MIPCOM 2004: Strong demand for TV-Loonland productions and Home Entertainment licenses - Pan Middle Eastern package deal of 300 hours closed

Cannes/Munich, 12.11. 2004 11:21

TV broadcasters show huge interest in recent productions such as "Metalheads" Other sales hits are successful series like "Connie the Cow", "Three Friends and Jerry" and "My Little Pony".
MIPCOM 2004: Strong demand for TV-Loonland productions and Home Entertainment licenses - Pan Middle Eastern package deal of 300 hours closed

TV-Loonland was off to a good start at MIPCOM 2004 in Cannes with an impressive number of licensing deals. "Despite the problems in the media industry, we have steadily expanded our portfolio of productions and our Loonland library to a currently suitable extent, and can thus offer TV broadcasters and video marketers varied and high-quality programming. We are pleased about the significant increase in demand for our products across the world, in particular in many parts of Asia," said Dominic Rayner, Director of Sales at TV-Loonland, at the start of the trade show in Cannes. TV broadcasters favored new productions in particular, such as Metalheads, but also TV-Loonland hit series like Connie the Cow, Three Friends and Jerry, The Cramp Twins and My Little Pony. In the Home Entertainment line as well, TV-Loonland succeeded in making numerous sales from its successful Loonland library.

The globally successful TV-Loonland production The Cramp Twins was purchased by Media Corp TV12 Singapore (second season with 26 x 30 mins.), Fox Kids Europe/Jetix (first and second season with 52 x 30 mins.) and Teleprog International as part of a 300 hours Pan Middle Eastern package deal, which also includes new hit productions like Metalheads and successful catalog titles like Conan the Adventurer, Enchanted Tales, My Little Pony, various feature films and many others. Jetix Europe N.V/Fox Kids Europe also acquired the production Three Friends and Jerry.

The series Connie the Cow, beloved by the preschool set, was sold to YLE Finland and Disney Germany. Disney France purchased seasons one to three of the successful catalog title Famous Jett Jackson. Other library titles also in demand worldwide, Fat Dog Mendoza, Conan the Adventurer, Jem and Transformers: Takara were acquired by Retelsat Spain.

Another TV-Loonland highlight, the new production Metalheads, was sold to RTE Ireland and ABC Australia. Cartoon Network Australia acquired the TV license for Jem & the Holograms. The hit production Something Else was bought by ATV Hong Kong and Media Corp TV12 Singapore. Pongwiffy and Donner were also sold to ATV. Media Corp TV12 secured the TV rights to the hit production Clifford, which was also purchased by Trans TV Indonesia.

TV-Loonland sold the productions My Little Pony and My Little Pony Tales to TPI Indonesia, while Juita Viden/Unicorn Indonesia acquired the productions Transformers and Transformers: Takara. ABS CBN Philippines bought the broadcast rights for Enchanted Tales. The new production Dragon’s Rock and the Christmas special Donner sold to SABC2 South Africa.

In the Home Entertainment business as well, TV-Loonland managed to post numerous sales at the start of MIPCOM. The DVD and home video rights for the productions My Little Pony and My Little Pony – The Movie were purchased by MRA Entertainment Australia & New Zealand. The production Jem & The Holograms went to Rouge Citron France. Joan Records Germany/Benelux bought the home entertainment rights to Connie the Cow, Jem – The Movie, Reboot and Fantastic Flying Journey. TV-Loonland was also able to sell the rights for GI Joe – The Movie to Best Entertainment Germany and Austria.

TV-Loonland is an integrated media company and counts among the leading international producer -distributors of animation for children, youth and families. With its own development teams and production facilities in Continental Europe, Great Britain and the U.S.A., a comprehensive rights catalogue as well as a focused distribution effort for Europe, North and South America, TV-Loonland has today become a world leader among the independent majors in the industry. TV-Loonland AG is listed at the premium stock exchange segment of Deutsche Börse “Prime Standard” (ISIN DE000534840).

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