Irina Nazarenko


Disney EMEA adopts Sunny Bunnies

The Walt Disney Company EMEA has acquired season two rights to non-verbal animation series Sunny Bunnies. The deal with London-based distributor Media I.M. hands Disney Junior rights to the Digital Light Studios-produced 26×3.5mins series in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and French-speaking Europe, Spain, Italy and Italian-speaking Europe, the Nordic, Baltic and Benelux territories, […]

Scandi, Israeli nets buy Media I.M. toons

A pair of Scandinavian pubcasters and two Israeli content buyers have taken programming from kids TV distributor Media I.M. SVT in Sweden has bought Rosa and Dara and Their Great Holiday Adventures, a 1x26mins special from Bionaut, for its children’s channel SVT Barnkanalen, where it will air in the third quarter of the year. Norway’s […]

Media I.M. attracts Spanish, Czech studios

London-based kids and family distributor Media I.M. has signed representation agreements with a pair of European studios. The deals with Bionaut in the Czech Republic and Ficción Producciones from Spain comes almost a year after former Nickelodeon execs Irina Nazarenko and Maria Ufland launched the company. The first property from the Czech agreement is The […]

Nick Russia buys Media I.M. toon

Nickelodeon in Russia has bought Studio Atria toon Robodz from fledgling animation distributor Media I.M. The 15x11mins Robodz will run on Nick Russia across the CIS and Baltic regions following the agreement, which lasts for four years and begins next month. “This acquisition reinforces our strategy of offering both top international and also strong local […]

UK kids vendor in Asian package first

New London-based distributor Media I.M. has scored its first package deal in Asia. Broadcast group JKN Global Media has acquired six programmes for its Bright TV and JKN Global channels in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. I.M. Media is the new boutique distribution business of former Viacom International Media Networks executives Maria Ufland and Irina Nazarenko, […]