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September 22, 2008
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Beringea portfolio company Starbridge Media Group scores two National Telly Awards for production of "The Eagles Kids Club Show"DETROIT — Beringea portfolio company Starbridge Media Group, Inc. and the Philadelphia Eagles Television Network (ETN) walked away with two prestigious national television awards at the 29th annual Telly Awards for their animated/live-action program "The Eagles Kids Club Show." The Telly Awards is a highly reknowned international competition that honors outstanding televison programs, as well as film and video production from the most respected production companies and television stations around the world. Entries are judged by a panel of 40 accomplished industry professionals who uphold a very strict historical standard of excellence. Starbridge and ETN received the Silver Telly award in the "Sports Program" category for the episode entitled "King Tut" and the Bronze Telly award in the "Animated Feature" category for the episode entitled "Winter Pageant." Both very distinguished awards; the Silver Telly is the highest honor given for excellence bordering perfection in a given area and the Bronze Telly is the standard award for excellence. Starbridge and ETN were selected for honor in these categories from more than 14,000 entries. Starbridge Media Group is a portfolio company of Global Rights Fund II, a global media and entertainment venture capital fund managed by Beringea. Jeff Bocan, Director at Beringea said, "The Starbridge team excels in creating fun and engaging ways for kids and sports fans alike to interact with their favorite team and players. We are very pleased to see Starbridge's outstanding creative sports content validated by both distinguished industry awards and very satisfied clients." The Eagles Kids Club Show features the Philadelphia Eagles' mascot SWOOP and other animated hosts in a 30 minute jam packed show full of football info, drills and fun for kids of all ages. The show can also be seen on www.philadelphiaeagles.com. About Starbridge Media Group Starbridge Media Group, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-area based producer, publisher, rights owner, licensee, and sports marketing consultancy that is focused on the convergence of entertainment and sports, and in bridging domestic and international star sports brands with new and traditional forms of media. Starbridge provides teams, athletes, brands, and rights owners with opportunities to drive incremental revenues, extend brand awareness and build fan loyalty via the creation of unique programming platforms and the maximization of core property assets. www.starbridgemedia.com About Beringea Beringea LLC is an international private equity and investment banking firm with offices in Detroit, Los Angeles, London and Shanghai. Beringea is the manager of Global Rights Fund II, InvestMichigan! Fund and Investcare Partners among other funds. For more information on Beringea's private equity activities, visit www.beringea.com Beringea is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority.
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