Redakai: Conquer the Kairu To Debut on Cartoon Network July 23rd

TORONTO, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Spin Master Ltd. and Zodiak Kids/Marathon Media have partnered together for the all-new highly anticipated animated series, Redakai: Conquer the Kairu, which will debut on Cartoon Network on Saturday, July 23rd at 10am. The follow up to the world-wide phenomenon Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Redakai: Conquer the Kairu will air each Saturday morning at 10am.

Redakai: Conquer the Kairu is a kids adventure series starring Ky, a 15-year-old student of ancient martial arts who embarks on an incredible quest to find the Kairu, a primordial alien energy force. Helped by his friends Maya and Boomer, Ky travels the globe looking for the Kairu to protect it from his extraterrestrial teenage opponents, with the hope that one day he will become the greatest Kairu warrior of them all - a Redakai.

"We're so excited for Redakai to be launching on Cartoon Network," says Spin Master Entertainment's Jennifer Dodge, Executive Producer of the series.  "With Zodiak Kids, we've put so much into making this an exciting, action-packed show.  We're confident kids are going to love Redakai."

The TV series will begin airing just before Redakai's ground-breaking trading card game will hit the masses at retail in August.  The trading card game recently launched to enthusiastic reviews at over 250 hobby stores across North America.

For more information on Redakai: Conquer the Kairu, as well as the Redakai trading card game, please visit www.Redakai.com.

About Spin Master Ltd.
A multi-category children's entertainment company since 1994, Spin Master has been designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer products for children around the world and is recognized as a global growth leader within the toy industry. Spin Master is best known for such popular brands as boy's action phenomena and 2010 Boys Toy of the Year winner Bakugan Battle Brawlers™, and award-winning brands Air Hogs®, Aquadoodle™, Tech Deck™, Moon Sand™, Liv™, and Zoobles™. The company has also marked an entry into children's media with the launch of Spin Master Entertainment, a subsidiary focusing on the design, development and production of television and other media properties. Spin Master employs 900 people with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Mexico, Munich, and central Europe. For additional information please visit: www.spinmaster.com.

About Marathon Media / Zodiak Kids
Marathon Media is one of France's biggest animation producers, and one of the world's leading cartoon studios. Based in Paris, the company is managed by Vincent Chalvon Demersay and David Michel. Amongst its portfolio of international successes are Rekkit Rabbit, Gormiti, Spiez, Monster Buster Club, Martin Mystery, Team Galaxy, Marsupilami, and of course the smash hit series Totally Spies! Each brand's extraordinary track record in TV extends into merchandising, with activity across categories such as toys, home entertainment, multimedia, stationery, publishing and many more.

Marathon Media is part of Zodiak Kids, the brand new division which will see all of the Zodiak Media Group's kids production and distribution entities combine under one united banner. The newly formed Zodiak Kids production companies had a combined yearly (2010) output of over 350 episodes of brand new programming.

For additional information please visit: www.marathon-media.fr / www.zodiakkids.com.

SOURCE Spin Master Ltd.