Articles Tagged ‘Chorion’
SCP nabs Gaspard & Lisa master agent rights
TVUK-based Chorion has offloaded its second-to-last property as Japan’s Sony Creative Products has acquired the exclusive global master agent rights to animated preschool series Gaspard & Lisa.
Nelvana acquires Max & Ruby
TVToronto, Canada’s Nelvana has snapped up Chorion’s interest in preschool property Max & Ruby in a deal that gives it worldwide TV production and licensing rights to the hit brand.
Classic Media acquires Olivia
TVLondon, UK-based Classic Media has acquired the rights to girls preschool property Olivia from brand management firm Chorion.
Classic Media acquires Noddy
COMPANIES / CONSUMER PRODUCTSClassic Media’s London operation has acquired the rights to Enid Blyton’s Noddy from brand management firm Chorion, which has been selling off its assets piecemeal since last fall.
Olivia products reach classrooms
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / KID INSIGHTGreensboro, North Carolina-based educational content provider Carson-Dellosa, through a deal with Chorion, is launching a line of classroom bulletin board sets based on the girls-oriented preschool property Olivia.
Disney Junior debuts Octonauts in US
TVChorion’s preschool series, Octonauts, which initially launched on CBeebies in October 2010 and is produced by Silvergate Media with animation by Ireland’s Brown Bag Films, will make its first appearance on US TV screens on January 9 on Disney Junior.
Kidscreened
- Sanrio says ‘Hello’ to Chorion’s Mr. Men and Little Miss character range (Financial Times)
- The many faces of Facebook are actually helping to boost your memory (Mashable)
- The dollar store business model continues to pay off (The Globe and Mail)
- Japanese cartoon emoticons take on the West (The New York Times)
Noddy steps into app land
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / TVNoddy, star of the preschool series Noddy in Toyland, is heading into the mobile space thanks to a partnership between brand-owner Chorion, Avanquest Software and France Televisions Distribution.
Alli buys rights to Beatrix Potter, Octonauts
COMPANIES / TVA spokesperson for Chorion has confirmed that its former chairman Waheed Alli, who resigned from the post last month, has purchased The Octonauts and the representation rights to the classic World of Beatrix Potter property and upcoming preschool series The Tales of Peter Rabbit from Chorion through his new company Silvergate Media for an undisclosed sum.
Alli quits Chorion
COMPANIES / CONSUMER PRODUCTS / TVLondon-based Chorion’s chairman Lord Waheed Alli and deputy chairman William Astor have resigned from the company effective immediately, amid speculation in the UK financial press that they have been unable to restructure the brand owner and alleviate its debt burden.
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