DQ Entertainment International ("DQE") : DQE and Turner Announce Exclusive Broadcast Agreement

By Dq Entertainment International dqe, PRNE
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

HYDERABAD, India, June 10, 2010 - DQE, the animation, gaming, live action entertainment production and
distribution company, announces a broadcast agreement with leading children's
entertainment channels Cartoon Network and POGO, both part of Turner
International India Pvt. ltd. ("Turner"), for the first and second sequel of
animated feature Balkand.

This exclusive agreement for Turner's South Asia feed, confirms DQE as
the leading animation studio in India and underscores Turner's aggressive
commitment to invest and promote its "Desi-Toons" strategy. This latest
content agreement augments Turner's robust Indian animation library, taking
the tally to 40 plus local titles acquired and or produced by Turner in
India.

Balkand, sequel 1 and 2, follows the successful debut of Balkand on POGO
in 2009. Created and produced by DQE, the sequels comprise of 70 minute
animated features split into 3 episodes of 22 minutes.

Tapaas Chakravarti Chairman & CEO of DQE Group said,

"We are very happy to partner with Turner Entertainment Networks -the
pioneers for showcasing Indian animation content and we appreciate their
foresight and dedication to encourage production of local Indian content.
Their efforts in this area have been relentless and we are sure this
collaboration will generate further initiatives. This deal will help in
adding to our library of Indian content and embarking on a new and exciting
venture for producing Indian content"

Krishna Desai, Director, Programming, Turner International
India Pvt. Ltd., said, "Promoting and supporting Indian animation is a
critical mandate of Turner in India. We have been aggressively executing our
"Desi Toons" strategy that includes acquiring and creating Indian
intellectual property as well providing local animations, the perfect launch
platforms in the form of the number one and two kids' channels of India
Cartoon Network and POGO. Kids across India enjoyed Balkand on POGO and we
are sure that their response to sequels will be equally encouraging."

About DQE

DQE's 100% home grown production in Hi-end 3D, 'The Jungle
Book' is in production as a 52 episode animated series and a 60 minute TV
feature in co-production with international majors including TF1 and
Moonscoop , France, ZDF Group, Germany and is to be released world-wide in
2010. Toomai-The Elephant Boy which is a live action TV series is in
development in co-operation with international broadcasters, while several
Indian IPs like Mysteries & Feluda, Omkar, Balkand I, II and III with
International Broadcasters have had a successful run.

DQE has also announced the development of a series of animated
short films for television in collaboration with French production companies
Method Animation and MK2. DQE, Method Animation and MK2 announced the
production and worldwide distribution and exploitation of an animated version
of 104 six-minute episodes inspired by the legendary film icon Charlie
Chaplin's Hollywood films. The first series will be developed in colour
creating a timeless atmosphere and a unique look, blending early 20th century
with present time, allowing for younger generations to identify with the
Charlie Chaplin character.

DQE has received recognition and awards at several national
and international forums fostering creativity and excellence. Some of the
recent recognitions have been at the Ernst & Young,

Entrepreneur of the Year - 2009 India Awards, The UK Broadcast
Awards 2010, Sichuan TV Festival International "Gold Panda" Awards, The Emmy
Award, administered by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for
Tutenstein TV series co-produced by DQE and several others.

DQE's production facilities are based in Hyderabad, Mumbai and
Kolkata and it has international sales representatives in Los Angeles, Paris
and Tokyo.

About Turner International India Pvt. Ltd:

Turner's Cartoon Network and POGO are the # 1 and # 2
television destinations for kids in India. Having shaped kids' television in
India, with the launch of Cartoon Network in 1995, Turner created another
milestone with the launch of POGO, a multi-genre channel for kids and their
families in 2004. Recognised as the resident kids' experts with a 360-degree
presence through successful on-air and on line presence, ground-events,
promotional licensing, product licensing, publishing, CD ROMS, etc, Cartoon
Network and POGO, with an intelligent mix of live action, movies and
animation, offer a complete entertainment package for Indian kids.

www.cartoonnetworkindia.com is India's leading
destination for kids' online entertainment attracting close to 717,080*
unique visitors and each of them spends an averageof 32.23 minutes on the
website. www.cartoonnetworkindia.com registers a new user to its
online community every two minutes. Kids can find the largest selection of
cartoon character based games, video on demand, and a community site
featuring personalized avatars and message boards. (*Source: Omniture
SiteCatalyst , January to May, 2010)

www.pogo.tv is a hugely popular and highly interactive
kids' website with exciting features such as video-on-demand, blogs, message
boards, gaming and mini-sites of popular shows on POGO. The website attracts
over 106,000* unique visitors per month and each of them spend an average of
24 minutes on the website. (*Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst, February-May,
2010)

Part of the Time Warner Company, Turner International India
Pvt. Ltd. is the arm of Turner Broadcasting System. Inc. (TBS) that manages
the sales and marketing of Turner's news and entertainment services in India
and South Asia.

    Contact

    DQ Entertainment International
    Sumedha Saraogi
    Tel: +91-40-2355-3726/27
    sumedha@dqentertainment.com

    Turner International India Pvt. Ltd.
    Abha Talwar
    Tel: +91-11-416-99-117
    abha.talwar@turner.com

Contact DQ Entertainment International, Sumedha Saraogi, Tel: +91-40-2355-3726/27, sumedha at dqentertainment.com; Turner International India Pvt. Ltd., Abha Talwar, Tel: +91-11-416-99-117, abha.talwar at turner.com

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