24 Nov 2008 07:00
RNS Number : 7344I
DQ Entertainment PLC
24 November 2008
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For Immediate Release
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DQ Entertainment plc ("DQE")
Licensing and Distribution Division - on the moveΒ
DQE, the AIMΒ listed Animation, Gaming and Entertainment Company is pleased to announceΒ recent conclusion ofΒ licensingΒ dealsΒ with leading broadcastersΒ for animated contentΒ co-produced by DQE.
MajorΒ TV licensingΒ deals have been concluded with leading broadcasters includingΒ CBeebies, Turner, Nickelodeon and Disney. Listed below areΒ recently concludedΒ agreements:
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Β·; Twisted Whiskers, a CGI animated TV series, 52x11β, co-produced by DQE, American Greetings and Taffy Entertainment, USA. This has been acquired by Disney Channel India for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
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Β·; Disney, Singapore has also acquired Twisted Whiskers, a CGI animated TV series, 52x11β, co-produced by DQE with American Greetings and Taffy Entertainment, USA for Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, The Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and the Peopleβs Republic of China as well as non exclusive rights for South Korea and Hong Kong.
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Β·; Ratman an animated TV series in traditional 2D animation, 52x11β, co-produced by DQE and Stranemani, Italy. This has been acquired by Disney Channel India for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
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Β·; Sandra an animated TV series, 52x11β, co-produced by DQE and Imira Entertainment, Spain. This has been acquired by Disney Channel India for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
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Β·; Nickelodeon has acquired Broadcast rights for the TV Series Casperβs βScare School for India, and non exclusive rights for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma and the Maldives.
About DQE: DQE is a leading animation production company engaged in the production of traditional / digital animation and game art development with a workforce of over 3500 and a global client base.
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DQE produces animation for films, television series and console based games for a number of international production houses, DQE has over 80 clients including Walt Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studios Inc., Electronic Arts, Marvel, American Greetings, NBC-Universal, BBC, M6,Β France 2, Method Animation, Atlantyca.
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Currently under production at DQE are iconic international properties such as Iron Man, Casper, Pinky & Perky, Twisted Whiskers, Mikido, Little Nick, Le Petit Prince and many others. DQE has a library of over 300 hours of international animated programs in its Licensing Division.
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DQE's international quality production facilities are based inΒ Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Manila and has International Sales offices in LA, Paris and Tokyo.
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Enquires:Β
Sumedha Saraogi, DQ Entertainment Limited
+91 40 2355 3726/27 orΒ sumedha@dqentertainment.comΒ
Mark Edwards / Jeremy Garcia / Miranda Higham
Buchanan Communications
+44 (0)20 7466 5000
Tom PriceΒ /Β Jeremy EllisΒ / Chris Clarke
Evolution Securities
+44 (0)20 7071 430
This information is provided by RNS
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