ITV

Tag: Marc du Pontavice

  • Amazon gets ‘Oggy & Cockroaches’, ‘Zig & Sharko’ streaming rights in multi-year deal with Xilam

    Amazon gets ‘Oggy & Cockroaches’, ‘Zig & Sharko’ streaming rights in multi-year deal with Xilam

    MUMBAI: Amazon and Xilam Animation have announced a multi-year content deal that makes Amazon Prime Video India the exclusive subscription streaming home of all four existing and three upcoming seasons of the popular animated series ‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ and ‘Zig & Sharko’.

    Prime members in India now also have access to Xilam Animation’s vast library of top-rated shows like ‘Floopaloo Where Are You’, ‘A Kind of Magic’, ‘If I Were An Animal’, ‘Paprika’ and ‘The Daltons’.

    “Amazon Prime Video India is delighted to partner with Xilam Animation, creators of the world-famous animated series, ‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ that continues to entertain kids for nearly 20 years”, said Amazon Prime Video India director and country head Nitesh Kripalani. “This is an important milestone in the journey to offering the best kids’ entertainment to our prime members.”

    “Xilam is proud of the growing success of its animated characters in India, with Oggy leading the pack for many years now. As we prepare for the future, and the new ways content is used within the family, it is essential that we find the right partners to facilitate our expansion into the digital world. That’s why we are so thrilled to be entering into this agreement with Amazon Prime Video since we value so highly their expertise in subscription streaming. As a multi-year deal this is a great step for Xilam as we look forward to watching the special bonds that our characters have developed in the hearts of millions of Indian kids, grow bigger and stronger,” said Xilam Animation Marc du Pontavice.

    First aired in 1998, ‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ is a French animated comedy series tracking the prankish misadventures and confrontations between a chubby cat named Oggy and three pesky roaches: Joey, Dee Dee and Marky. The fifth season will explore the ongoing rivalry in a new way by tracking Oggy through the ages for historical hilarity. Seasons 6 and 7 will comprise a mix of brand new episodes along with full remakes of classic stories from Seasons 1 and 2.

    ‘Zig & Sharko’ is about a hyena named Zig who lives on a volcano island with his crab pal, Bernie, and plots against a beautiful mermaid, Marina, whom he wants to eat. Sharko is a shark with a lot of muscle and who loves to sabotage the hyena’s every move.

  • Amazon gets ‘Oggy & Cockroaches’, ‘Zig & Sharko’ streaming rights in multi-year deal with Xilam

    Amazon gets ‘Oggy & Cockroaches’, ‘Zig & Sharko’ streaming rights in multi-year deal with Xilam

    MUMBAI: Amazon and Xilam Animation have announced a multi-year content deal that makes Amazon Prime Video India the exclusive subscription streaming home of all four existing and three upcoming seasons of the popular animated series ‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ and ‘Zig & Sharko’.

    Prime members in India now also have access to Xilam Animation’s vast library of top-rated shows like ‘Floopaloo Where Are You’, ‘A Kind of Magic’, ‘If I Were An Animal’, ‘Paprika’ and ‘The Daltons’.

    “Amazon Prime Video India is delighted to partner with Xilam Animation, creators of the world-famous animated series, ‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ that continues to entertain kids for nearly 20 years”, said Amazon Prime Video India director and country head Nitesh Kripalani. “This is an important milestone in the journey to offering the best kids’ entertainment to our prime members.”

    “Xilam is proud of the growing success of its animated characters in India, with Oggy leading the pack for many years now. As we prepare for the future, and the new ways content is used within the family, it is essential that we find the right partners to facilitate our expansion into the digital world. That’s why we are so thrilled to be entering into this agreement with Amazon Prime Video since we value so highly their expertise in subscription streaming. As a multi-year deal this is a great step for Xilam as we look forward to watching the special bonds that our characters have developed in the hearts of millions of Indian kids, grow bigger and stronger,” said Xilam Animation Marc du Pontavice.

    First aired in 1998, ‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ is a French animated comedy series tracking the prankish misadventures and confrontations between a chubby cat named Oggy and three pesky roaches: Joey, Dee Dee and Marky. The fifth season will explore the ongoing rivalry in a new way by tracking Oggy through the ages for historical hilarity. Seasons 6 and 7 will comprise a mix of brand new episodes along with full remakes of classic stories from Seasons 1 and 2.

    ‘Zig & Sharko’ is about a hyena named Zig who lives on a volcano island with his crab pal, Bernie, and plots against a beautiful mermaid, Marina, whom he wants to eat. Sharko is a shark with a lot of muscle and who loves to sabotage the hyena’s every move.

  • Cartoon Network acquires ‘Oggy And The Cockroaches’ season 5

    Cartoon Network acquires ‘Oggy And The Cockroaches’ season 5

    MUMBAI: Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific has cemented its ongoing relationship with Xilam by taking up the new series of the popular animated show, Oggy And The Cockroaches.

     

    Slated for a 2017 premiere, Oggy And The Cockroaches Season 5 (78×7’) will be available in Ultra HD. This acquisition follows the co-production agreement between Cartoon Network and Xilam for 2012’s Season 4, which is currently airing exclusively on the network.

     

    “Over the past few years, Cartoon Network has become known as the ‘Home of new Oggy’ and with Season 5 now secured, I’m happy to announce that this is set to continue for a long time to come,” said Turner Kids Networks Asia Pacific chief content officer Mark Eyers. “Oggy has a winning formula that has made it hugely popular with kids in this region. Alongside our other original series, this blue cat bolsters an enviable line-up of animated comedy.”

     

    Xilam CEO and founder Marc Du Pontavice added, “Oggy’s worldwide success continues to hit new highs and we are thrilled to announce that Cartoon Network is committed to being the show’s broadcaster of this brand new season in Asia Pacific.”

     

    Over four action-packed seasons and almost 20 years and 300 episodes, Oggy has relentlessly battled his nemeses. In season 5, this cat and those pesky bugs are going to present a different facet of their enduring rivalry by featuring Oggy through the ages. The battle against the roaches continues but this time they’re in period dress. It’s an unlikely collision between history and slapstick.

  • MIPCOM 2014: Discovery Italia and Xilam Seal an output deal in Italy

    MIPCOM 2014: Discovery Italia and Xilam Seal an output deal in Italy

    CANNES: Building on the rapid success of brand animated series such as Oggy and the Cockroaches and The Daltons on K2 (the Discovery Italia free-to-air channel targeting kids 4-14 filled with action, adventure and pure entertainment) Award-winning French animation studio Xilam and Discovery Italia have signed an Output deal for the upcoming years.

     
    In a move to strengthen Discovery Italia’s animated comedy line-up and secure access to Xilam’s unique expertise in the field, this comprehensive trade agreement includes 14 series, ie a volume of 450 half-hour programs. In short:
     
    –       250 half hours from Xilam’s library, including Oggy and The cockroaches, The Daltons, Space Goofs, etc.
    –       120 half-hours of series currently in production, including Hubert and Takako, Zig and Sharko (season 2), The Daltons (season 2), etc.
    –       80 half hours, i.e. 3 new series to be produced by Xilam in 2015-2016.

     
    “Building a partnership with Xilam was unavoidable. They are the masters of animated comedies and K2 in the reign of fun,” said Discovery Italia programming and content acquisition director Loredana Di Domenico.

    Xilam founder and president Marc du Pontavice believes that signing deal with Discovery kids is important since K2 is a tremendous job giving exposure to Xilam’s series and this cooperation is going to bring more and more fans to its brand titles.