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

One of these days I'll make a music thread up!

The Stooges guitarist found dead

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7814150.stm


The Stooges/I Wanna Be Your Dog

You little liar Mick ;)

Anyway, he said

fair play Mick...this chart looks really interesting now...if it can break 25p it look slike it is on the way up.

gonna keep an eye on this...nae idea what they do and not really interested but chart looks tempting now

:P

Evening chocolat,

Don't want anything to do with Treble,very nasty person or his character is,filtered full time with no loss to me.

Quite right, no loss - and no gain - but I think a tattoo is called for.

Wonder if 'fair play mickissippi' will fit on his boabie?

lol,not bothered he's just a simple day trader by the sound,no offence...........

Classic footage of Iggy with some time warping commentary..........

Iggy Pop & The Stooges- TVEye 1970 (Cininnati Pop Festival)

RIP,Ron Asheton

A few profit takers on todays rise,nothing wrong with that obviously but I believe we will see further rises before Results,just my view though.

Pondering mode-

Not sure why the SP has rallied so much on low volume to be honest but the drop was overdone earlier in year,saying that other stocks have shown similar patterns.

It will be interesting to see how the SP travels leading up to the Results along with subsequent volumes.

Very exciting company to hold shares in with a lot going on through 2009 and with the soon to be announced Results obviously being a major key for future direction.

Please do your own research before buying and if unsure wait until the Results are out,I'm showing a near 20% gain and more than able and happy to hold (added a few last year) for at least a 100% gain before selling half.......Just have to see how it all pans out.

Think I'll end me days posts with me favourite songs from now on,how's about that for originality! :-)

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot Video

lol...he loves me really

yours faithfully
the simple day trader

Down but still up type day!

Posted over on the 'Dark Side' this morning:



Friday, January 09, 2009, 02.55 AM

In search of Malaysia's Super Soccer Star

By Kamarul Yunus


Nafalia Corp, a local production house, has teamed up with Britain's Galleon Holdings to launch Malaysian version of top UK football reality show for teenagers

THE stage is set for 20 young Malaysian footballers to show off their skills and agility, with the hope of one day making it to the top European professional leagues, particularly Chelsea of the English Premier League fame.

The boys have been shortlisted as finalists for Malaysia's version of a top UK football reality show, Super Soccer Star. These football students, aged between 13 and 16 years, underwent training and trials late last year to make the cut for the finals of the reality show.

To make the reality show possible, Nafalia Corp Sdn Bhd, a local production house, teamed up with Galleon Holdings plc, a listed British producer and distributor of multiplatform entertainment properties.

Last October, both companies signed a co-production deal to launch a Malaysian version of Galleon's football reality Super Soccer Star show on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM).

Galleon will work with Nafalia and RTM to produce 13 episodes of the show, which was to be launched at prime time on RTM beginning yesterday.

Nafalia executive director Farid Khaleeque Ahmad said the reality programme is a national initiative as it also received the support of government, ministries and agencies like RTM, Youth and Sports Ministry, Tourism Ministry, Information Ministry and Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).

Chelsea FC is the global sports partner for the Super Soccer Star programme, with FAM being the co-sponsor for this series.

Super Soccer Star is an interactive family-oriented talent show to find the next teen football star. The format provides a mix of football and entertainment and includes a host of interactive applications and activities for the home-viewing audience.

The show will generate revenues from mobile and online voting, sponsorship, advertising and branded merchandise.

Through Galleon's representative, Horizon Multimedia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia and second in Asia after China to introduce this reality programme.

Horizon Multimedia managing director Gerald Tan said Malaysia was chosen to run the show as it is considered an important hub for Chelsea.

"Chelsea FC identified Malaysia as big staging point for the show to bring to other countries in the region. Galleon has already done agreements with Indonesia and Vietnam to bring this show to these two countries by 2009.

"The company is also talking with other countries in Europe like Ukraine and Russia as well as the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates," he said.

He said Galleon also hoped its cooperation with Nafalia will continue to bring more quality reality showsto Malaysia.

"We want to create a niche and make a brand name in Malaysia as well as the region," he said.

Farid said the finalists will be put though vigorous training on the field and in the classrooms.

"The boys will also be playing matches with several teams to test their skills. A team manager on the show oversees the matches and the boys, and eliminates them from the show weekly. A coach will motivate and encourage them," he said.

From the 20 boys, Farid said, the final four will be chosen during Episodes 11 and 12 and the Super Soccer Star will be picked during the last Episode 13, scheduled to be aired live in April.

He said the lucky four finalists will have the chance to fly to London, where they will attend a Barclays Premier League game, tour London and also visit Stamford Bridge (home ground for Chelsea's team) as well as meet top personalities from Chelsea FC.

