Youth-focused entertainment network to provide age-appropriate ads and new revenue streams for Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cookie Jar Entertainment,
one of the worlds leading childrens
entertainment companies, today announced that it has selected GoFish
Corporation (OTCBB: GOFH) as the exclusive in-game advertising
partner for their highly anticipated online, role-playing game Magi-Nation:
Battle for the Moonlands.
GoFish, a leading youth entertainment and media network, will provide
content-appropriate advertising support for the free-to-play adventure
game. The advertising in Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands will
be seamlessly incorporated into the players
gaming experience, and will be suitable for the 8-14 year old target
audience.
After a thorough search for an in-game
advertising partner, we chose GoFish because it has proven experience
and success in catering to the childrens
market, said Kenneth Locker, senior vice
president of digital media, Cookie Jar Entertainment. The
GoFish Network will help enable us to continue providing the best user
experience for our players while generating additional revenue streams
from Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands.
The Magi-Nation brand is dynamic with
a very loyal following, and we are excited to welcome the online game
into the GoFish Network and ensure Magi-Nation receives
advertising suitable for young players, said
David Fisch, Vice President of Publisher Development, GoFish. Cookie
Jar is one of the most respected childrens
entertainment companies in the world and has a reputation for providing
safe and secure content for its fans. The quality of the brand and
Cookie Jars high standards make them an
ideal fit for our Network. The companys
willingness to provide unique, immersive experiences for marketers
creates exciting opportunities.
Cookie Jars Magi-Nation online
role-playing adventure is based on the popular childrens
animated television series of the same name, which airs on Kids
WB! on the CW in the US and CBC in Canada. The series
follows the adventures of 15-year-old Tony Jones, an average teen from
Earth who finds himself mysteriously transported to the magical world of Magi-Nation.
Tony and his two young Magi heroes-in-training follow an incredible
journey of riddles, battle and self-learning on their journey to defeat
the evil Shadow Magi who are out to rule their world.
Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands marks a major step in
Cookie Jars entertainment strategy to extend
the Magi-Nation property to its fan-base on a multi-pronged
approach via television, consumer products and online worlds. The game
is currently in open beta testing with a commercial launch set for early
2008. Interested open beta participants can sign up by visiting www.magi-nation.com.
About Cookie Jar Group
Cookie Jar Group develops, produces, distributes and markets quality
products to children, their caregivers, parents and teachers. Cookie Jar
Groups products reflect its commitment to
providing the best in childrens published
content, animated and live action programming and innovative educational
and entertainment-driven products worldwide. The group of companies
consists of Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. and Cookie Jar Education Inc.
Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc., Cookie Jar Groups
entertainment operation, is a leading, global, independent producer,
marketing and brand manager of such renowned childrens
properties as Magi-Nation,
Johnny Test, The
Doodlebops and Caillou.
Combining globally renowned intellectual properties with an
industry-recognized management team, Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. is a
market-driven, brand building company that is committed to children
first and foremost and is dedicated to the development and production of
quality programming that embraces the whole child, with animated and
live-action series that entertain, inspire and enlighten children and
family audiences worldwide.
About GoFish Corporation
GoFish Corporation (www.gofishcorp.com)
(OTCBB: GOFH), headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Los
Angeles and New York, is a leading youth entertainment and media company
specializing in creating, aggregating, distributing and monetizing
premium youth content on its owned and operated sites and on a large
network of quality youth-focused sites for which GoFish provides
exclusive ad sales services. The GoFish Network of sites reaches over
18.6 million unduplicated online users domestically, and approximately
62.7 million unduplicated online users worldwide. GoFish has been a
pioneer in the sale of online content appealing to the hard-to-reach
youth market and presently ranks as the 3rd
largest kids/teens opportunity for blue-chip advertisers.*
* Source: comScore Media Metrix Digital Calculator, February 2008.
Unduplicated potential reach of the GoFish Network with currently signed
partners including WeeWorld.com, Miniclip.com, select channels under the
Demand Media Property, and others. The Kids/Teen category has been
custom-defined by GoFish Corporation and is not a standard comScore
Media Metrix category.
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