and can ticket their friends' cars and become a Parking Mogul, was the only marketing support behind the season-one launch.

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

Galleon Taps Whyles to Lead "Skunk fu"

Publish date: Nov 7, 2008

Galleon Holdings has pegged Adrian Whyles as business development director, which includes overseeing the launch of the "Skunk fu!" toy line in the U.K., Europe and America.
Whyles previously worked for Hasbro where he was involved in branding and licensing projects for BeyBlades, Star Wars, Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop.
"His appointment comes at a time of aggressive growth for Galleon with our first ever 'Skunk fu!' toy line about to launch," says Stephen Green, chief executive officer of Galleon. "His wealth of international licensing and family entertainment expertise will make him an invaluable asset to expand 'Skunk fu!'s' branding and licensing activities."
Kids' comedy-action TV series "Skunk fu!" is set to launch U.S. and U.K. toy lines in January.

http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/Entertainment/Galleon-Taps-Whyles-to-Lead-Skunk-fu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564124?ref=25

There are now 4678 contestants registered for the Super Soccer Star show and as said before,the first stage is to whittle the initial group down to 300 finalists for the try outs on 15th November,this first stage is by text voting.

One other point worth a mention is that all 293 pages are populated and not just blank pages.

Super Soccer Star Kick Off and Carnival

Get your calendars and highlight 15 November NOW!

Padang Majlis Sukan Negara is where you want to be with your friends and family on Saturday.

Super Soccer Star has lined up a fun-filled day for all in conjunction with the show�s official kick off.

There will be games, yummy food stalls, and activities organized by Super Soccer Star official partners and sponsors, such as Adidas and Samsung.

Three hundred boys who have registered and with the highest number of votes will get this once in a lifetime chance to impress everyone with their football skills�in front of a panel of judges and camera crew to boot!

If you are lucky, you may even get a chance to be on TV!

Come and show your support alongside hundreds of others. We look forward to cheering on the Super Soccer Star hopefuls with you!

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

Yet another update :-)

There are now 4760 contestants registered for the Super Soccer Star show and as said before,the first stage is to whittle the initial group down to 300 finalists for the try outs on 15th November,this first stage is by text voting.

Not sure if this is legit or not but of interest:

Production Manager - See original job posting at Mandy.com
Galleon Holdings PLC - London

We are looking for a Freelance Production Manager/ Senior Producer experienced in reality television for a new 13 part reality series to be filmed in Russia (with Russian participants and a Russian crew). Candidates must have experience within the Russian market, including contacts and be able to understand the language. Initially candidate must be able to ...

http://www.indeed.co.uk/job/Production-Manager-at-Galleon-Holdings-PLC-in-London-c786a8d9a4e490be


The above would fit in with the last Trading Update and SSS:

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.

http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200810070700082141F.html

And from the above:

"Galleon is in advanced discussions regarding a second series of the show on a national platform across China"

That will be on a platform similar to Hunan satellite with a reach of 400 million homes or bigger! Which would be nice! :-)

While looking at the 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.


Will have to check but is it not unusual for AIM companies to mention the 'close period' like that?

Hmmmm,there is definitely something brewing me thinks,hmmmmm

Edit-Or not :-)