Janson Media & Grizzly Adams Productions Expand Distribution Pact; GAP Increases Production Output

Loveland, CO and Harrington Park, NJ... Grizzly Adams Productions (GAP) and Janson Media (JANSON) today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement in which the New Jersey-based television distributor will distribute the Grizzly Adams catalog of family friendly and inspirational specials and series to the worldwide television market. The pact expands on an existing relationship between the two companies, adding domestic United States TV rights to the GAP catalog of content in the distributor"s portfolio. In addition to existing product produced between 1998 and 2007, the agreement encompasses a brand new production slate of four feature films and eight documentary television specials scheduled for production by Grizzly Adams over the next 18 months.

The expanded distribution relationship of Grizzly Adams with Janson Media comes on the heels of GAP"s recent announcement that they will be releasing 20 theatrical films during the next five years with production to start on GAP"s first feature in mid-July. 'Grizzly Adams' unique ability to produce high-quality family friendly broadcast television specials, docudramas and made-for-TV movies is unmatched among independent production companies,' said Stephen Janson of Janson Media. 'Their docudrama specials on the Da Vinci Code, 9/11, and the Holy Shroud, are all great examples of the kind of relevant, blue-chip original programming they produce -- which is now finding new audiences around the world, in markets from Rio de Janeiro to Riyadh, and from Teheran to Tokyo.'

Over the last few years, JANSON has licensed GAP programming to over 50 territories around the world, including such markets as the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, China, Australia, Romania, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Singapore, and all of the Arabic-language Middle East territories.

&'During our relationship with Janson Media, we have been very pleased with their placement efforts on behalf of Grizzly Adams" shows,&' said David Balsiger. &'Their professionalism and reputation in the marketplace as well as their innovative marketing efforts on our shows have definitely resulted in more international show placements than any other representation company that we"ve contracted with in the past.&'
In its 33 years in existence, Grizzly Adams" producers, Charles E. Sellier and David W. Balsiger, have created nearly 1,000 family friendly TV specials, series episodes, and documentaries, with 400 of these shows being produced in the past eight years. Their shows have been acquired by numerous U.S. networks including NBC, CBS, Discovery, Travel Channel, The Learning Channel, the Sci-Fi Channel, PAX-TV, and others.

About Janson Media
Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company with a rights portfolio of over 1,200 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, DVD/video, and emerging VOD and broadband companies. The company distributes one of the largest collections of Giant Screen Films for international television markets, as well as handling worldwide distribution of the award-winning Hollywood Collection of classic movie-star biographies. The company also distributes the catalogs of numerous PBS stations to the international markets.

About Contacting Grizzly Adams® Productions
For quotes or to interview Grizzly Adams® Productions" principal producers, contact Michelle Miller at (970) 663-3820. For more information on GAP"s library of 400 TV specials/DVD programs, visit the company's website.