DQE Announces a Licensing Deal with Walmart and 12 Other New Licensing and Merchandising Agreements for 'The Jungle Book'

The most significant of these were signed by DQE's partner in North America , Australia and South Africa , in collaboration with the home-video distribution licensee who have launched "The Jungle Book" DVDs across all Walmart stores in USA and are launching in Canada soon.

Recently, DQE and SMC concluded a high-value licensing deal with for a Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) - promotion that will begin worldwide in June '13.

Other important new licensing and merchandising agreements for "The Jungle Book" franchise concluded recently include:

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Based on stories from Rudyard Kipling's immortal classic, "The Jungle Book" series features delightful tales of wit, friendship, courage and loyalty with the man-cub Mowgli and his friends in the dense Indian jungle. The series is filled with drama, excitement and adventure mixed with comedy as it unfolds Mowgli's escapades especially from his enemy Sher Khan , the tiger, with the help of Baloo the wise bear, Bagheera the black panther and (sometimes!) the mighty Kaa, the rock python.

DQE is a leading global entertainment group listed on AIM in London and the BSE and NSE in India specializing in animation, gaming and VFX content production, licensing and distribution. DQE is associated globally with major intellectual properties such as   and other properties, in partnership with international broadcasters, distributors and independent producers in Europe & USA . Season 1 of has been broadcast in over 130 countries while season 2 is currently in production. DQE employs a large creative talent pool which has produced a 3D stereoscopic feature film for Warner Bros, France & Fidélité Films, and France while , with lead writing by Billy Frolick ( ) is currently in development.

SMC Entertainment Group, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, CA , is the North American brand owner for television, home entertainment, licensing, merchandising and promotional rights to the new 3D CGI animated TV series "The Jungle Book" and the made-for-TV 60-minute movie special "Rumble in the Jungle" from DQ Entertainment International. SMC Entertainment Group Inc. secured the master toy rights for "The Jungle Book" for Australia and New Zealand , plus, all licensing and merchandising rights for South Africa . Most recently, SMC Entertainment Group, Inc. was appointed by ZDF Enterprises as the exclusive North American licensing agent for the new teen/tween TV drama series Dance Academy and the popular "hit" series, "H20 Just Add Water".

For further information, please contact:

Sumedha Saraogi
sumedha@dqentertainment.com

P R Vishnu
vishnu@dqentertainment.com