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Fry, Pocoyo Get Caught Reading
Zinkia Entertainment’s loveable little boy in blue Pocoyo and the actor/writer/presenter who narrates his charming animated adventures, Stephen Fry, have teamed up once again to appear together in the “Get Caught Reading” annual national campaign this month, which is organized by the Association of American Publishers. The initiative’s goal is to [...]
Pocoyo Lightens Up Project Lamp
There’s no stopping Zinkia Entertainment’s Pocoyo these days. Zinkia and Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Net (HITN) have embarked on a new Ready to Learn nationwide education partnership. HITN will bring the animated character to a series of tablet, smartphone and cloud-based programs in support of the English Language Learning of [...]
Pocoyo Plays Big Part in Earth Hour Initiative
As the official Global Kids’ Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour initiative for a second year, Zinkia Entertainment’s popular animated character Pocoyo will support the new Earth Hour 2012 “I Will if You Will” campaign by spreading Earth Hour’s message to children around the world and by participating in [...]
Zinkia Taps Disney Vet Pastor as GM
The company behind Pocoyo, Zinkia Entertainment, has named Inigo Pastor as general manager. As General Manager, former Disney veteran Pastor will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Zinkia and will also focus on the retail and commercial aspects of the Company’s numerous entertainment brands, including its flagship property, Pocoyo. Pastor [...]
Cake Gets Slice of Zinkia’s ‘Pocoyo’
Kids’ and family entertainment specialist CAKE has been appointed as distributor for global content creator/brand manager Zinkia Entertainment’s award-winning series, Pocoyo. CAKE will oversee distribution for territories around the world, excluding Spain, Latin America, the U.S., Italy, China and Portugal, which will remain under Zinkia’s handling. “CAKE is well-established in [...]
2011 Licensing Wish List
Our annual run-down of what to expect from top toon and vfx blockbuster franchises at this year’s Licensing International Expo held in Las Vegas, June 14-16. Old Pals and New Faves Rave at DCP This year at the show, Disney Consumer Products, the world’s largest licensor, will be focused on [...]
New Deals Expand U.S. ‘Pocoyo’ DVD Distribution
Pocoyo, the popular multiplatform children’s entertainment brand from Zinkia Entertainment, will expand its presence at retail nationwide, offering Pocoyo DVD titles from NCircle Entertainment at new retail outlets Kmart and 7-Eleven, as well as Redbox video kiosks. “NCircle has been a phenomenal partner in building a strong brand presence for [...]
Zinkia Buys Majority Stake in Cake Entertainment
Spain-based Zinkia Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in the award-winning children’s entertainment company Cake Entertainment. Both companies will maintain their own management, teams and identities under the deal, which will allow the companies to amalgamate their knowledge, expertise and creativity. Zinkia has has been successful in implementing brand management [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
