News on animated TV series and streaming from around the world
Meta Media Entertainment has been named world distributor of the new animation series Hero Circle from the Korean manufacturer Studio TNT. The superhero / science fiction / school sitcom series for children aged 7 and up has had a huge response from the public since its launch this summer on the Korean broadcaster EBS, who also co-produced the show. the series also aired on the cable channel Tooniverse and others. In its first month of release on WAVVE, one of Korea's top streaming services, it consistently ranked in the top 3. Meta Media will broadcast the series digitally next month at Asia TV Forum & Market.
“Hero Circle” is a school club for kids with superpowers, even if the powers of our little heroes aren't that super yet. These wacky misfits have a lot to learn about being heroes - it's hard enough to be yourself! Cityside Academy is chock full of rival clubs constantly creating Hero Circle challenges, from the domineering Garden Club, to the vampire-hunting Manga Club. Extracurricular adventures in the form of aliens, supernatural phenomena and superheroes and “grown-up” villains of the city means that Hero Circle always has something fun in mind.
Nick +announces that it is now available Corus-Entertainment for customers in Canada via i Apple TV channels on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung, LG, Sony and VIZIO smart TVs, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, and PlayStation and Xbox consoles. With thousands of hours of content, Nick + is the ultimate destination for kid-friendly fun. Customers can sign up for a 30-day free trial and sign up directly for Nick + on the Apple TV app for $ 5,99 per month. Subscribers can watch online or enjoy offline downloads; Thanks to Family Sharing, up to six family members can share Apple TV channel subscriptions using only their Apple ID and password.
Nick + gives subscribers access to an extensive catalog of Nickelodeon's iconic animated and live-action series along with Nick Jr.'s best preschool programming. With new episodes available on Apple TV channels soon after the first broadcast in Canada, kids can watch their favorite Nickelodeon shows at any time, including SpongeBob SquarePants, The Legend of Korra, The Loud House, Bubble Guppies, Henry Danger, Blaze and the Monster Machines, The Thundermans, Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues & You!, as well as beloved classics and retro programming like iCarly, Rugrats, and much more.
Funimation, il principale fornitore mondiale di contenuti anime, ha annunciato che il suo servizio è ora disponibile in Brasile e in Messico. Il servizio è ora disponibile online e verrà implementato su varie app e piattaforme Smart TV nel 2021. Le offerte di servizi di Funimation per Brasile e Messico includono serie anime sottotitolate rispettivamente in portoghese e spagnolo, con titoli selezionati doppiati.
Al momento del lancio, i fan avranno accesso a più di 1.500 ore da oltre 200 serie, oltre a film, inclusi My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Overlord, Sword Art Online, Fruits Basket, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Fan, Cowboy Bebop, Steins; Gate, Love Live! Sunshine !!, Danganronpa, Noragami, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, The Promised Neverland e Saccheggiatore. Dopo il lancio, Funimation continuerà ad aggiungere altri fantastici contenuti, comprese diverse serie Simulcast delle stagioni autunnali e invernali del Giappone, oltre ad alcuni amati titoli classici del catalogo.
Funimation aveva precedentemente annunciato che il suo servizio SVOD (Premium Plus) sarà disponibile a 24,90 Reais al mese (o 249 Reais all’anno) in Brasile e 99 Pesos al mese (o 990 Pesos all’anno) in Messico, ciascuno con una prova gratuita di due settimane. Funimation Brazil accetterà carte di credito PayPal, Visa e Mastercard al momento del lancio con più opzioni disponibili man mano che le app verranno implementate. Funimation Mexico accetterà carte di credito e debito PayPal, Visa, Mastercard e American Express al momento del lancio con più opzioni disponibili man mano che le app verranno distribuite.
Herschend Entertainment Studios announced that his long-awaited new series, Chuggington: Tales from the Rails, will debut for preschoolers and their families across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Poland, via the series' top-tier original broadcast partners, CBeebies, RTÉ, TF1, SUPER RTL e ABC TVP, respectively. European broadcasters will begin debuting the series in early 2021, following the US launch on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW in June.
