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BKN International
BKN International AG (BKNI) was a German kids TV production and distribution company that formerly operated as the international division of BKN, Inc.
BKN International was originally founded as Bohbot Entertainment Worldwide in 1994 as part of a split of Bohbot Communications. In October 1997, the company was renamed as BKN International.[citation needed]
On October 15, 1999, BKN International split away as a stand-alone company, with it being registered in Cologne, Germany, on November 26, 1999. In December 1999, BKN, Inc. and BKN International decided to split their business in two, and in exchange for 87.5% of BKN International's common stock. The International distribution, sales, and subsidiaries (e.g., BKN International SAS) and property rights were transferred over, with BKN, Inc. retaining US rights.
On March 9, 2000, BKN International went public on the ‘Neuer Markt’ of the Deutsche Börse AG public market, with BKN, Inc. retaining a 58.194% stake in the company, which was subsequently later reduced to 39.995% and then 37.738% through the rest of the year. On June 8, 2000, BKNI acquired French animation studio Arles Animation and renamed it BKN Studios, beginning the work on a TV movie called Kong: King of Atlantis and cartoon Keystone Kops, later renamed Capertown Cops. By that month, the company was working on projects based on Journey to the Center of the Earth (later renamed as Ultimate Book of Spells) and The Invisible Man. On August 1, BKN purchased UK-based Design Rights International and formed BKN Consumer Products. On September 21, 2000, BKN acquired the international TV, video and merchandising rights for GoodTimes Entertainment's title library. On the same day, the company formed a UK-based subsidiary called BKN New Media. A project based on The Lost Continent and an original IP – The Invisible Private Eye – Detective for Hire was also planned in development.
BKN International in January 2001 acquired BKN, Inc.'s operating assets: BKN animation library (5th largest at the time in the US), Los Angeles–based animation studio, and its trademark for $28.1 million. BKN, Inc. would continue as a holding company with its BKNI holdings. Following the BKN acquisition, Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group (SPFEG) purchased a 3.8% stake in BKNI from BKN, Inc. as the company expanded into US and Asia. Under the deal, SPFE president Sander Schwartz became a member of the company's supervisory board while Allen Bohbot moved from the advisory board chairmanship to the management board's chairmanship. In September 2001, BKN formed a UK subsidiary called BKN Music, Ltd. in order to control worldwide music rights. On October 6, 2001, BKN International announced the production of a new cartoon called Legend of the Dragon as a co-production with Hong Kong–based studio Animation Enterprises for a 2002 delivery.
In November 2002, the company began a restructuring after being surrounded in a €64 Million debt in the first half of the year, and entirely shuttered their French operations alongside their US and UK operations, only leaving the respective BKN New Media subsidiaries for both regions.
In December 2003, after gaining profits again after the previous year, the company announced to secure a listing on the London Stock Exchange.
On May 4, 2004, BKN announced they would start production on their first feature-length movie - Kong: King of Atlantis and signed a North American home video deal with GoodTimes Entertainment to release the movie for a Fall 2005 release in order to cash-in on Universal Pictures' King Kong remake. An international home video deal with Warner Home Video was also announced. On May 27, the company announced a new television series called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia for a Fall 2005 delivery. In the middle of 2004, the company opened up a BKN New Media office in Singapore and signed a €1.3 million representation agreement with Hong Kong–based management company Agogo Corporation to represent its Asian-exclusive lineup alongside the BKN catalog.
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BKN International
BKN International AG (BKNI) was a German kids TV production and distribution company that formerly operated as the international division of BKN, Inc.
BKN International was originally founded as Bohbot Entertainment Worldwide in 1994 as part of a split of Bohbot Communications. In October 1997, the company was renamed as BKN International.[citation needed]
On October 15, 1999, BKN International split away as a stand-alone company, with it being registered in Cologne, Germany, on November 26, 1999. In December 1999, BKN, Inc. and BKN International decided to split their business in two, and in exchange for 87.5% of BKN International's common stock. The International distribution, sales, and subsidiaries (e.g., BKN International SAS) and property rights were transferred over, with BKN, Inc. retaining US rights.
On March 9, 2000, BKN International went public on the ‘Neuer Markt’ of the Deutsche Börse AG public market, with BKN, Inc. retaining a 58.194% stake in the company, which was subsequently later reduced to 39.995% and then 37.738% through the rest of the year. On June 8, 2000, BKNI acquired French animation studio Arles Animation and renamed it BKN Studios, beginning the work on a TV movie called Kong: King of Atlantis and cartoon Keystone Kops, later renamed Capertown Cops. By that month, the company was working on projects based on Journey to the Center of the Earth (later renamed as Ultimate Book of Spells) and The Invisible Man. On August 1, BKN purchased UK-based Design Rights International and formed BKN Consumer Products. On September 21, 2000, BKN acquired the international TV, video and merchandising rights for GoodTimes Entertainment's title library. On the same day, the company formed a UK-based subsidiary called BKN New Media. A project based on The Lost Continent and an original IP – The Invisible Private Eye – Detective for Hire was also planned in development.
BKN International in January 2001 acquired BKN, Inc.'s operating assets: BKN animation library (5th largest at the time in the US), Los Angeles–based animation studio, and its trademark for $28.1 million. BKN, Inc. would continue as a holding company with its BKNI holdings. Following the BKN acquisition, Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group (SPFEG) purchased a 3.8% stake in BKNI from BKN, Inc. as the company expanded into US and Asia. Under the deal, SPFE president Sander Schwartz became a member of the company's supervisory board while Allen Bohbot moved from the advisory board chairmanship to the management board's chairmanship. In September 2001, BKN formed a UK subsidiary called BKN Music, Ltd. in order to control worldwide music rights. On October 6, 2001, BKN International announced the production of a new cartoon called Legend of the Dragon as a co-production with Hong Kong–based studio Animation Enterprises for a 2002 delivery.
In November 2002, the company began a restructuring after being surrounded in a €64 Million debt in the first half of the year, and entirely shuttered their French operations alongside their US and UK operations, only leaving the respective BKN New Media subsidiaries for both regions.
In December 2003, after gaining profits again after the previous year, the company announced to secure a listing on the London Stock Exchange.
On May 4, 2004, BKN announced they would start production on their first feature-length movie - Kong: King of Atlantis and signed a North American home video deal with GoodTimes Entertainment to release the movie for a Fall 2005 release in order to cash-in on Universal Pictures' King Kong remake. An international home video deal with Warner Home Video was also announced. On May 27, the company announced a new television series called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia for a Fall 2005 delivery. In the middle of 2004, the company opened up a BKN New Media office in Singapore and signed a €1.3 million representation agreement with Hong Kong–based management company Agogo Corporation to represent its Asian-exclusive lineup alongside the BKN catalog.
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