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Imira Entertainment
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Toonz rejig sees Robinson step down at Imira
India’s Toonz Media Group has rejigged the senior management team at its Spanish children’s outfit…
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Imira founder exits with Robinson named new CEO
Sergi Reitg, the founder and boss of Spain’s Imira Entertainment, is stepping down after 15…
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Netflix takes Korean toons from Imira
SVOD giant Netflix has bought a package of children’s programming from Spain’s Imira Entertainment, including…
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Imira takes Hogie to MIPCOM
Imira Entertainment from Spain hits the Croisette with a total of more than 150 new…
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Televisa SVOD net takes Imira package
Televisa’s Latin American SVOD service, Blim, has bought eight children’s series from Spanish distributor Imira…
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Netflix buys J.K. Rowling biopic
Streaming service Netflix has acquired a live-action biopic of Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling for…
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BBC kids nets joint-order Arabian Nights series
Preschool channel CBeebies and older-skewed BBC sister CBBC have jointly-commissioned a contemporary re-imaginging of the…
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News brief: Imira launches Xilam toons
Spain’s Imira Entertainment has acquired rights to a combined 250 hours of animated programming from…
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Chilean net bags JK Rowling biopic
A biopic about Harry Potter author JK Rowling has sold to a Chilean channel. ChileVision…
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Icex brings Spanish producers to MIPCOM
Spanish trade and investment body ICEX and producers’ association FAPAE are bringing 18 Spanish content…
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News brief: Hulu buys Lola & Virginia
Hulu has acquired 52x12mins animated series Lola & Virginia from Spain-based producer and distributor Imira…
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News brief: Hulu buys Lola & Virginia
Hulu has acquired 52x12mins animated series Lola & Virginia from Spain-based producer and distributor Imira…
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Spain’s Imira strikes Samsung connected TV deal
Madrid-based producer and distributor Imira Entertainment has struck a content deal with Samsung. The TV…
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Imira changes pace with Tom Turbo
Spain’s Imira Entertainment has acquired a trio of new programmes, including Austrian live-action series Tom…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market guide, part three
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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Imira toons arrive on Movistar TV
Tween series Lola & Virginia and splastick short-form comedy Larva are among Imira Entertainment-sold toons…
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UK net grows Larva imprint
UK broadcast group CSC Media has acquired seasons one and two of Spanish short-form toon…
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Amazon buys Lola & Virginia
Amazon has picked up US rights to kids series Lola & Virginia and will make…
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Imira hires Bones for sales role
Spanish animation producer and distributor Imira Entertainment has hired former Nickelodeon exec Giles Bones to…
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News brief: Disney Asia buys WWI pigeons toon
Disney has acquired animated feature Cher Ami for several of its channels in Asia. Disney…
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Ex-Imira exec launches distrib, bags ZDFE shows
Former Imira Entertainment sales chief Christophe Goldberger has acquired Asian distribution rights to the ZDF…
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News brief: Bat Pat takes off with RAI, TVE
European pubcasters RAI and TVE have come on board Spanish-Italian-Malaysian coproduction Bat Pat. Following investment…
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New GD Entertainment Fund makes first investment
GD Entertainment Fund has made its first investment and will co-finance a slate of animated…
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Cartoon Network Lat Am, Canal+ buy shortform toon
Cartoon Network Latin America and French pay TV platform Canal+ have acquired Larva, a shortform…
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News brief: Imira takes distribution rights to TVE library
Spain-based distributor Imira Entertainment has taken international rights to Spanish pubcaster TVE’s kids programming. The…
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Imira adds Spanish toons to slate
Barcelona’s Imira Entertainment has acquired international distribution rights to several Spanish-produced animated feature films and…
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Exclusive: Imira’s Goldberger exits
Imira Entertainment’s head of sales and acquisitions Christophe Goldberger is leaving the Spanish toon producer…
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News brief: Imira hires new sales manager
Spain-based kids producer and distributor Imira Entertainment has recruited Elena Mera Dios as sales manager….
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Nick buys Korean short-form comedy
Nickelodeon’s channels in Portugal, Spain and South Africa have tapped distributor Imira Entertainment for a…
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Imira closes deals ahead of Asia TV Forum
Spanish producer and distributor Imira Entertainment has closed a raft of deals in Asia for…