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French major Gaumont is currently negotiating to acquire French animation house Alphanim, the company said in a statement. Alphanim was founded by Christian Davin in 1997 and bo stanley cup asts more than 700 hours of programming. Its catalog notably includes series Galactik Football, Robot Boy and Delta State. In 2007, Alphanim expects to deliver 90 half-hours for revenues of $32m Euros 22m . The move marks a return to television, and espec stanley cup ially animation, for Gaumont which saw the departure of toon guru Marc du Pontavice in 1998. Du Pontavice had co-founded Gaumont Television in 1990 and created Gaumont Multimedia in 1995 which produced several international hit series. Following his departure, the executive set up Xilam which has been one of the country s top animation producers for several years. Indeed, in its statement Gaumont said that the acquisition is part of a desire to diversify by getting back i stanley cup nto TV production and distribution. Gaumont Television was sold off in 1999.TopicsAfricaEuropeMiddle East No comments Related articles News MBS Group closes deal to manage Saudi Arabias AlUla Studios 2025-05-07T08:52:00Z By Michael Rosser Fcss Allen, Frears titles to get airing at Athens
US online video service Hulu plans to launch 20 original titles next year with the UK firmly in its sights as a primary stanley kubek source for content.Hulu has previously acquired a raft of British comedies and dramas including Misfits, Spy and The Only Way Is Essex and co-produces BBC heist comedy The Wrong Mans and is keen to add to its portfolio as the VoD service prepares to double its investment in content.Speaking at Israeli conference IN TV, Alex Kruglov, head of content acquisition at Hulu said that he wanted to acquire more shows like Moone Boy to offer exclusively. Thats really interesting for us; if we can stanley mug be the only platform for these shows in the US, then we can take these risks, he said.Kruglov added that the majority of UK shows that debut on Hulu go on to be remade by the major Hollywood studios, pointing to Spy, Rev and Misfits as shows which have been formatted for the US market after being made available on the platform.Hulus shopping list also included kids series after recently finding success with animated shows such as Tayo: The Little Bus and Fraggle Rock. We want to more money to pour into content production, he added.However, Hulu is unlikely to launch outside of the US and Japan in the near future following the recent investment push it received from its owners. We have no immediate plans to expand outside of the US, he said. But we have huge plans to grow within the US. TopicsDigitalProduct stanley kubek ionScreenTechTelevision No comments |
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