The group has closed deals on the distribution rights of 'Be-be-bears', 'Heroes of Envell', 'F.A.S.T.' and 'Leo and Tig'.
Digital Television Russia Group has signed deals on the sale of distribution rights for several animated series produced by Parovoz Studio with Telewizja Polska media group (TVP ABC TV channel), Catalonia’s public service television network Televisió de Catalunya TVC (Super 3 TV channel), Israel’s Talit Communications (Junior TV channel) and South Korea’s JEI Broadcasting Corporation (JEI TV).
The group has acquired distribution rights to 104 episodes of Be-be-bears animated series on Polish children’s TV channel TVP ABC, owned by Telewizja Polska media group.
TVP ABC is the first children’s TV channel in the history of Polish television, launched on February 15, 2014. The channel’s target audience is children aged four–12. The first episode of Be-be-bears premiered on TVP ABC in late June 2021.
The animated series about the adventures of the brown bear Bucky, the polar bear Bjorn, and their friend Littlefox has also become available to young viewers in Spain. It is available through a deal with Televisió de Catalunya (TVC), a public broadcasting network in Catalonia.
Be-be-bears will be broadcasted on Super 3 children’s TV channel, which was launched in October 2009 and is owned by the TVC group. The channel features both entertainment and educational programmes for all ages. Super 3 has acquired the rights to 182 episodes of Be-be-bears. The premiere of the cartoon is scheduled for January 2022. It will be released in Catalan.
Several animated projects of Digital Television Russia will be available in Israel. A deal has been signed with the media holding’s partner Talit Communications, one of the largest companies in the Israeli television market that produces and distributes content, as well as organises live broadcasts of major events and exclusively represents foreign channels in Israel.
Animated series Heroes of Envell and F.A.S.T. that focuses on an audience of six–12 years, will be available on the Junior channel, launched in 2006 on Yes satellite platform and later on the HOT cable platform.
The Junior channel’s library consists of a variety of high-quality children’s shows, including worldwide hits and animation premieres.
Heroes of Envell is a story of four gamers who find an unusual laptop that turns out to be a portal to the world of the game ‘Heroes of Envell’. Everything is real here: the city itself, its inhabitants, and the dangers waiting around every corner.
F.A.S.T. — Special Team of Fearless Animals, is a children’s fantasy action cartoon in which a brave rabbit, fox, wolf and bear fight supervillains and save peaceful animals.
Furthermore, the animated series Leo and Tig and Be-be-bears, aimed at children under six will be available on YouKid app in Israel, created especially for children of three-six years old.
Leo and Tig is an animated series about a little leopard Leo and tiger cub Tig. The life of the animals is full of adventures, from which they emerge victorious, coping with their own fears and helping each other.
South Korean JEI TV, a cable television broadcaster for children, which was founded in 1998 and operates in the field of broadcasting, digital media and entertainment has also acquired animated series Leo and Tig. The series became available to little viewers and their parents in South Korea and the APAC region on July 17. The cartoon is aired every Friday in the premium time slot, two episodes at a time, and the series is scheduled for a total of 26 weeks.
