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French investor buys into Cyber Group Studios

French investment firm L-GAM has bought out Cyber Group Studios’ minority investors as the Paris-based animation house targets company acquisitions. The deal, financial terms of which were not revealed, will allow Cyber Group to “finance new opportunities” that are part of an “ambitious international acquisition strategy, which will fuel up the company’s strong organic growth”. […]

Cyber does digital deals

Paris based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has struck a number of deals with SVOD and digital platforms. In the US, Hulu has acquired Cyber’s 104x11mins CGI series Zou (pictured). The first season of the series will also be available on US kids SVOD service PlayKids TV. Also in the US, Kabillion has taken […]

Cyber plays the Long, Long game

Founder of Cyber Group Studios Pierre Sissman tells TBI that the firm is expanding its development and production capabilities, and why World War II animation The Long, Long Holiday will bring families together Pierre Sissman has spent the better part of a decade getting his Cyber Group Studios to the point where it is ready […]

TVFI awards Zodiak, PGS and France Télévisions

French TV exporters group TVFI has bestowed its annual awards for most successful TV export to Zodiak Rights, PGS Entertainment and France Télévisions Distribution. The annual Export Award recognises the best French-originated programme successes in the international market across three genres: kids, docs and drama. The awards, now in their tenth year, were presented to […]

Cyber Group announces raft of MIPCOM deals

France-based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has announced a raft of programme sales off the back of MIPCOM and MIPJunior. US Hispanic broadcaster VME TV has acquired 104x11mins animated series Zou (pictured) and other buyers include Italian public broadcaster Rai. These deal follow recent sales to broadcasters including Super RTL in Germany and Mediacorp […]

News brief: Cyber Group takes Zou to PBS Kids Sprout

French producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has sold its preschool series Zou to the PBS Sprout children’s channel in the US. The 104x11mins series, about a five year old zebra, will air from September on the channel in the three-hour Sunny Side Up block. The show first launched on Disney Junior in the UK […]