NEW YORK--(May 9, 2000)-MSH Entertainment (OTC "MSHE") announced that its partner company, Aston Entertainment, has co-developed and are producing "D'Myna Leagues," a baseball-themed children's animation series centering on the antics and adventures of a baseball team made up of myna birds. The initial order of 13 half-hour episodes is scheduled for delivery to broadcasters in August 2000. An additional 13 episodes has been ordered for delivery in early 2001.

Morning Sun Productions, one of the largest foreign-owned animation studios in China is contributing the outside work for the series not being provided by Studio B or Aston. Aston Entertainment is a Florida based state-of-the-art animation and post-production facility 35% owned by MSH.

Also associated with the venture is the creator of the project and co-producer, Canada-based animation company Studio B Productions and Vancouver broadcaster VTV.

MSH and Aston will share in North American distribution and worldwide merchandising revenues. In addition to providing a U.S. broadcaster, it is expected that the recent announced strategic alliance between MSH and Peter Pan Industries will result in a favorable domestic home video arrangement for the series.

Having recently filed to become a reporting company, fast growing MSH is an emerging TV and motion picture, Internet, technology development company. Its position as a content provider and merchandiser of children's products is enhanced not only by ownership in Aston Entertainment, but by its 20% interest in Abrams-Gentile Entertainment ("AGE"), a major creator and merchandiser of toys and other TV-oriented products. MSH also owns KidsAndFamily.Net, a business-to-business Internet provider and has a first-look arrangement and a strategic alliance with Film Roman, the producers of the mega-hit TV series "The Simpsons" and "King Of The Hill." MSH's west coast offices are housed in Film Roman's facilities in North Hollywood. MSH recently announced a strategic alliance with Peter Pan Industries, one of the largest independent distributors of children's and family oriented home video, compact discs and cassettes with more than 4,000 animation, music and live-action film and TV titles selling through 64,000 retailers including Wal-Mart, Costco, K-Mart and Blockbuster.

 

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