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  • DQE to co-produce ‘The Jungle Book’ season 3 with Ellipsanime

    DQE to co-produce ‘The Jungle Book’ season 3 with Ellipsanime

    MUMBAI: DQ Entertainment (DQE) will be co-producing the the third season of The Jungle Book (52 x 11’) CGI series along with France’s Ellipsanime.

     

    The third season will be supported and co-produced by ZDFE, Germany; ZDFTV, Germany and PIWI (Canal+), France. 

     

    The Jungle Book season 3 continues to receive strong support from Telequbec, Canada and other season 2 broadcast partners. The series is expected to be available for broadcast globally by early 2017.

     

    In the third season, Mowgli and his friends will continue their thrilling and sometimes comedic adventures. Characters like Baloo- the Bear, Bagheera – the Panther and others will team up with Mowgli to keep the dangerous and sly Sher Khan at bay.

     

    ZDF head of international co-productions and acquisitions for children’s and youth programming Nicole Keeb said, “It was an easy decision to continue with The Jungle Book. The first two seasons are working so well for ZDF and KiKA that we were basically obliged to go on. And we do this with great pleasure!”

     

    “ZDF Enterprises is proud to be part of the Jungle Book family. Together with children all over the world we are waiting with enthusiasm for further adventures of our favourite characters,” said ZDF Enterprises vice president ZDFE.Junior Arne Lohmann.

     

    Canal + (PIWI) Youth Department head of children’s programs and channels Laurence Blaevoet said, “I’m looking forward to work with DQ and Ellipsanime, on the third season of Jungle Book. The two first seasons are already a huge success on Piwi+.”

     

    Ellipsanime general manager and executive producer  Maia Tubiana added, “We were thrilled when DQE asked us to join in! Ellipsanime and Mediatoon are looking forward to this production journey of fruitful collaboration!”

     

    DQE chairman and CEO Tapaas Chakravarti said, “Jungle Book has done well in most territories across the world and has become one of the favourite shows of kids aged 4-8 years. We are enthused to partner with leading French broadcasters Piwi-Canal + and the recognized French leader in film and TV production, publishing and digital media – Ellipsanime.  ZDF TV and ZDF E continue to support Jungle Book franchise as co-producers for the third season.”

  • DQE & Method Animation to co-produce CGI TV series ‘5 & It’

    DQE & Method Animation to co-produce CGI TV series ‘5 & It’

    MUMBAI: DQ Entertainment and Method Animation have joined hands to co-produce the CGI TV series 5 & It, which is a modern adaption of Edith Nesbit’s popular book Five Children & It.

     

    The project is being co-produced with Disney Channel Germany and supported by Noga, Israel. Disney Channel France has pre-acquired the show.

     

    The 52 episode CGI TV series has received wide ranging interest from broadcasters and licensing agents globally, and will be available for broadcast on channels across the world by mid-2017.

     

    The series follows the adventures and escapades of five children after they befriend a sand fairy at their uncle’s beachfront mansion. The sand fairy, Psammead, offers to grant them one wish each day.

     

    The Walt Disney Company GSA Disney Channels executive programming director & deputy general manager Rolf Gerhardt said, “We are very pleased to co-produce the new animated series 5 & It together with DQE and to deliver creative input. The new series will fit perfectly in the Disney Channel lineup for a young audience and is in line with Disney’s rich heritage of creative storytelling, with a new look, and great animation. Our main-character, Psammead, steals the show as a sand fairy with an attitude, and we are certain that audiences will Jove him.”

     

    Method Animation CEO Aton Soumache added, “We are very proud to enter this new adventure with our historical partner DQ, After Robin Hood and Peter Pan, Method Animation is enchanted to revisit another great classic. 5 & It will definitely be thanks to the work of our two companies. A new evergreen property that all kids can wish for.”

     

    DQE CEO Tapaas Chakravati said, “This 52 episode CGI series will be a fun roller coaster of adventures as the children learn to deal with the consequences of their often irrational wishes. It will have the right mix of sly humour, crazy adventures and fast paced action to entertain young audiences. We are confident that our co-production partners Method Animation and Disney Channel Germany, as well as Disney Channel France will work together to create a beautiful TV series that will entertain our young audiences globally.”

  • DQE strengthens digital media strategy to monetise content

    DQE strengthens digital media strategy to monetise content

    MUMBAI: As part of its digital media strategy, entertainment production and distribution company DQ Entertainment have launched two YouTube channels- Power Kids and Tiny Toonz in association with leading multi channel network Whacked Out! Media (WOM).

    Power Kids will showcase animated content for children aged five and above while Tiny Toonz will be aimed at younger children. It will also launch its content and games on other platforms such as Google Play store, Amazon and iTunes.

    The reason for the new digital initiative is to make full use of its rich animated library and target all platforms including apps, smartphones, tablets, social media etc. DQ is banking on this to substantially add to grow revenue. WOM will be a strategic digital media partner for YouTube, allowing DQ to monetise its animated properties and mobile games.

