'Jim Knox's Wild Zoofari' Series Exported to Thailand in New Deal

Janson Media announced today that its zoo-themed series, Jim Knox"s Wild Zoofari (14 x 30') has been licensed to to begin airing this year on Pay TV in Thailand. An original, live-action children"s wildlife conservation series filmed at the most prestigious zoos and aquariums across the United States, Jim Knox"s Wild Zoofari is a exciting learning adventure for kids and a showcase for America"s premiere zoos, aquariums and wildlife refuges.

Wild Zoofari has unprecedentedly been granted exclusive zoo and aquarium filmmaking access by the A.Z.A (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) to the finest wildlife facilities in the United States. As a result, viewers are granted coveted entry into such hot spots as The Wildlife Conservation Society"s Bronx Zoo, the San Diego Zoo"s Wild Animal Park and much more. This season's adventures will include everything from learning Wolf Behavior 101, to a close and personal introduction with the Komodo Dragon, to joining the US Coast Guard in releasing the most endangered sea turtle. Wildlife expert and host, Jim Knox visits the Oregon Zoo, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Connecticut"s Beardsley Zoo, The Los Angeles Zoo, the San Diego Zoo"s Wild Animal Park, New York"s Bronx Zoo, the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island, and the Philadelphia Zoo. Special animal-specific episodes focus on The Great Cats, Amazing Primates, Marine Mammals, Mega Creatures, and Remarkable Reptiles, among others.

Wildlife expert and host Jim Knox has appeared often on U.S. television, presenting live wildlife segments for the CBS Early Show, the WB Network, ESPN, and multiple ABC and NBC news programs. Jim has also provided wildlife commentary for the New York Times and Men"s Journal magazine. His recent field conservation work has included an adrenalin-charged Alaskan adventure to track and study the world"s largest terrestrial carnivores, Alaskan Grizzly Bears. In each zoo-themed episode, Jim leads a group of &'Zoofari Explorers&' (kids, ages 9-12) as they discover the zoo.

Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content production, distribution and management company based in the United States, with a rights portfolio of over 1,500 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and emerging new media platforms. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include nearly every major broadcaster or media company, as well as a wide range of DVD labels and distributors. Janson Media is also a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs.