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TV Bytes: Horrid Henry, Figaro Pho
The pre-MIP-TV deluge of toon TV sales news continues to trickle in, with big deals being announced by Novel Entertainment, Chocolate Liberation Front in advance of the mega market in Cannes next month. U.K.’s Novel Entertainment has announced new sales for its animated kids’ program Horrid Henry through its global [...]
Foundation, Zodiak, High1 Co-Pro Toon Slate
The Foundation, U.K. production company Zodiak Kids and Korea-based animation studio High1 Entertainment have announced they will begin development on a three-project slate of kids’ animated TV and digital content. The deal covers projects for preschool and tween audiences, with co-development to kick off immediately. The Foundation is already in [...]
Zodiak Seals ‘Totally Spies’ Deals, Adds New COO
Zodiak Kids has secured a raft of sales for the brand new sixth season of its hit 2D comedy series Totally Spies!, with Teletoon Canada, DeA Kids Italy and MBC (Middle East) now on board. The new season, produced by Zodiak Kids company Marathon Media for TF1, brings the series [...]
Canal J Launches ‘Redakai’ Holiday Contest
Paris-based Canal J has launched an online holiday competition to give away 100 Redakai TCG box sets to fans of Marathon’s action-packed boys’ series. The promotion will culminate in a five-episode mini-marathon on Canal J on Christmas Eve. The Redakai competition extends from December 3rd to December 23rd. To win [...]
Zodiak Kids and Netflix Sign Deal for ‘Little Princess’
Netflix subscribers in the Nordic markets will be able to watch Zodiak Kids’ animated preschool show Little Princess on-demand. Following Netflix’s announcement of its launch in the Nordic territory, the streaming service has acquired the SVOD rights to the first 30 x 11’ series of the toon. In other sales [...]
Singapore’s MDA Reveals MIP Wheelings, Dealings
Yesterday we reported on the USD$5 million deal between Spain’s Sweatbox & Televisio de Catalunya with Singapore’s Monstrou Studio to co-produce the CG adventure series Nightbreeds–and Singapore’s Media Development Authority has kept just as busy since with several international deals to announce. In TV content news, August Media Holdings has [...]
Marathon Media Reveals World Domination Plans
As Marathon Media’s Totally Spies! heroines get ready to take over the palace of Versailles, the French studio prepares a new storyboard-driven series with Nickelodeon in Hollywood. Marathon Media CEO Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and general manager David Michel are having a busy year. Not only is their Paris-based studio launching the [...]
Zodiak Secures Slew of CEE TV Sales
Zodiak Kids, the children’s production/distribution arm of Zodiak Media, has finalized a number of deals in the Central and Eastern Europe territory, totally over 300 hours of programming. A large chunk goes to Minimax and Megamax which have both picked up multi-territory deals for a number of series. Minimax (Hungary, [...]
Marathon’s ‘Redakai’ Hits High Numbers in France & U.K.
Marathon Media and Spin Master’s Redakai: Conquer the Kairu (52 x 26’) is hitting some high notes on French youth and family broadcaster Gulli and the U.K.’s CITV, while TV and DVD sales continue to grow across Europe. In France, Redakai debuted on top kids broadcasters Canal J in 2011 [...]
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 [...]
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