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

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!

On the face of it a very good set of Results with a very positive outlook for 2009! dyor ect ect ect

Highlights:

Adjusted profit before tax* of 861,000 compared to an adjusted loss before tax* of 167,000 for same period last year

Group revenue up 170% to 12.1 million (2007: 4.5 million)

Positive EBITDA of 1,056,000 compared to 169,000 in 2007

Multi-platform Entertainment infrastructure established in China and South East Asia,including the acquisition of Yunbo in February, now the 10th largest mobile service provider in China

First global Multi-platform Entertainment Property (MEP), Super Soccer Star, launched in China, now rolling out to rest of the world

* Adjusted Profit/Loss Before Tax is before charges for the impairment of goodwill and share option
expense

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

I am delighted to report Galleon's financial results for the year ended 30 September
2008. The Company has made good progress in executing its media strategy in the
emerging markets, particularly China, which has generated our first annual adjusted
profit before tax* of 861,000 compared to an adjusted loss before tax* of 167,000 for the year ended 30 September 2007. Revenue is up by 170% to 12.1m for the year.


Outlook

2008 was a transforming year for Galleon and we look forward to another exciting
year ahead. Media in China is set to grow further in 2009 particularly in
TV advertising, mobile and online. We believe that this will continue to create
revenues for entertainment that is successfully distributed across these various
platforms throughout 2009.
We have a proven infrastructure in China giving us access to TV, online, mobile and
retail channels. We will continue to drive revenues from this growth market by
developing new global MEPs with Chinese partners or by facilitating access to this
territory for Western brand owners. We will be replicating this network and executing
the same model in South East Asia and the rest of the world leading the way with the
roll-out of Super Soccer Star as a brand.
With a working model and operational network established in a growing marketplace
the Group has the opportunity in 2009 to secure significant, additional long term
revenue streams. We continue to look at strategic partnerships and acquisitions in
these areas to further consolidate our unique position in the global media
marketplace.

and much more.............

Preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2008 (Issued 19/01/09)

This was spotted over on the dark side:

http://www.footballshow.com.cn/

A few pages roughly translated:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2efootballshow%2ecom%2ecn%2f

Fortune 5 is a face to face by two rival fast-paced competition to obtain a special prize and cash award programs.Each time the correct answer would be a step closer to the players from the wealth. Sunburn can be a victory in hand!
A studio for the base camp of the family entertainment 30 minutes, divided into three parts.Each part (a prize) composed of two players Participants from the audience were selected randomly.
Players will be a question by a group of issues; players goal is to answer five questions.After five issues can correct near turntable And then hand victory prizes
Players have taken part in huge amounts of cash to win first prize opportunities
All awards are sponsored items - 30 minutes every three prizes
Prizes in the conveyor belt before appearing to remain mysterious
Insert all the prizes on commercial publicity
Prizes throughout the show in front of the audience; contestants prizes direction of North Korea moved closer to

Program is divided into three parts, each part of 7 minutes
Each part there are two players
Each part there is a new prize
The correct answer to the question of the five players for the first
A winner
Shake Awards - thriller
Each set has six players (3 x 2 player / part)
The two players standing on both sides from the turntable at the same location
Each participants stood before the five-step
Moderator open storage room door prizes to be recipients of the awards show
Prizes from the conveyor belt down to the turntable
Moderator each issue in question before the selection of the type of
Moderator read out a set of issues
The two players have a "hand-ringing"
Players must know the answer when the question of ring
If the player can answer a question over to a new level
If a problem is a typing mistake players stay put
Repeat until the correct answer to one of five players problems
Each correct answer, players will be a step away from the prizes around, near the place prizes sent to Taiwan
The correct answer to the question of the fastest five players receive prizes

FY sales surge at Galleon

19/01/2009


Entertainment media firm that co-produced the Chinese TV show Super Soccer Star Galleon posted a sharp increase in half year revenue and revealed a pre-tax profit.

For the year ended 30 September adjusted profit before tax came in at 861,000 compared to an adjusted loss before tax of 167,000 the year before. Revenue for the period rose 170% to 12.1m after a strong performance in China and South East Asia.

Commenting in today's company statement, chairman David Wong said, "The multi-platform entertainment infrastructure established in China and South East Asia, including the acquisition of Yunbo in February, is now the 10th largest mobile service provider in China."

