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DGAP-News: DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Miscellaneous DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft pushes growth of Family Entertainment 01.10.2014 / 09:55 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News DEAG pushes growth of Family Entertainment - Important long-term agreements signed - Disney On Ice comes to Germany, Austria and Switzerland - Successful course with Circus Roncalli, Riverdance, FlicFlac, "Himmel auf Erden", Night of The Jumps and the Horse Whisperer Berlin, October 1, 2014 - DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft ("DEAG"), Berlin, (ISIN DE000A0Z23G6) has signed important long-term agreements in the field of Family Entertainment and hence expands this strategically important field in a sustainable manner. Within the scope of an exclusive cooperation with Feld Entertainment, DEAG will take the legendary ice show "Disney on Ice" to Germany, Austria and Switzerland during the coming years. Presented by ice skating legend Katarina Witt together with DEAG, the world-class ensemble of Disney on Ice with the new, spectacular show "The Magical Ice Festival" will initially perform in Berlin, Regensburg and Oberhausen. Advance ticket sales start on October 1, 2014. Furthermore, DEAG is on a successful course in the Family Entertainment Segment with the top entertainment brands Circus Roncalli, Riverdance, FlicFlac, "Himmel auf Erden" (Heaven on Earth) in Switzerland, Night of The Jumps and the Horse Whisperer Monty Roberts. In this field it offers with in most instances completely new show programs a unique entertainment program for the entire family for the months and years to come. The premieres of the new show of the tradition-steeped Circus Roncalli "Salto Vitale" on August 28, 2014 in Gütersloh and Göttingen were sold out. Within the framework of a two-year special tour, cities will follow which have never been visited by Roncalli during the past 30 years. The Christmas Circus will take place in Osnabrück from December 20, 2014 to January 4, 2015. The phenomenal dance show "Riverdance" will be back on tour in 2015. With a large tour including more than 70 shows in Germany and Austria, Riverdance celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. In Munich, the 25 millionth spectator was welcomed. Together with the doers of Art on Ice and "Himmel auf Erden", Good News Productions AG will present the "Konferenz der Weihnachtsmänner" (Conference of the Santa Clauses) in Zurich from November 20 to December 31, 2014. In 2014, too, FlicFlac will offer a Christmas Circus with a brand-new program. After the big success of Circus FlicFlac during the Christmas period 2013, the guest appearance will again take place in Aachen this year. Night of The Jumps, the oldest and largest Freestyle MX Series worldwide, offers a completely new show program this year. The number of enthusiastic fans, who attended one of the more than 50 Nights of the Jumps since 2001, amounts to one million. Furthermore, Manfred Hertlein plans to present the show together with Kilimanjaro in England in 2015. The Horse Whisperer, too, is riding on a success track. The five events in April were all sold out. The tour will continue in November. Prof. Peter L.H. Schwenkow, CEO of DEAG, explains: "By offering unforgettable entertainment experiences, we are extraordinarily successful in the Family Entertainment Segment. Against this backdrop, we are now consistently expanding this successful segment through long-term agreements with our top brands. With Disney on Ice we can offer yet another unique experience. In the medium term, sales revenues from Family Entertainment in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK are to grow profitably to more than EUR 30 million." DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft The Executive Board Contact for further information: Axel Mühlhaus edicto GmbH Tel: +49-69-90 550 552 Email: deag@edicto.de About DEAG DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG is a leading provider of Live Entertainment and the largest promoter of high-margin classical music events in Europe. With affiliated companies in Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria and Switzerland, DEAG stages round about 2,000 events per year in the fields of Rock/Pop, Classical Music, German Hit Songs and Middle-of-the-Road Music as well as Family Entertainment, and sells about 4 million tickets annually. As an integrated Entertainment Content company, DEAG covers the entire value chain within the framework of its 360 degree approach. DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG (ISIN DE000A0Z23G6) is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. For more details: www.deag.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- 01.10.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft Potsdamer Straße 58 10785 Berlin Germany Phone: +49-30-810 75-0 Fax: +49-30-810 75-519 E-mail: deag@edicto.de Internet: www.deag.de ISIN: DE000A0Z23G6 WKN: A0Z23G Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 289750 01.10.2014