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Paris, Los Angeles, London 05 September 2006: Taffy Entertainment, the brand management company for leading children's and animation company MoonScoop and US-based independent animation studio Mike Young Productions (MYP), has promoted Lionel Marty to President Worldwide Distribution. The newly created position sees Marty heading television and video sales for all Taffy Entertainment's library of popular kids' programming worldwide including the MYP-produced multi-award winning Jakers!, for which Taffy holds worldwide television distribution rights, and MoonScoop's hit show Code Lyoko.

In addition, Marie Conge from the Paris office has been promoted to Senior Vice President Sales and Mevelyn Noriega promoted to Senior Vice President Sales Administration. Noriega will work from L.A on all sales administration and business affairs with Sonia de Moura in Paris as Traffic Manager.

The restructure of the sales team reflects the strong growth of Taffy's distribution and licensing business and the consolidation of its international presence. With a catalogue of over 2400 half hours of animation, its series have sold to leading broadcasters in over 160 countries around the world. The company has recently established a UK office to support its consumer products partners, as well as spearhead consumer awareness for all the company's programming brands across Europe. Taffy Entertainment will also be debuting four brand new, previously unseen shows at MIPCOM 2006: Fantastic Four; SamSam; Growing Up Creepie and I Got A Rocket! and has three completed episodes of each show for screening at MIPCOM Jr.

Benoit and Christophe de Sabatino, Co-Presidents of the MoonScoop Group said: "Lionel is a fantastic asset to Taffy Entertainment and an integral part of its success. He and the sales team have a wealth of experience and demonstrate a keen commitment to maximising the international eminence of Taffy brands. Our programming is in excellent hands at this important period in the company's growth."

"Our first year of MoonScoop and MYP working together under the Taffy distribution label has been a brilliant success. Having Lionel Marty upped to President of the group together with a team of such experienced people as Mevelyn, Marie and Sonia makes us secure in the knowledge that our vibrant raft of new programming is in trusted and capable hands" commented MYP/Taffy co-CEO's Mike Young and Bill Schultz.

Taffy Entertainment has one of the leading kids' and family entertainment libraries, encompassing some of the most successful properties and best-loved animated creations in the global television market. It will be launching four brand new shows at MIPCOM 2006: Fantastic Four; SamSam; Growing Up Creepie and I Got A Rocket!


Based on the classic Marvel characters, Fantastic Four is the much anticipated animated 26x26'series for 6-11 year olds, produced by MoonScoop and Marvel, in co-production with Cartoon Network and with the participation of M6. Taffy Entertainment has television and video distribution rights outside the US, with Marvel handling US television and home entertainment as well as worldwide merchandising.

Fantastic Four is one of Marvel's most prominent comic book families. The colourful stories bring together a brilliant scientist Dr. Reed Richards, his best friend Ben Grim, Susan Storm and her fiery-tempered kid brother Johnny Storm. Once they braved the unknown terrors of outer space together and were changed by cosmic rays into something more than merely human becoming Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, The Invisible Girl and The Human Torch.…and the world was never the same again! Together they fight the evil of the universe and battle the ultimate villain Dr. Doom.

SamSam is a new comic-book based 3D animated television property produced by Bayard Jeunesse Animation in HD with a first season of 52x7'. Aimed at 4-6 year olds, SamSam is the smallest of super heroes created by Serge Bloch. With SamTeddy and his superhero parents, SamSam ventures into space in his SamSaucer and fights monsters representing his childhood fears.

Taffy Entertainment is also debuting animated series Growing Up Creepie (52 x 11') produced by Mike Young Productions; Discovery Kids, DAG Entertainment, The Story Hat LLC, and Sunwoo/Peachblossom.

Creepie Creecher is a well-adjusted young teenager who's somewhat goth appearance belies the fact that she really is quite a normal ordinary kid, except for the fact that she just happens to have been raised by a family of bugs. Scary things happen all around her as she heads off to middle school - which is infested by humans!

I Got A Rocket!, a zany new character-led animated comedy series based on the popular Australian picture books by Matt Zurbo and Dean Gorissen, is a fresh and fun animated series about a 12-year old boy and his friends. Things get a little crazy because Vinnie's best friend is a fully-functioning rocket with artificial intelligence! (artificial - but not high). The 52 x 11' 2D animated series is produced by Mike Young Productions, SLR Productions, KiKa/Europool and Sunwoo/Peachblossom.

At MIPCOM Taffy Entertainment will be based at stand R27.18

For further information please contact:
For Taffy Entertainment/MoonScoop
Aimee Norman at Blueprint PR Ltd.: Tel + 44 (0) 20 7354 9813 Email: aimee@blueprintpr.co.uk

For Taffy Entertainment/Mike Young Productions
Neil Dickens, WTD Communications: Tel : + (001) 323 463 2882 Email: ndickens@wtd-pr.com

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About Taffy Entertainment
TAFFY ENTERTAINMENT is the worldwide distribution, brand management and family entertainment company which represents properties from well-known animation producers Mike Young Productions (MYP) and MoonScoop, as well as select properties from third parties. With offices in Paris, Los Angeles and London, the company has fully integrated production, distribution and licensing facilities, as well as a library that includes over 2,800 half hours of animation. Its series are seen on leading broadcast networks in over 160 countries around the world. For further information, please visit: http://www.taffyentertainment.com