ERT Enter Rights.

RNS Number:5503D
Entertainment Rights PLC
25 May 2006




                            Entertainment Rights Plc

                                 AGM Statement


At the Company's AGM this morning, Rod Bransgrove, Chairman of Entertainment
Rights Plc will make the following statement:

'2005 was another strong year for Entertainment Rights ("ER") with your Company
delivering another record set of results. We own and represent some of the most
sought after brands in the children's and family market and the appeal of our
quality portfolio has been reflected in the Company's strong performance.

The strategic mix between higher margin wholly owned brands and third party
alliances has provided us with a well balanced business. Following the
acquisition of Rupert Bear(R) in October 2005 and new commissions from leading
broadcasters for Rupert Bear(R), Jim Jam & SunnyTM, Postman Pat(R) and Basil
Brush(R) we now have over 400 episodes of new programming commissioned giving 
ER a strong production schedule through to 2008.

Postman Pat(R) continues to deliver and is now airing in the US. ER has now
secured premier broadcast platforms for Postman Pat(R) in the top five
pre-school markets in the world - the US, UK, Japan, France and Germany,
offering significant revenue opportunities for ER in these major markets. In a
key development, ER has recently secured a major promotional opportunity for
Postman Pat(R) with the United States Postal Service ("USPS") for a series of
marketing and promotional activities using the Postman Pat(R) character.

An important development in 2005 was ER's acquisition of the controlling rights
to Rupert Bear(R) from Express Newspapers for a total consideration of #6m. ER
acquired worldwide in perpetuity audio visual, licensing and merchandising,
publishing, live events, new media and all production rights to the Rupert Bear
(R) brand in October 2005. Following the acquisition of Rupert Bear(R), ER
quickly secured significant agreements for Rupert in the UK with a new
television series entitled Rupert Bear(R) - Follow the Magic being commissioned
by leading UK broadcaster, Five. Pre-eminent Master Toy and Publishing partners
have also been secured and a full consumer products and DVD release programme
will commence in 2007.

We are delivering on the challenges we set for ourselves and key 2006 activity
includes the debut of the She-Ra, Princess of Power(R) movie, 'The Secret of the
Sword' in US cinemas through leading US children's film distributor Kidtoons.
She-Ra(R) will also appear on DVD in the US for the first time ever this year as
BCI Navarre, ER's DVD distributor in the US for 230 hours of Filmation
programming including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe(R), releases the
first She-Ra DVD titles into the US market this Summer.

In addition, She-Ra(R) will be the first ER brand to be adapted as short form
programming and the repurposing of existing content is currently in production
as part of an initial package of 200 shorts. This follows ER's recent
announcement that, in response to the increased demand for shorter segments of
programming suitable for digital devices, mobiles and downloads, it has
commissioned Magic Lantern to adapt existing programming and create new content
for the rapidly growing digital media market. This is the first phase of the
repositioning of the She-Ra(R) brand and demonstrates the market opportunity ER
recognised when the Company completed the Filmation acquisition.

In March 2006 ER announced the BBC commission of Guess with Jess(TM) The BBC
commission of ER's latest television series coupled with the Company's agreement
with leading global toy company, Mattel's Fisher Price, for the worldwide
(excluding Japan, USA & Canada) Master Toy rights for Guess with JessTM
demonstrates ER's ability to maximise revenue from its quality portfolio of
brands and the strength of its commercial relationships with premier broadcast
partners.

Looking to the future, our plans for new properties such as Rupert Bear(R) and
Guess with Jess(TM)as well as established brands including Postman Pat(R) are
well advanced. ER has recently appointed Vivid Imaginations as Master Toy
Licensee for Jim Jam & Sunny(TM) We look forward to the launch of Jim Jam &
Sunny(TM)programming later this year when ITV begins airing its biggest ever
pre-school commission of 260 x 11 minute episodes on ITV1 and the new children's
digital platform, CiTV channel.

ER is firmly established as a world leader in children's and family
entertainment. ER's strong market position, international broadcaster, retail
and licensee relationships combined with our international market knowledge give
the Company a tremendous commercial advantage and an established position from
which to further grow our business. Such strong positioning underpins both the
Company's long term growth prospects and its ability to continue delivering
considerable value to shareholders. The Board is confident that ER remains on
course to meet market expectations for the current financial year.

                                     -Ends-

Enquiries:

Entertainment Rights Plc
Elizabeth Gaines, Finance Director                         0208 762 6200
Liz Morris, Head of PR


Bell Pottinger
David Rydell/Sarah Landgrebe                               0207 861 3232



Editors Notes


About Entertainment Rights:


   * Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER") is one of the UK's leading specialist
    media groups focused on the ownership of high quality children's and family
    programming, characters and brands

   * ER owns or controls the rights to many global characters including Basil
    Brush(R), Postman Pat(R), Jess the CatTM, Little Red TractorTM, Rupert Bear
    (R), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe(R), Fat Albert and the Cosby
    kidsTM, She-Ra(R), Ghostbusters and Jim Jam & SunnyTM

   * Since 1999, when ER owned rights to just 50 hours of programming, ER's
    library has grown to circa 2,000 hours of high quality children's and family
    characters and brands. This includes certain rights to global brands such as
    Mattel's BarbieTM, Scholastic's CliffordTM, Hasbro's TransformersTM,
    Harveytoons Casper the Friendly Ghost and Classic Media's Felix the Cat

   * ER's wholly owned subsidiary Tell-Tale Productions, created and produced
    The Tweenies, one of the UK's most successful pre-school brands

   * ER has grown rapidly. Annual revenues have increased from #1.8m in 1999
    to #30.7m in 2005, the last reported financial year

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