News on animated TV series and streaming - November 2020

Cosmos Maya the animation studio based in India and Singapore, has obtained three important agreements on the digital distribution of its contents in 120 platforms around the world, including Amazon Fire TV, Apple iTunes, Hulu, Roku and Vudu.

• Based in the United States OCT.Study won four Cosmos-Maya titles, Vir The Robot Boy, Motu Patlu, Tik Tak Tail e Chacha Bhatija on his own Cartoon Plus channel, found on both Roku and Amazon Fire TV.
• Cosmos-Maya has secured a far-reaching agreement with Binge! Networks which sees the same four original titles airing on over 100 platforms across North America and the world (excluding Indian and Indian subcontinent).
• In addition, the Cosmos-Maya digital channel WowKidz is available on Roku and Amazon Fire TV under the terms of Binge! Network agreement. WowKidz broadcasts animated shows from around the world and original Cosmos-Maya series, giving kids 24/24 streaming access to popular children's programs.

The dubbed episodes of the anime series jujutsu Kaisen, on December 4th they will be added to the list of contents of Crunchyroll su HBO Max . The subtitled episodes of the supernatural series will still be available exclusively on Crunchyroll. Kaisen Jujutsu is set in a world where the negative feelings that humans experience become Curses that lurk in our daily life. Curses are rampant all over the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. Additionally, Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse.

The history of Jujutsu Kaisen

Yuji Itadori is a boy with enormous physical strength, even though he lives a completely normal high school life. One day, to save a classmate, attacked by the Curse, he eats the finger of the Double-faced Ghost, carrying the Curse into his own soul. From that point on, he shares his body with the two-faced specter. Led by the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojo Satoru, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights Curses. Thus begins the heroic story of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life he could never go back from.

jetpack the animated content distributor has announced a series of offers across Asia for the best shows in its catalog. The new deals will air in successful programs on screens across the region this year and beyond, highlighting the region's growing importance for world distribution.

• India ETV network acquired the pay TV rights for the second season of the children's animated comedy series Kitty is not a cat e The sisters. (Closed July 2020).
• Celestial Tiger Entertainment Meow Mi acquired pay TV and digital rights in various Asian countries for the Chinese preschool animated series Emmy and Gooroo.
• Malaysia Astro bought the video on demand rights for Emmy and Gooroo (closed in May 2020).
• Indonesia Grindstone TV acquired the video on demand subscription rights for Emmy and Gooroo, comic animation Wolf and live-action series The Baby Club (closed June 2020).
• Vietnamese agent B Company acquired all rights to the live-action series Katy (closed August 2020).
• Chinese provider of educational and entertainment content Leadjoy acquired the VOD rights for the preschool animated series Boxwood (closed in May 2020).

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Indie digital media and entertainment co. DMR launched three of its digital linear channels: RetroCrush (classic anime), cocoro (familiar content) e Midnight pulp ("All the strange things" / genre) The Roku channel. These new outlets will bring viewers old-school animation and family favorite cartoons, including launch titles like:

RetroCrush -

• The princess and the pilot - A pilot, despite being advised not to, bond with a princess when tasked with escorting the royal subject overseas and through enemy territory to reunite her with her future husband.
• Fuse: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl - In Edo-period Japan, a girl moves from the countryside to the big city to help her brother chase the fuse - dog-human hybrids are said to kill people and feed on their souls - for a huge bounty. But what happens when he befriends one of his targets?
• Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie - Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperate for the greatest fighter on the planet for years. He finds it in Ryu, a young drifter who never stays in one place long enough for Bison to find him.

Cocoro -

• Pororo Cyberspace Adventure - In this adventure of Pororo the little penguin, Pororo must use his video game skills to save a princess.
• Kung food - Animated series of food adventures of martial arts masters.
• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - Animated series based on the classic video game.

The two seasons of the animated series Leo & Tig they will become the basis of the new Indian children's entertainment channel gubbare. The series is produced by Paravoz Studio for Russia digital television. The episodes will air in Hindi on the IN10 Mediat Network channel every day at 9am, noon and 00pm.

The story of Leo & Tig

The series describes the adventures of a restless little leopard named Leo and his best friend Tig the tiger. Every day they explore their fantastic neighborhood in the Far East, learning about the world around them, embracing kindness, friendship and the importance of mutual coexistence in nature. In the second season, Leo and Tig meet Lily the monkey. Together they travel around the world, making new friends along the way while learning new customs and traditions of the world. In addition to entertaining children, the show offers information on the world's rare animal species.

Indian viewers have already been introduced to Leo and Tig through the Russian Animated Film Festival in Chennai and the International Children and Film Festival in Mumbai, which gave young attendees the chance to meet the animated series duo for the first time.

ZeptoLab has partnered with Nine Network to expand the file Om nom brand in Australia. The free-to-air network will offer Om Nom Stories (seasons 1-16) and its TV channel and AVOD platform. Meanwhile, WP Brands (one of Australia's leading brand licensing agencies) will handle the merchandising strategy. In Australia, Om Nom Stories has long been available on YouTube, Amazon Prime and Roku. In addition to this, ZeptoLab has far-reaching plans to cover free TV, cable TV, VOD and licensing programs in the region.

The story of Om Nom Stories

Om Nom Stories is an animated series of 3'30 “episodes (seven hours to date plus 24 hours of additional content) aimed at young children and enjoyed by all ages. The entertaining and educational series has garnered worldwide acclaim. The series has amassed 20 billion views across 86 YouTube channels, was picked up by 12 TV channels and 40 VODs, and is distributed across 70 platforms in eight regions.

The Ivorian study AFRIKATOON announces a new production, quite different from its usual offerings: a new 13-episode series titled Koka Kitoumbou that transports viewers aged 3 and up into a fantastic universe full of magic (and sweets). The series aims to promote positive values ​​such as love, tolerance, honesty and hard work.

Koka Kitoumbou follows the adventures of 10-year-old Malisha and Rikitou, her wool doll, both of which go through many trials and tribulations in search of the "Koka Kitoumbou stone", a magical and powerful stone that gives its owner the ability to transform all of this they have touch packs of all kinds.

Winning Animation will highlight its hit shows and new properties a ATF (Asia Television Forum) from 1 to 4 December. The study will promote established successes GG Bond e GOGOBUS, along with new titles STEAM team!. Meanwhile, Winsing will present next year's headlines to online fair buyers, such as GG Bond Series 17, GOGOBUS Seasons 7-10, metalions e STEAM team! Seasons 3-4.