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New Outlets Sign Up for Zodiak Kids’ ‘The Ranch’
Zodiak Kids has secured more pre-sales for its Télé Images-produced animated series The Ranch, which will debut at MIPJunior. New broadcasters snapping up the 26 x 26-minute horse-themed series include Norway’s NRK Super, Belgium’s VRT and Germany’s Bridge Rights and France’s TF1 Video have both acquired DVD rights. Set to [...]
Spain’s Imira Touts a Strong Sales Period
Barcelona-based Imira Entertainment has signed a raft of sales in Spain from its library of third-party content. RTVE has acquired two shows including live action tween-skewed series Lightning Point (26 x 26+1 x 90), which is produced by BAFTA-award winner Jonathan M. Shiff in association with ZDF, Network Ten, ZDF Enterprises, [...]
Marathon’s ‘Totally Spies!’ Returns for Modern Adventures
Marathon Media’s popular animated series Totally Spies! has been picked up for its sixth season by networks around the world. The 26×26 toon has been renewed by TF1 and Disney in France, and Nickelodeon in German-speaking Europe, Benelux, CE Europe, Nordic territories, CIS, SE Asia and Africa. Karen Vermeulen, Zodiak [...]
GKids Picks Up French Pic ‘Ernest & Celestine’
Indie distributor GKIDS announced today that it will distribute the acclaimed animated feature Ernest & Celestine in the U.S. this fall. Based on the popular children’s book series by author and illustrator, Gabrielle Vincent, and animated in hand-painted watercolor design, the film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a [...]
Planeta Junior Brings Co-Pros, Hits to MIP
Leading European kids entertainment producer/distributor Planeta Junior has announced to cool animated titles it will be presenting at the MIPJunior market. Co-produced animated series available will be Camille, Egyxos and Magiki. The company will also bring hit titles Maya the Bee 3D (premiering this fall in Spain and Italy) and [...]
GKids to Release Ghibli’s ‘Poppy Hill’
New York-based indie distributor GKIDS announced today that it has picked up Studio Ghibli’s award-winning 2011 movie From Up on Poppy Hill. Although the national release date in the U.S. will officially be March 2013, the studio is planning a special Academy Award consideration window for the film later this [...]
Alphanim’s ‘Calimero’ to Hatch on Italy’s RAI
Alphanim and Studio Campedelli’s new CG-animated Calimero series will air on RAI in Italy. Created in 1963 by Nino Pagot, Toni Pagot and Ignazio Colnaghi, Calimero originated as a series of animated advertisements part of the “Carosello” advertising show broadcast on RAI through the 1960s and 70s. More than 70 [...]
Studio 100 and Thunderbird Create Buzz for ‘Maya the Bee’
Flemish studio Studio 100 has tapped Indie distributor Thunderbird Films to distribute its new, 3D animated adventure series Maya the Bee into Canada and to help the producer with U.S. sales of the 78 x 13-minute episodes produced in high definition. The property, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, is [...]
Imira’s ‘Lucky Fred’ Lands in New Countries
Barcelona-based Imira Entertainment has found a few new homes for its new animated series Lucky Fred: RTM in Malaysia, e-Vision in UAE, TG4 in Ireland and Kidz in Turkey have joined TF1 for France; Disney Channel in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, India, Israel & Australia and Nickelodeon in Benelux, Scandinavia, [...]
HIT Scores Big Deals for ‘Mike the Knight’
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 [...]
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