He added, "There are many exciting properties in our pipeline to be exploited during 2009 and beyond, which will see us continue to develop our presence in China, South East Asia and the rest of the of the world. We look forward to another year of growth."

http://www.cityam.com/index.php?news=28388

"This year has seen us develop business relationships with some of the key media
players other than the TV stations. This includes the larger online media players in
the China marketplace, like the portal QQ. Online portals in China have a reach of
hundreds of millions of online users and can potentially be a major channel for
distribution and revenue generation in the future. We also have a strong working
relationship with China Mobile the largest mobile phone operator."

The above is taken from the recent Results and below are some links providing information on QQ which I believe is owned by 'Tencent':

http://www.plus8star.com/Inside_QQ_Sample.pdf

http://www.tencent.com/en-us/

January 2, 2009 | Chinese instant message provider,Tencent, to theme a QQ Netbook

Also from the recent Results:

"China provides a solid base from which we can launch our MEPs globally and we will
continue to pursue and develop this strategy during 2009. With this in mind we have begun discussions with some of the larger Chinese broadcasters about strategic codevelopment and production relationships that will enable us to accelerate the roll out cycle. In particular we are developing a relationship with Hunan Satellite Channel,one of the leading entertainment channels, with national coverage reaching more than 400 million homes. The first show that we are working on with them will broadcast over Chinese New Year and we are in discussions about a second show."

Outlook

"2008 was a transforming year for Galleon and we look forward to another exciting year ahead. Media in China is set to grow further in 2009 particularly in TV advertising, mobile and online. We believe that this will continue to create revenues for entertainment that is successfully distributed across these various platforms throughout 2009.

We have a proven infrastructure in China giving us access to TV, online, mobile and retail channels. We will continue to drive revenues from this growth market by developing new global MEPs with Chinese partners or by facilitating access to this territory for Western brand owners. We will be replicating this network and executing the same model in South East Asia and the rest of the world leading the way with the roll-out of Super Soccer Star as a brand.

With a working model and operational network established in a growing marketplace the Group has the opportunity in 2009 to secure significant, additional long term revenue streams. We continue to look at strategic partnerships and acquisitions in these areas to further consolidate our unique position in the global media marketplace."


The above is also taken from the recent Results,so all in all it looks like being a very exciting 2009!

As always this is all in my opinion so please do your own research ect ect ect

It will be very interesting this year to see if Sokator-442 does eventually get off the ground,the link with SSS as stated below (from Results)holds water as they say......

Sokator - 442, a multi-platform science fiction entertainment property, has been
launched as a global multi-platform universal persistent interactive game ("MUPIG").
As well as being marketed through online gaming channels the platform will benefit
from the added exposure of cross promotion with Super Soccer Star as it is rolled
out around the world.


A little bit of background on Sokator-442 can be found from the link below:

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


Anyway,as is always the case with GON there are much bigger things going on but the above could be a huge success or just classed as added value if it materialises.

Date: 26 January 2009

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


Galleon Holdings PLC

Acquires stake in US strategic partner


Galleon Holdings plc (AIM: GON), the AIM listed entertainment media company developing and producing multi-platform properties with a focus on emerging markets, announces it is to acquire a 19% stake in Dragonfruit Entertainment, a subsidiary of its US strategic partner, Dragonfruit Studios.

http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200901260700092053M.html

Galleon buys into US market

UK entertainment rights company Galleon Holdings has paid a quarter of a million pounds for a stake in Dragonfruit Entertainment, the US-based start-up production company.

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=47212

We now own 19% of this show,which is rather nice! :-)

http://www.spookhousedave.com/

Its about a regular kid who was left on the doorstep of a haunted castle when he was a baby. There was a note attached that read Please take care of baby Dave. Monsters cannot refuse the word please, because its the magic word. So, now Dave is 11 and goes to school in town (Mt. Savage, Pa.) and leads a pretty normal life, except that he lives with monsters. Its a relationship comedy shot documentary style which means that theres a confessional where the characters get to comment on whats happening in a episode.

Spook House Dave is scheduled to launch in late January of 2009. The clip introduces the characters as they sing a modified version of a well-known Christmas Carol.

http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/23/clickable-advent-calendar-festivus-also-spook-house-dave/

aye

and your here too!

wow,I am popular.................your filtered remember-lol

hi banjo.thanks for keeping the information coming.would be great if it could rise back into the 20's of last year.it certainly seems impressive so far,hope it all comes good.

Morning fisherboy,

Well,there does appear to be a lot going on with the ever expanding GON! Not a lot of interest trade wise though,which is a shame.

famous last words-lol