Dreamworks, US-based CGI animation studio is looking to launch a childrens channel internationally and will collaborate with Fox on this global roll out. The company, run by chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, struck a distribution deal earlier this year with 20th Century Fox. It had previously worked with Paramount Pictures for distribution, both in the United […]
Dreamworks, US-based CGI animation studio is looking to launch a childrens channel internationally and will collaborate with Fox on this global roll out.
The company, run by chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, struck a distribution deal earlier this year with 20th Century Fox. It had previously worked with Paramount Pictures for distribution, both in the United States and internationally.
The current programs produced by Dreamworks include Penguins of Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and Monsters vs. Aliens for Nickelodeon and Dragons: Riders of Berk for Cartoon Network as well as a television series for a potential broadcaster.
[Fox] has been excited about the DreamWorks-branded channel as something that its international team seems to have a lot of enthusiasm for, and weve had good momentum in our conversations with them, said Katzenberg.
I think they have over 350 channels up and running today. So its hard to find a stronger, better force for us as we look at the international marketplace, he added
On another note, Dreamworks announced plans to capitalise on its purchase of international producer and distributor Classic Media, which it purchased for US$155 million earlier this year. The company has also renewed its long-term volume deal with BBC for a raft of library titles including How to Train Your Dragon and Shrek Forever After.
