Tag "Portugal"

HIT Scores Big Deals for ‘Mike the Knight’

March 14, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

HIT Entertainment reports 10 new TV sales and three licensing agent deals for its CG-animated preschool property Mike the Knight. The series has been sold to Super RTL in Germany, and the broadcaster has also been appointed as the property’s licensing agent in the territory. The other nine deals that [...]

Spain’s Imira Names Barbier Head of Licensing

July 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Barcelona-based Imira Entertainment has hired Julian Barbier as head of licensing. Barbier joins Imira from Biplano in Spain, where he handled the licensing of major brands for clients including DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon and Sony Pictures. At Imira, he will manage and develop the company’s properties in Spain and Portugal, as well [...]

Grupo Alcuni Sells ‘Galileo,’ ‘Slash://’

July 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Italian production company Grupo Alcuni has reported broadcast rights sales for its recently debuted eco-friendly animated show Galileo and the hit series Slash://. Galileo is a green co-production with RAI Fiction and DQ Entertainment. Its 13 13-minute episodes are now airing on RAI 2 in Italy and soon will air on [...]

Atlantyca Sales Push Lands ‘Stilton’ in Russia

June 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Milan-based Atlantyca Entertainment has reported several major sales for its flagship television series, Geronimo Stilton, in advance of the DISCOP East market in Hungary. Among the sales: Channel One Russia Worldwide has licensed seasons one and two (52 x 23’) for a mid-September premiere on the new children’s channel Carousel. The deal includes broadcast [...]