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Entertainment Rights PLC
16 May 2007



                            Entertainment Rights Plc
                            ("ER" or "the Company")

ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS APPOINTS FORMER DISNEY PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING AS
                  CEO & PRESIDENT OF NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS


Entertainment Rights Plc (LSE: ERT), the UK's leading global media group
specializing in the ownership of children's and family programming, characters
and brands, today announces the appointment of Deborah Dugan to the position of
CEO & President of Entertainment Rights North America. Dugan will report
directly to Mike Heap, CEO, Entertainment Rights Plc,. Her appointment is
effective from May 15th 2007 and she will be based at the company's US
headquarters in New York. The Board of ER firmly believes that the appointment
of Dugan is a significant addition to the Executive Management.

Dugan's career spans over 16 years of diverse media experience, most recently as 
President of Disney Publishing Worldwide. At Disney, Dugan oversaw 275 magazines
and published over 4,000 new book titles, leading a team of over 500 employees
worldwide and generating $1.8 billion in global retail sales. Dugan was
instrumental in the acquisition of Baby Einstein by the Walt Disney Company in
2001 and ushered in new properties, including the Cheetah Girls, W.I.T.C.H, and
Artemis Fowl. Prior to Disney, Dugan was an EVP at EMI Records Group working
with artists such as Sir Paul McCartney and Joan Baez. Dugan started her career
as a corporate lawyer in a Wall Street firm.

Dugan's appointment follows the successful acquisition of both Classic Media and
Big Idea in the United States earlier this year. Both businesses are wholly
owned subsidiaries of Entertainment Rights and with Dugan on board the company
is ideally placed to significantly expand the enlarged portfolio in the US.

At Entertainment Rights Dugan will have overall responsibility for the
day-to-day running of the US operations (including Canada) which encompasses
Entertainment Rights US, Classic Media and Big Idea. Dugan's main role will
focus on further building and maximizing the revenue streams for the group's
entire brand portfolio across TV, Licensing & Merchandising, DVD/Video and
Digital & Music. Dugan will also work closely with the Group's Executive
Management team based in London to formulate the strategic direction of the
business as well as exploiting new business development opportunities ensuring
the company maintains its leading position.

The combined group owns or controls over 300 characters and brands such as
Where's Waldo, Postman Pat, Rupert Bear, Lassie, Casper the Ghost, Lone Ranger
and George Of The Jungle. The portfolio comprises over 8,700 episodes of high
quality content spanning a multitude of demographics.


Commenting on the appointment, Mike Heap, CEO, Entertainment Rights Plc, said:
"We have secured one of the most talented commercial and creative Executives to
be found within the US media landscape. Deborah will spearhead the growth of our
newly combined portfolio of brands by leveraging our successful international
structure to achieve rapid US expansion. Deborah's impeccable track record in
leading Disney's worldwide publishing business, as well as playing a major role
in the acquisition of leading US brand Baby Einstein are significant
achievements. Following Deborah's appointment, Entertainment Rights is well
positioned to significantly expand as a major player in the US children's and
family brand arena."

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Enquiries:

Entertainment Rights plc
Mike Heap, Chief Executive Officer
Elizabeth Gaines, Chief Finance and Operations Director
Simon Avis, Head of PR                                             020 8762 6200


Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
David Rydell / Amy Rajendran                                       020 7861 3232



Editors Notes

About Entertainment Rights:

   * Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER") is the UK's leading global media group
    specialising in 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(R) and the Masters of the Universe(R), Fat Albert and the Cosby
    kidsTM, She-Ra(R), and Jim Jam & SunnyTM
   * In January 2007, ER acquired Classic Media, the US-based owner of an
    extensive portfolio of children's and family characters and brands including
    Lone Ranger, Lassie, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Casper the Friendly
    Ghost and George of the Jungle
   * As part of the Classic Media acquisition, ER acquired Big Idea
    Productions Inc. Big Idea is the leading creator, producer and owner of
    faith based programming in the US and is best known for its award-winning
    VeggieTales animated series which, to date, has sold over 50 million DVD/VHS
    units in the US
   * Where's Wally(R), the worldwide publishing phenomenon, joined the ER
    stable of brands in January 2007. Where's Wally(R) presents significant
    opportunities as a multi media property. ER will create new animated and
    live action content with multi-platform application to launch worldwide in
    2008/2009
   * Since 1999, when ER owned rights to just 39 episodes of programming,
    ER's library has grown to circa 8,700 episodes 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 and Hasbro's
    TransformersTM
   * 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 #29.7m in 2006, the last reported financial year

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