Magic Lantern Group Forms Strategic Partnership with Longtime Disney Executive
October 05 2004 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Magic Lantern Group Forms Strategic Partnership with Longtime
Disney Executive NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magic
Lantern Group, Inc. (AMEX:GML),
(http://www.magiclanterngroup.com/), a leading international
distributor of educational content and third-generation, digital
content and e-delivery solutions, announced today that the Company
has formed a strategic partnership with Bill Scollon, an
award-winning media professional and longtime Walt Disney Company
executive. Bill is an internationally recognized media professional
who brings more than 25 years of experience in successfully
creating, developing, and producing educational products for The
Walt Disney Company, ABC-TV, and Public Television. As the former
Director of Disney Educational Productions, Scollon molded the
department into a vertically integrated profit center by creating
award-winning programs, expanding distribution, and leveraging
existing assets into new platforms. During his 16-year tenure with
Disney, Scollon was responsible for producing more than 125
live-action and animated programs distributed around the world to
more than 100,000 schools and 15,000 libraries. Magic Lantern Group
President and CEO Bob Goddard stated, "Bill's expertise with market
leaders provides us with a tremendous asset in identifying and
pursuing profitable sales channels and partnerships that can
significantly grow our video and digital services business. One of
Bill's first projects will be to spearhead the production of
broadcast-quality programming and original digital content.
Utilizing Bill's mastery at producing educational market phenomena,
including Disney's Bill Nye the Science Guy series, Bill will help
us create and execute innovative programs initially focused on the
science educational market. Through our collaboration, Magic
Lantern Group will become a producer of its own digital and
broadcast quality programming for the first time in our history.
This marks a significant and tremendous new area of growth for the
Company." "I am excited to be working with the team at Magic
Lantern Group," says President of Scollon Media Arts, Bill Scollon.
"Their commitment to quality and innovation provides a strong
foundation for the expansion of their business worldwide." Bill
Scollon is the founder and director of Scollon Media Arts (SMA),
headquartered in Burbank, CA. SMA is a one-stop shop for
professional services related to product development, research,
marketing, and evaluation of educational videos and DVDs, software,
multimedia products, websites, and print-based learning products.
For more information, call 818-424-4856 or email . About Magic
Lantern Group, Inc. Magic Lantern Group, Inc. is a leading, global
distributor of learning videos serving more than 10,000 schools,
libraries and social agencies in North American and international
markets. With 40,000 programs from 300 world- renowned producers
including Disney Educational Media, Schlessinger, Annenberg/CPB and
Cerebellum Corporation, monterey media and CTV Television, the
Company's educational products include: Magic Lantern InSite(TM), a
digital streaming video product for schools, libraries and
universities and TutorBuddy(TM), an at-home e-learning product for
students and teachers. Leveraging its position as one of the most
highly respected brands in video educational delivery, the Company
is pursuing multiple sales verticals to maximize total revenues.
Magic Lantern Group operates several, complementary subsidiaries:
Magic Lantern Communications, a global distributor of video content
to schools, universities and libraries; Magic Vision Digital Media,
Inc., an emerging provider of on-demand sports entertainment,
health and business digitized content; Sonoptic Technologies, a
leading provider of online, next-generation digital technology
solutions; and Parasol Video, an online digital video library
enterprise for worldwide educational markets. Contact Information:
For Investor Relations, contact Gary Geraci, National Financial
Network, 781-444-6100 ext. 629, email: and visit:
http://www.nfnonline.com/gml/. At the Company, contact Lorraine
Villa, Executive Assistant to the CEO, , 800-263-1717 ext.2450.
This Press Release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. The company has tried, whenever possible, to identify
these forward-looking statements using words such as "anticipates,"
"believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "potential"
and similar expressions. These statements reflect the company's
current beliefs and are based upon currently available information.
Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause
the company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ
materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements.
The company undertakes no obligation to update or advise in the
event of any change, addition or alteration to the information
catered in this press release including such forward-looking
statements. Contact: Gary Geraci Investor Relations, National
Financial Network 781-444-6100 ext. 629 Lorraine Villa, Executive
Assistant to the CEO, Magic Lantern 800-263-1717 ext.2450
DATASOURCE: Magic Lantern Group CONTACT: Gary Geraci, Investor
Relations for National Financial Network, +1-781-444-6100 ext. 629,
; or Lorraine Villa, Executive Assistant to the CEO of Magic
Lantern, +1-800-263-1717 ext. 2450, Web site:
http://www.magiclantern.ca/
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