Collectible Concepts --CCGR-- & The Jim Henson Company Announce Licensing Agreement for Hit Series Farscape.Business Editors DOYLESTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2001 Creating a Range of Collectible Replicas and Items for Farscape Fans Lyn Lonker, Senior Director of Production and Creativity for Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :CCGR CCGR Center for Computer Games Research CCGR Concentric Conductor with Ground Removed ) and Deb Aviles, Product Manager at The Jim Henson Noun 1. Jim Henson - United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) Henson Company ("Henson") announced today the signing of a License Agreement for the creation of a variety of merchandise for Henson's highly proclaimed hit show, Farscape. Now in its third season on SCI FI Sci fi may refer to:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Newsday. Farscape has won the Australian Society of Make-Up Artists Award and an award for Best Make-Up in a TV Drama. The first two Farscape videos, released by Columbia Tristar, have been on the top 10 sales list for the past three months. Farscape has garnered a tremendous fan following worldwide and is widely praised by critics for its feature-film quality, cutting-edge special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. and technologically innovative creature design from Jim Henson's Academy Award-Winning Creature Shop(TM) illuminate the series and plot lines. "Farscape has been one of the top TV programs this year and CCGR is excited to add this property to its distinguished list of licenses," Ms. Lonker stated. "CCGR's licensed articles will range from collector's pins, wall scrolls, replicas of the featured spacecrafts, and desktop collectibles designed from items used in the shows." Deb Aviles, Product Manager at the Jim Henson Company added, "The show's devoted fans will be thrilled to add these new CCGR designed Farscape items to their treasured collections." About Farscape Filmed in Sydney, Australia, Farscape is a natural extension of The Jim Henson Company's dedication to bringing fantasy reality to life. Farscape, which stars Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Virginia Hey and Gigi Edgley. Farscape follows the exotic adventures of American astronaut John Crichton (Browder), who is accidentally thrust into a motley band of escaped renegades who traverse the universe in Moya, a living ship, on a quest for a place to call home. The series is executive produced by David Kemper, Brian Henson, Juliet Blake, Richard Manning and Robert Halmi, and is produced by Sue Milliken and Tony Winley. Rockne S. O'Bannon Rockne S. O'Bannon (born January 12, 1955) is a television producer and writer. He is the creator of the science fiction television shows Alien Nation, seaQuest DSV, The Triangle and Farscape. serves as executive consultant. More information on Farscape can be found at www.farscape.com. The site includes exclusive imagery, screensavers, and complete information on the show and its characters. About The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company, an established leader in family entertainment for more than 40 years, is a multimedia production company; one of the top character licensors in the industry; a leading publisher of children's books; and home to Jim Henson Television Jim Henson Television is the television production arm of The Jim Henson Company. Some of the more notable television programs produced by the Henson organization include:
It was originally created as a result of the observation that the team that had been put together for The Dark Crystal was extremely hard to recreate for Labyrinth, since (TM). The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices and production facilities in New York and London. The Jim Henson Company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of EM.TV & Merchandising AG based in Munich, Germany. The Jim Henson Company website is located at: www.henson.com. About Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. Headquartered in historic Doylestown, Bucks County, Pa., Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. develops and markets unique licensed entertainment, sports, and music collectible merchandise for mass retail and online distribution. See Collectible Concept Group's corporate website for more information: www.collectibleconcepts.com. Read CCGR's Forward Looking Statement: Statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and the ability of management to respond to comments from regulatory authorities and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. |
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