CARTOON NETWORK SPONSORS JOHANNESBURG ZOO

JOHANNESBURG ZOO, Upper Park Drive Entrance
Date: 13 September 2006
Time: 10h00

Venue: Chimpanzee’s Night Room.

Today Cartoon Network announces the proud and exciting news that it is sponsoring Johannesburg Zoo.

The venue will be in the Chimpanzees Night Room, which is behind the scenes at the Chimp enclosure.

To coincide with the launch of the new show ‘My Gym Partner’s a Monkey’, Cartoon Network has given some of the inhabitants of the Zoo some treats!
The Chimpanzees will now have a brand new night gym, so come day or night, they will be able to have fun and exercise their extremely long arms.

Makoko, the Gorilla also has a treat in store. DStv have provided Makoko with a TV in his night room so that he is now able to watch Cartoon Network, whether its Ed, Edd and Eddy or The Powerpuff Girls we’re sure that Makoko will be entertained day and night.

Helen Lucy, Channel Manager and Marketing Director said, ‘We are so excited about this joint collaboration. It’s great that we can become sponsors of Johannesburg Zoo and thank Teresa Slacke for managing this project for the Zoo and hope that this close relationship will continue in the future. The Zoo is a great place for kids to visit and we hope they will have fun watching the Chimps and Makoko playing in Cartoon Network environments.’

For further information on this Sponsorship, please contact:
Teresa Slacke
Education: Sponsorships
082 343 6299

Notes to Editors
Cartoon Network, the all-animation channel is available in 22 languages across 25 separate feeds in 160 countries in 180 million homes worldwide. Cartoon Network is operated by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company.

Cartoon Network is the world famous animation channel that is home to contemporary, cutting edge, fast paced, dynamic shows filled with crazy characters. From The Powerpuff Girls and Johnny Bravo to The Cramp Twins and Dexter’s Laboratory there’s an endless supply of funny story lines and witty jokes that will make you laugh until you cry.

Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) Europe delivers some of the world’s most successful and well-known news and entertainment brands – CNN, Cartoon Network, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), Toonami and Boomerang – across approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Alongside its TV channels TBS is at the forefront of developing its brands through the internet, broadband, wireless, DVD, e-commerce, merchandising, cinema, publishing and every other available platform. Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited is a Time Warner Company.


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