"The winner, who will be crowned the Super Soccer Star, will come back again for full training at Chelsea's Academy," he said.

Farid said the winner is allowed one week to prove in front of top scouts or coaches, including Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, that they have what it takes to get into the training academy.

"Even for English boys, it is difficult for them to get into the academy. Through this process, it would be fast tracking the future career for our footballers. This is part of efforts to uplift the standard of Malaysian football," he said.

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/kdnafalia/Article/index_html

What is interesting about the article in my opinion,other than giving a good insight into the show is the following:

Galleon has already done agreements with Indonesia and Vietnam to bring this show to these two countries by 2009.

"The company is also talking with other countries in Europe like Ukraine and Russia as well as the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates," he said.

He said Galleon also hoped its cooperation with Nafalia will continue to bring more quality reality showsto Malaysia.

"We want to create a niche and make a brand name in Malaysia as well as the region," he said.



From the last Trading update (7 October 2008):

"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."

Trading update-7 October 2008

From last night and carrying on the theme,my favourite song for today is........

The Velvet Underground-Sunday Morning

Hmmm,obviously adding a song on an evening doesn't go down too well with ye olde SP!

Anyway,this thread has no bearing on GON's SP as there's only me that reads it-lol

So,just for my pleasure here is 'Song to the Siren' I only heard Tim Buckley's version a couple of years ago so will post both.

This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren

Tim Buckley - song to the siren

Skunk-Fu Toys
Authentic toys from the hit TV series Skunk Fu!

Skunk and the other valley animals, led by Panda, thwart Dragon's efforts to overtake their valley with his Ninja Monkey minions. Historically Dragon and Panda were friends, but since Dragon became trapped, he perceives the valley residents as the reason for his downfall, displacing the responsibility of his own actions, and seeks to destroy them. Panda sees Skunk as crucial to saving the valley and endeavors to teach Skunk, who often tries to circumvent laborious Kung Fu training, only to learn the value of the initial lesson from the consequences of his actions.

Coming in 2009! Get on our mailing list for updates! Skunk Fu toys by Zizzle.


http://www.atamaii.com/skunk-fu.html

http://www.atamaii.com/anime.html

Better late than never,been one of them days as Tuesdays can be!

Anyway,



Date: 13 January 2009

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

Embargoed until: 0700hrs

Galleon Holdings PLC


Notice of Results

Galleon Holdings plc (AIM: GON), the AIM listed entertainment media company developing and producing multi-platform properties with a focus on emerging markets, will announce its preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2008 on Monday 19 January 2009.

An analyst briefing will be held at 0930hrs on the day at Redleaf Communications, 11-33 St John Street, London, EC1M 4AA. Analysts wishing to attend should contact Mike Ward at Redleaf on 020 7566 6700 or mw@redleafpr.com.

-Ends-

http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200901130700145136L.html

A bit general but of interest:

Chinas media remains bullish
By Kathrin Hille in Beijing

Published: December 30 2008 20:47 | Last updated: December 30 2008 20:47


According to Zenith Optimedia, the media buying division of Publicis, global advertising spending is expected to fall 0.2 per cent next year, with the North American market contracting by 5.7 per cent. But spending in China is still expected to grow by 13 per cent.

That would be in line or even faster than this year. In the first 10 months of the year, advertising revenues in China were up 14.7 per cent over the same period last year, and for the whole year the growth rate is expected to hit 12 per cent, according to CTR MediaIntelligence, an ad market research firm affiliated with China Central Television, the main state broadcaster and the countrys biggest advertising seller by revenue.

Newspapers are having an exceptionally good year, after enjoying more than 20 per cent growth in the first 10 months of 2008.

While that is unlikely to be sustained in 2009, industry executives expect ad revenues from hard-hit sectors such as real estate or automobiles to be replaced with new revenues from companies selling lower-priced consumer goods.

New revenue streams from cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, insurance and electric goods will make up for what is breaking away, says Mr Liang.

Jason Brueschke, an analyst at Citigroup, argued in a recent report that many multinationals viewed China as one of the more attractive markets in 2009 on a relative basis, and that many domestic Chinese companies cared about market share as much as, or more than, profitability. He also pointed to Chinas fast growing urban middle class as another reason for optimism.

Many Chinese companies efforts to build brands of their own are also fuelling ad spending.

Signs of this momentum were already visible last month when China Central Television secured record prices in its auction of prime-time advertising slots for next year.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5b30d50-d69d-11dd-9bf7-000077b07658.html

Less than one hour of trading left before Results on Monday with breath taking trading volumes so far!