    DQ Entertainment chairman and CEO Tapaas Chakravarti said, “The majority of our audience today are constantly online consuming large amounts of animated content through mobiles, tablets and smart TVs from YouTube and other digital media platforms. Having established our footprint globally, DQE is perfectly positioned to leverage our extensive resources and content library for this high growth sector of the entertainment industry. We hope this will help us to reach wider global audiences. We are excited to work with WOM who are a leading MNC with vast experience in the digital ecosystem. We are confident that WOM will help us expand our global digital presence and reach new markets.”

    Whacked Out! Media MD Ramkrishna Veerapaneni said, “We are delighted to be working with DQ Entertainment to create a new online platform for children. We hope that DQE Digital World will become the ultimate destination for catrtoons, games and lots of fun content for kids all over the world.”


    DQE content includes The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Lassie, Iron Man, Robin Hood, Casper etc. It will also show exclusive online educational entertainment content.

     

  • DQE, Wild Canary partner to produce Miles from Tomorrowland

    DQE, Wild Canary partner to produce Miles from Tomorrowland

    MUMBAI: The animation house is making waves across the world and a latest deal strengthens it more. DQ Entertainment (DQE) has bagged a deal to produce Disney Junior Miles from Tomorrowland along with USA’s Wild Canary Animation. It will be a 24 episode CGI HD animated space adventure series that will be released in 2015.

     

    Disney Jr and Wild Canary have already started working on the series earlier this year. DQE will be handling the post-production of the series. Emmy nominated Sascha Paldino (Henry Hugglemonster, Ni Hao, Kai-lan) is the executive producer of the series, while Emmy nominated Paul Demeyer (Duckman, Rugrats in Paris) will be directing it.

     

    Set in the Disney parks area, the show’s curriculum is based around educating children about science, technology and space travel. Each episode will have two stories of 11 minutes each that will take kids on a ride to a new world to drive their interest in the universe, mathematics, language skills and the importance of family bonding.

     

    DQE group founder and CEO Tapaas Chakravarti said, “We are thrilled to embark on production of this exciting new Disney series with Wild Canary, USA. We expect that the collaborative skills of both Wild Canary’s and DQ Entertainment’s high quality CGI animation resources will result in a world-class series that will attract young audiences across the Globe.”

     

    According to industry sources the deal should bring in an incremental business of about $5-7 million for the company.

     

    Wild Canary Animation president and co-founder Richard Marlis said “When my partner Carmen Italia and I opened Wild Canary over 6 years ago, we envisioned becoming a global company. We could not have a better partner than DQ Entertainment to move forward with this new venture. DQ Entertainment’s structure and parallel CGI pipeline to ours was an important ingredient in choosing an overseas animation partner. Tapaas and his staff embraced Miles and delivered a great pilot. We look forward to a long standing relationship with them, both for this series and future projects.”

     

    The series will air on Disney Junior channels across the world.

  • DQE appoints Sun-Mate as global toy partner for The Jungle Book

    MUMBAI: DQ Entertainment International (DQE) has appointed global toy manufacturer Sun-Mate Corporation to be the master global toy partner for the new 3D, CGI international animated TV series, The Jungle Book.

    As the appointed global master toy partner, Sun-Mate will design and manufacture a large variety of toys for the new The Jungle Book including play sets, figurines, plush, electronic toys, walkie-talkies, role-play and outdoor adventure sets.

    Sun-mate will preview the new toy line at the forthcoming 2013 Hong Kong Toy Fair, New York Toy Fair and Nuremberg Toy Fair events, as part of their initial global sales launches for the brand. The Company will also announce, in the near future, key appointments for regional distributors in conjunction with the new series’ growing popularity internationally.

    DQ Entertainment International Chairman and CEO Tapaas Chakravarti said, “We are happy to leverage on the strengths of our partners, Sun-Mate Corporation in bringing a wide variety of toys and collectibles to Jungle Book fans globally. With the immense success of the first season of The Jungle Book, we are now poised to receive maximum traction on the licensing of this much loved brand as we are on the verge of launching the second season of this series.”

    “The Jungle Book, new 3D, CGI animated series, is a phenomenal success internationally. With current international broadcasters anxiously anticipating the second season and additional broadcast partners being added all the time, our expansion into the international marketplace is well-timed. Our global toy distribution plans will seek to satisfy the growing demand for toys by young fans and their parents everywhere who have come to love these celebrated characters even further,” Sun-Mate Corporation President Rami Ben-Moshe added.

    The deal follows Sun-Mate’s appointment, earlier this fall, by SMC Entertainment Group, INC (SMC) to be the North American master toy licensee for the brand. SMC holds the North American rights for home entertainment, licensing, merchandising and promotional rights for the new 3D CGI animated TV series brand.

    SMC also secured the master toy rights for “The Jungle Book” for Australia and New Zealand and all licensing and merchandising for South Africa. DQ Entertainment (DQE) is the producer and global rights owners of new “The Jungle Book” animated TV series.

    The Jungle Book, new 3D, CGI animated series, is airing in 165 countries across the globe, and currently has over 100 licensees worldwide in key categories of publishing, gaming, digital, apparel, accessories, home furnishings, back-to-school, games, puzzles, HBA, confections, amusement, Halloween and seasonal products.