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--.1B_01C8BD_6F720_07 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable US Stock Market - Stock Profile of the Week Symbol: CYPM Market: OTCBB Sector: 3D Animation BREAKING NEWS - CYPM Acquires Profitable Joongang Movie Entertainment...CY= PM To Compete With Pixar & Disney NEW YORK---PRIMEZONE---Cyper Media, Inc. (OTCBB: CYPM), a 3D animation stu= dio currently producing ``The 5th Glacial Epoch,'' a 15 million dollar fea= ture, has acquired Joongang Movie Entertainment Co., Ltd., a producer of a= nimated content for the world-famous Pokemon series. Joongang is a profita= ble 13-year-old animation company with more than 60 different clients amon= g OEM Japanese TV shows, and which also has numerous clients in Europe. Duk Jin Jang, CEO of Cyper said, ``Cyper will now be able to offer our com= bined clients traditional 2D along with 3D animation content, enabling the= Company to compete profitably with world class animators such as Pixar an= d Disney.'' STOCK PROFILE OF THE WEEK We are very excited about our newest stock profile, Cyper Media, Inc. (OTC= BB: CYPM). Not only has CYPM received a conditional commitment letter for= 4 million of the 15 million dollar production budget for its CGI Animatio= n Feature, "The 5th Glacial Epoch," it has also entered into a commitment = for a 5 million dollar advance from an electronic game publisher. The mone= y for its latest venture seems to be pouring in, but mere financing is jus= t the beginning. The really big news is that CYPM has started the process of getting a dist= ribution contract with MGM, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The 4 million dollar com= mitment letter from Global Marine is subject to a letter of a conditional = Distribution Letter from a major distributor, which CYPM has now secured. Cyper Media is looking to become a leading producer of 3D digital animati= on entertainment products for the world broadcast entertainment market. Cyper Media develops and produces 3D digital animation for television, sho= rt films, CGI feature films, home video, music video and multi-media appli= cations such as video games. Cyper Media produces 3D digital animation by = applying advanced hardware and software technology using computer systems = throughout the production process. LICENSING & MERCHANDISING RIGHTS The Company intends to exploit the licensing and merchandising of its prop= rietary characters in order to generate revenue and to highten the popular= ity of its characters and programs. By licensing its proprietary character= s to select manufacturers and distributors of consumer products such as to= ys, apparel, school supplies, house wares and books, the Company seeks to = capture a portion of the growing licensing and merchandising market which = features entertainment properties, such as animated characters. In 1995, = this segment of the merchandising and licensing market had retail sales in= the United States and Canada in excess of 16 billion dollars. OUTLINING THE THE OPPORTUNITIES The demand for animation programming and the business of animation product= ion have expanded dramatically over the past decade. The revival of Disney= 's feature animation production in the 1990s, and the advent of new entran= ts like Paramount and DreamWorks SKG, have produced some of the biggest ev= er box office hits. The television market has also expanded, offering producers a voracious an= d lucrative market. Thanks to programs like The Simpsons and South Park, a= nimation has started to become a staple element of prime-time television p= rogramming. Animation is an attractive investment because of its longevit= y, its ability to travel, and the potential to create ancillary revenue st= reams from home video, publishing, toys and other licensing activities. As well, the Academy Awards now recognizes Animation in a major category a= ll its own. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT Typically a US made 22-minute television show costs between 300,000 to 800= ,000 dollars to produce. Cyper can produce the same for a minimum of 80,0= 00. This means many U.S.-based producers of animated programming such as = Film Roman now have to subcontract some of the less creative and more labo= r-intensive components of its production process to animation studios loca= ted in low-cost labor countries, such as Korea. As the number of animated = feature films and animated television programs expands, the demand for the= services of overseas studios has expanded likewise. This demand may lead = overseas studios to raise their fees, which may result in a rise in produc= tion costs, or an inability to contract with the Company's preferred overs= eas studios. HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THIS INDUSTRY? The list of Top Ten grossing animated movies is impressive. The Lion King= is at number one with a total gross of 312.8 million dollars. Shrek brin= gs up second place with a whopping 267.6 million, and Monsters, Inc. takes= third with 255.3 million. The other seven rounding out the list post an = impressive Billion-plus. But the most recent animated feature that comes to mind is playing in thea= ters now. "Finding Nemo," sold about 70.6 million worth of tickets in its= first three days, setting a new opening record for a cartoon, surpassing = the 62.5 million bow of "Monsters, Inc." in November 2001. And although Ne= mo is a Walt Disney production, Disney no longer has a monopoly on animate= d features. In fact, of the Top 10 grossing animated features of all time= , 4 are Walt Disney productions while Pixar, a newcomer in comparison, als= o has 4, with Fox and DreamWorks rounding out the list. But earnings for such movies don't stop at the box office. Just the oppos= ite--they are only beginning. Merchandising from these movies, everything= from lunch boxes to video games to DVD sales, from Wal-mart to McDonald's= to Burger King, range in the billions of dollars--and never forget about = the impending sequels. Sales are huge, and CYPM through Cyper (now with f= inancing on the way and MGM on their side) is poised to make the climb to = the top. It's only a matter of time. Find out more about CYPM @ www.cypermedia.com. Please note that Cyper Media had absolutley nothing to do with this report= and is not a participant in any way. No more advertisements: www.4inch6.com/f.html Stock Market Watcher is an independent research firm. This report is based= on Stock Market Watcher's independent analysis but also relies on informa= tion supplied by sources believed to be reliable. This report may not be t= he opinion of CYPM management. Stock Market Watcher has also been retained= to research and issue reports on CYPM. Stock Market Watcher may from time= to time purchase or sell CYPM common shares in the open market without no= tice. The information contained in this report shall not constitute, an of= fer to sell or solicitation of any offer to purchase any security. It is i= ntended for information only. Some statements may contain so-called "forwa= rd-looking statements". Many factors could cause actual results to differ.= Investors should consult with their Investment Advisor concerning CYPM. C= opyright 2003 =FFFFFFA9 Stock Market Watcher Ltd. All Rights Reserved. This news= letter was distributed by MMS, Inc. MMS was paid one hundred fifty thousan= d shares CYPM stock to distribute this report. MMS is not affiiated with S= tock Market Watcher and is not responsible for newsletter content. v qecay prudh j x pookkh p s it tl wci rn puwkl k lzjn gizefd vc gy whx iens p --.1B_01C8BD_6F720_07--
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