German production and distribution group Leonine has snagged its latest investment, this time acquiring a 25.1% stake in Toon2Tango. Toon2Tango was founded three years ago by former Studio 100 execs Hans Ulrich Stoef and Jo Daris, who produced shows including Mia And Me. Its upcoming slate includes the 26-part hybrid series Lily Of Fawonia, which will be unveiled […]
‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ for Portugal’s RTP1 RTP1 in Portugal has picked up a local adaptation of Banijay’s Don’t Forget The Lyrics format, with Não Te Esqueças Da Letra to be produced by Shine Iberia. Presented by João Paulo Rodrigues, the musical game show will air in Portugal on Saturday evenings from this spring. Singing ability plays no part […]
‘Bing’ prodco gets $5.3m funding Acamar Films, the UK indie behind BBC pre-school series Bing, has raised more than £4million ($5.3m) in its latest EIS fundraising round. In the recent fundraising, which valued the company at £100 million, £2.46 million of the £4 million total was placed by UK investment platform Wealth Club. The raise […]
Moomins return to the Nordics SF Studios in the Nordics, NRK in Norway and RÚV in Iceland have picked up prodco Gutsy Animations’ series Moominvalley following deals with distributor PGS Entertainment. The 13 x 22-minute series is based upon the popular Moomin stories by Finnish-Swedish author Tove Jansson and was commissioned by Yle in Finland […]
