4Kids Ent. Inc. has acquired the worldwide licensing rights to CHAOTIC, Apex Marketing and Dracco Company Ltd.'s trading card game.
4Kids Entertainment will manage the licensing, marketing and promotional initiatives for this trading card property and will join creative forces with Apex Marketing to develop and produce an all-new children's animated series based on the property. 4Kids will jointly own the copyright to the television series, which is expected to debut on 4Kids TV in fall 2006.
"CHAOTIC is truly a unique property that we are proud to add to our portfolio," said Alfred R. Kahn, chairman/ceo of 4Kids Ent. "CHAOTIC has all the elements to become a worldwide television and merchandising hit."
In addition to marketing the trading cards and co-producing the television series, 4Kids will look to develop licensing partnerships in all core categories, initially focusing on toys, interactive entertainment and collectibles.
The CHAOTIC trading card game enjoyed great success in Denmark.
Headquartered in New York City with international offices in London, 4Kids Ent. Inc. is a global provider of children's entertainment and merchandise licensing. 4Kids, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, provides domestic and international merchandise licensing; television, film, music and home video production and distribution; media planning and buying; product development; and website development. For further information, visit www.4KidsEntertainment.com.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
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