Contract Update
28 October 2003 - 8:10PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3697R
Entertainment Rights PLC
28 October 2003
28th October 2003
Entertainment Rights PLC
BarbieTM of Swan Lake debuts at Number 1
Entertainment Rights Plc, one of the UK's leading media groups specialising in
the ownership of high quality children's and family programming, characters and
brands, announced today that the new home entertainment release BarbieTM of
Swan Lake has debuted at Number 1 in the UK following its release on 20 October.
BarbieTM of Swan Lake is currently:
* Number 1 in the UK Video & DVD Children's chart
* Number 1 in the All Category UK VHS chart
* The number 1 selling children's DVD - DVD sales are up by an
impressive 107% on the last release, BarbieTM as Rapunzel, after the same
period of time.
Entertainment Rights currently has long-term television and home entertainment
contracts for all three Barbie(R) animated feature length films; BarbieTM in
the Nutcracker, BarbieTM as Rapunzel and BarbieTM of Swan Lake. The company has
sold television rights to over 90 countries to date and worldwide (excluding
North America) home entertainment sales for BarbieTM in the Nutcracker and
BarbieTM as Rapunzel have exceeded 5 million units.
Mike Heap, Chief Executive of Entertainment Rights Plc, commented: "The sales
numbers and chart positions for the debut of BarbieTM of Swan Lake reflect our
highly successful strategy of establishing our own home entertainment division,
Right Entertainment, to maximise revenues from our owned and third party brands.
We fully expect the international sales of BarbieTM of Swan Lake to replicate
the tremendous popularity of the film in the UK and look forward to continuing
our successful relationship with Mattel on further entertainment properties."
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Mike Heap,
Chief Executive
Ross Kester PR Executive
Entertainment Rights PLC Tel: 020 8762 6200
Tim Spratt/Michelle Morton
Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113
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