Be Afraid! - Happy Tree Friends Comes To Videogames
Global cult hit Happy Tree Friends is making the leap to the videogames market as Flashman Studios represents the rights within the interactive entertainment market.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2005 -- Cuddles, Giggles, Lumpy, Flippy,
Nutty, Petunia and the rest of the gang from the global cult hit Happy Tree
Friends® will soon be appearing on a games console near you, thanks to a new
agreement between Mondo Media, Signatures Network, Inc. and Flashman
Studios.
Flashman Studios is now actively seeking publishers interested
in bringing the unbelievably cute and delightfully ultra-violent brand to
videogames and other areas of interactive entertainment. Flashman is working
with Signatures Network, the master rights holder for Happy Tree Friends®, to
represent the brand worldwide within the interactive entertainment
market.
Since it was created in 2000 as a series of animated shorts
available on the Internet, Happy Tree Friends® has grown into a global
phenomenon, spawning everything from DVDs and toys through to apparel, bedding,
stationary and accessories. Online episodes of the show attract over 15 million
views per month. Viewers around the world can also enjoy the adventures on G4,
the 24/7 videogames network in the USA and through MTV International, which
reaches over 350 million homes throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Happy
Tree Friends® has recently made the leap to mobile phones, with downloadable
games, wallpapers and ringtones now available to phone owners
internationally.
Happy Tree Friends® features the sweetest, cutest and
most accident-prone bunch of forest critters you're ever likely to come across.
Who'd ever have thought a playground, making cookies, or a simple tea party
could be so dangerous? The results are inevitably messy, gross and incredibly
funny.
John Evershed, the CEO of Mondo Media, said, “Happy Tree Friends®
is one of the few entertainment licenses that has a truly global appeal. It's
very visual, requiring little or no dialog and the outrageous humor is
universal. We're looking forward to seeing what new unfortunate situations the
Happy Tree Friends® find themselves in when they reach their first video
game.”
Matt Hautau, the Vice President of Licensing and Marketing for
Signatures Network, said, “To date there are over 25 licensees worldwide,
working with the Happy Tree Friends® brand. It is an exciting property to be
able to offer to the videogames market and we're very pleased to be working with
Flashman Studios to bring Happy Tree Friends® to the interactive entertainment
world.”
“We're very excited to be working with Mondo Media and Signatures
to bring Happy Tree Friends® to the videogames market,” said, Brad Young, the
Chief Executive Officer of Flashman Studios. “It's an almost perfect brand for
videogames. The simple, cute and hugely appealing graphical style, combined with
the very dark, clever humor and the cartoon violence provides a wonderful
opportunity for the videogames market to tap into a huge global fan
base.”
Publishers interested in finding out more about Happy Tree
Friends® can e-mail Brad Young at Flashman Studios: e-mail protected from spam
bots or call: +1 415-826-7654.
About Mondo Media
Mondo Media is an
award-winning production studio with an established 15-year track record. Mondo
Media’s expertise is animated entertainment targeted at teens and young adults
for the Internet, broadcast, television, mobile devices and games. The company’s
revenue sources include online advertising, DVD and merchandise sales, wireless
and television licensing. With a growing library of original shows, the company
is focused on reaching its core audience using the new media and technologies
that teens and young adults turn to for their entertainment. For more
information, visit: www.mondomedia.com
About Signatures Network,
Inc.
Signatures Network is the music industry's premier entertainment
licensing and merchandising company, holding the worldwide merchandising and
marketing rights to more than 125 top music artists and entertainment properties
including: Happy Tree Friends®, Madonna’s The English Roses, The Beatles/Yellow
Submarine, KISS, and Ozzy Osbourne. For more information please visit: www.signaturesnetwork.com.
About Flashman
Studios
Flashman is a full services agency providing a complete range of
services for clients within the interactive entertainment industry. The company
works with clients on a long-term basis, handling services including planning
and corporate strategy, financial services, sales, marketing, branding, business
development, negotiation, mergers and acquisitions. Flashman Studios already
works with a number of the interactive industry's most innovative and exciting
companies. Online: www.flashmanstudios.com
Contact:
Mondo
Media
Christina Chavez
Marketing Director
T: 415-865-2700
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Signatures Network, Inc.
Matt Hautau
Vice
President, Licensing & Marketing
T: 415.247.7124
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Flashman Studios
Brad Young
CEO
T: +1
415-826-7654
E: e-mail protected from spam
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MEDIA
Indoctrimat
Brian Baglow
M: +44 (0) 7747 792247
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