WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GD Entertainment & Technology, Inc. (formerly Donini Inc.) (OTC Pink Marketplace:DNNC) today announced that it has signed a co-production agreement with Amaris Media, LLC, for the development, production and distribution of juvenile book titles into digital media and home video products. Amaris is headed by internationally-acclaimed author Bill Myers, whose books and videos have sold over 8 million units in the past decade. Beginning with Mr. Myers "Secret Agent" juvenile book series, GDET and Amaris will produce a multitude of cross-media properties, including a graphic novel, eBooks, and mobile apps. An animated home video will also be produced, with production taking place in Canada, Korea and the U.S. This is the first of several projects in development by GDET and its partners.
"We are excited about our new relationship with Bill Myers and Amaris," said Dong Chung, CEO of GDET. "Bill has touched the lives of millions of families and we are anxious to work with him on the Secret Agent brand and other projects. Now that our merger is complete, we are looking forward to further developing our intellectual properties and will continue to communicate our production plans with our shareholders."
GD Entertainment & Technology, Inc. (GDET) specializes in the development, production and exploitation of entertainment properties and technologies worldwide. Over the past 10 years, GDET (formerly Golden Dog Productions) has created, produced, financed and/or distributed a wide variety of family-friendly content, including: Conan the Barbarian animated DVD, animated Voyages of Young Dr. Doolittle and Adventures of Odyssey. GDET also produced the acclaimed graphic novel series, The Almighty Bible, an ebook and print version of the Bible for teenagers around the world. The first book, Genesis, we released in September, 2010, and 8 books have been released to date. GDET principals have over 80 years of combined experience in producing and distributing media properties, managing, consulting to and licensing major brands and intellectual properties worldwide, including Warner Brothers, Marvel/Disney, Dr. Doolittle, Mommy & Me, Build-a-Bear Workshop and the USO. Management has also been conducting business in Asia for more than 25 years, and has developed significant relationships with major corporations, investors and production facilities in Korea, Thailand, China, Japan and other markets. GDET has several family-focused projects in development including an animated feature film, a live stage show and an adaptation of a successful juvenile book series for digital video and mobile game.
For further information contact Lawrence Bracco, GD Entertainment & Technology, Inc. (818) 338-5723.
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