Disney Channels in Germany, Italy & All of Asia Acquire Nine Dog Christmas Animated All Family Entertainment Feature

Business Wire, August 16, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- TV Sales to USA & Additional International TV Networks Underway

Earthworks Entertainment (OTCBB:EWKE) announced today that the Nine Dog Christmas Special will have its Christmas 2004 premiere on the Disney Channels in Germany, Italy and in all of Asia. Further International TV deals are in process and expected to be announced shortly. A TV Broadcast Network deal for the US market is in the works.

Diane Woods-Branco, Managing Partner of the Nine Dog brand franchise rights holder, JRS Properties LLC, stated: "We're delighted by the property's terrific reception by TV Networks all across the globe and we're extremely fortunate to have Warner Home Video, the largest video distributor in the world, handling the home video distribution for Nine Dog Christmas."

Earthworks President and CEO Peter Keefe, who produced the Nine Dog Christmas Special and developed the property's marketing strategy, states: "The US and Global TV Network response to our Nine Dog brand franchise is absolutely incredible -- everyone loves the Nine Dog characters and story. Our talented colleagues at the Indigo Group are doing a thoroughly splendid job of marketing this irresistibly charming property to the International TV community. We are now following on our initial Nine Dog brand success with the development and marketing of the Nine Dog Night of Fright -- a fun, spooky Halloween sequel that can entertain all year long."

Nine Dog Christmas stars nine extraordinary stray dogs who overcome tremendous odds to help Santa bring the spirit of Christmas to children all over the world when the reindeer flu threatens to ground Santa's sleigh. James Earl Jones narrates this captivating, all family musical adventure story, which resounds with the magic of Christmas.

Earthworks Entertainment creates, produces, markets and distributes high quality children's and family oriented entertainment properties. The Company identifies entertainment properties that it believes have the greatest success potential in the global marketplace. It then develops and markets these properties in exchange for management, production and distribution fees and for a substantial percentage of the worldwide merchandise licensing profits.

These entertainment properties are marketed to all areas of commercial licensing including: TV & Home Video, Toys, Video Games, Music, Books, Leisure & Play Items, Gifts & Novelties, Theme Parks, Food & Drink Promotions, and Apparel.

Please visit the Company website at: http://www.EarthworksEntertainment.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Due to the fact that Earthworks faces competition from other creators, producers, sellers, marketers, distributors and licensors, and due to the uncertainty of the public's response to Earthworks' children's and family entertainment properties, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.