Chuggington: Tales from the Rails introduces a whole new audience to the three young apprentices who train Wilson, Koko and Brewster as they ride the tracks in exciting new adventures of teamwork, friendship and fun. The new series delves deeply into unique locations and character personalities to explore the dynamic world of Chuggington which is home to a diverse and playful train community known as “Chuggers”. The new series is full of humor, adventure and heart, accompanied by new traintastic songs!
European broadcasters will also support national premieres of Chuggington: Tales from the Rails with the launch of a series of hybrid animated / live-action shorts, Discover Chuggington: all aboard, with real children who are transported into the imaginary 3D world and interact with the characters through activities, adventure and music. Licensing agents across all regions will be announced shortly, covering key category offerings and product mix, including publishing, side toys, puzzles and games, food and drink, sleepwear, and clothing and bedding. The new toy line from Alpha Group, the franchise's global master toy partner, will debut in retail in the fall of 2021.
9 Story Distribution International garnered numerous international sales for the first season of the 3D animated preschool series Dr panda (39 x 7 ′), including a license with Russia's leading children's channel Carousel, which debuted the series earlier this month. Other new broadcast agreements include True visions (Thailand), We are TV (multi-territory, Spanish), TV GRINDING (Indonesia) e Unlimited WOW (Canada). 9 Story had already announced sales to Cartoonito (Italy), RTL Kids (Netherlands, Luxembourg), YLE (Finland), TVNZ (New Zealand), HITN (Latin America and Spanish-speaking United States), Roku (United States) and Azoomee (United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Malta and South Africa).
Developed for children aged 3 to 6, Dr panda is created and produced by Lin Yan with GiggleGarage e Spider eye, written by Daan Velsink (Panic!, Snapshot, Bingo!) and Chris Parker (Peppa Pig Shaun the Sheep) and directed by Patrick Chin and Wip Vernooij (Moshi Monsters, Wellie Wishers). The series is set in the wonderful world of Panda City, where every day Dr. Panda tries out a new job working alongside his friends: a mess at the post office? A chicken stuck in a tree? Do carrots mysteriously disappear? No problem! With a pinch of creativity and good teamwork, Dr. Panda always saves the day!
9 Story has acquired the worldwide distribution rights for Dr panda, excluding China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and selected rights within MENA in September 2018. Based on the world famous and award-winning app franchise that has over 300 million downloads and 7 million monthly active users, the program is from Dr. first 3D series. A second season (39 x 7 ′) is now in production, with delivery scheduled for fall 2021.
Ten major Russian companies will present their new series, films, TV formats and animation this week MIP Cancun Online+ for the Hispanic market. The delegation includes animation studios Soyuzmultfilm, Riki Group and Platoshka Animation Studio.
Soyuzmultfilm offer Rockoons, his brand new musical series for younger audiences; crime comedy series Honey Hill Secrets for 4-6 years; is claymotions for preschoolers, which is created with a rare clay animation technique. The studio will also show a preview episode of a 3D reboot of the popular gag comedy I catch you! and seeks co-production partners for new titles Umka e frosh.
Key projects of Rick Group which will take part in the co-production forum are the educational comedy series question club, therapeutic fantasy comedy The Amazing Spoilers and pre-k series Above the ceiling. Riki Group's content is already well known in Latin America and beyond - in October, the Brazilian TV channel Gloobinho, which has already broadcast Babyriki, began airing Tina and Tony in four daily slots. The Gloob channel has plans to show full-length animated films The Fixies soon (international sales are handled by Central Partnership, part of Gazprom Media Holding).
Last but not least, Platoshka The animation studio will take part in the co-production market with three projects: Beadies, an educational musical for younger children; Agatha the queen of the garden e Cat already in use.
