Happy Tree Friends® - Coming Soon
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:36 pm
PRESS RELEASE
Be Afraid!
Happy Tree Friends® - Coming Soon To Videogames...
June 20th. San Francisco, CA. Cuddles, Giggles, Lumpy, Flippy, Nutty, Petunia and the rest of the gang from the global cult hit Happy Tree Friends® will soon be appearing on a games console near you, thanks to a new agreement between Mondo Media, Signatures Network, Inc. and Flashman Studios.
Flashman Studios is now actively seeking publishers interested in bringing the unbelievably cute and delightfully ultra-violent brand to videogames and other areas of interactive entertainment. Flashman is working with Signatures Network, the master rights holder for Happy Tree Friends®, to represent the brand worldwide within the interactive entertainment market.
Since it was created in 2000 as a series of animated shorts available on the Internet, Happy Tree Friends® has grown into a global phenomenon, spawning everything from DVDs and toys through to apparel, bedding, stationary and accessories. Online episodes of the show attract over 15 million views per month. Viewers around the world can also enjoy the adventures on G4, the 24/7 videogames network in the USA and through MTV International, which reaches over 350 million homes throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Happy Tree Friends® has recently made the leap to mobile phones, with downloadable games, wallpapers and ringtones now available to phone owners internationally.
Happy Tree Friends® features the sweetest, cutest and most accident-prone bunch of forest critters you're ever likely to come across. Who'd ever have thought a playground, making cookies, or a simple tea party could be so dangerous? The results are inevitably messy, gross and incredibly funny.
John Evershed, the CEO of Mondo Media, said, "Happy Tree Friends® is one of the few entertainment licenses that has a truly global appeal. It's very visual, requiring little or no dialog and the outrageous humor is universal. We're looking forward to seeing what new unfortunate situations the Happy Tree Friends® find themselves in when they reach their first video game."
Matt Hautau, the Vice President of Licensing and Marketing for Signatures Network, said, "To date there are over 25 licensees worldwide, working with the Happy Tree Friends® brand. It is an exciting property to be able to offer to the videogames market and we're very pleased to be working with Flashman Studios to bring Happy Tree Friends® to the interactive entertainment world."
"We're very excited to be working with Mondo Media and Signatures to bring Happy Tree Friends® to the videogames market," said, Brad Young, the Chief Executive Officer of Flashman Studios. "It's an almost perfect brand for videogames. The simple, cute and hugely appealing graphical style, combined with the very dark, clever humor and the cartoon violence provides a wonderful opportunity for the videogames market to tap into a huge global fan base."
Be Afraid!
Happy Tree Friends® - Coming Soon To Videogames...
June 20th. San Francisco, CA. Cuddles, Giggles, Lumpy, Flippy, Nutty, Petunia and the rest of the gang from the global cult hit Happy Tree Friends® will soon be appearing on a games console near you, thanks to a new agreement between Mondo Media, Signatures Network, Inc. and Flashman Studios.
Flashman Studios is now actively seeking publishers interested in bringing the unbelievably cute and delightfully ultra-violent brand to videogames and other areas of interactive entertainment. Flashman is working with Signatures Network, the master rights holder for Happy Tree Friends®, to represent the brand worldwide within the interactive entertainment market.
Since it was created in 2000 as a series of animated shorts available on the Internet, Happy Tree Friends® has grown into a global phenomenon, spawning everything from DVDs and toys through to apparel, bedding, stationary and accessories. Online episodes of the show attract over 15 million views per month. Viewers around the world can also enjoy the adventures on G4, the 24/7 videogames network in the USA and through MTV International, which reaches over 350 million homes throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Happy Tree Friends® has recently made the leap to mobile phones, with downloadable games, wallpapers and ringtones now available to phone owners internationally.
Happy Tree Friends® features the sweetest, cutest and most accident-prone bunch of forest critters you're ever likely to come across. Who'd ever have thought a playground, making cookies, or a simple tea party could be so dangerous? The results are inevitably messy, gross and incredibly funny.
John Evershed, the CEO of Mondo Media, said, "Happy Tree Friends® is one of the few entertainment licenses that has a truly global appeal. It's very visual, requiring little or no dialog and the outrageous humor is universal. We're looking forward to seeing what new unfortunate situations the Happy Tree Friends® find themselves in when they reach their first video game."
Matt Hautau, the Vice President of Licensing and Marketing for Signatures Network, said, "To date there are over 25 licensees worldwide, working with the Happy Tree Friends® brand. It is an exciting property to be able to offer to the videogames market and we're very pleased to be working with Flashman Studios to bring Happy Tree Friends® to the interactive entertainment world."
"We're very excited to be working with Mondo Media and Signatures to bring Happy Tree Friends® to the videogames market," said, Brad Young, the Chief Executive Officer of Flashman Studios. "It's an almost perfect brand for videogames. The simple, cute and hugely appealing graphical style, combined with the very dark, clever humor and the cartoon violence provides a wonderful opportunity for the videogames market to tap into a huge global fan base."