me",
produced by Hahn & m4e Productions GmbH and sold to more than 80 territories, is making its way into the Chinese market for the very first time. The German brand management and media company m4e AG, responsible for the property's worldwide distribution, has brokered a deal with UYoung Culture & Media Co., Ltd, one of China's leading kids companies. UYoung will represent all TV‐, home entertainment and digital rights of "Mia and me" (78 x 23 minutes) in mainlaind China and is planning a roll out across multiple platforms in early 2017.
"The challenge of bringing our popular and successful TV series 'Mia and me' to China has always been huge. We finally succeeded in finding the perfect partner for this endeavor in UYoung",
explains
Bernd Conrad, m4e's
Commercial Director for the Asian markets.
"We are looking
forward to growing a prosperous partnership with UYoung!"
Clara Yang, General Manager of UYoung Acquisition & Distribution, says: "It is exciting to become the exclusive agent for m4e on 'Mia and me'. We strongly believe this hybrid of CGI‐animation and live action will be welcomed by tens of millions of viewers across multi‐platforms in China."
"Mia and me" is created by Gerhard Hahn and a production of Hahn & m4e Productions GmbH - a joint venture between m4e AG and Gerhard Hahn. The series is co‐produced by Rainbow and ZDF German Television Network. Season 2 was launched in spring 2015 and is successfully broadcasted
in Germany, Italy, France and many other territories. Season 3 will be available in early 2017, while season 4 and a feature film are currently in development.
Hoehenkirchen/Munich, October 19, 2016 m4e AG - Executive Board
Links: www.m4e.de | www.uyoung.com.cn/english
About m4e AG:The m4e Group, founded in 2003, is an international brand management and media company focussing on children's and family entertainment content. m4e AG is a leader in creation, production, distribution and marketing of animated and live action programming. Its library of more than 2,300 episodes features some of the most recognizable brands such as "Lizzie McGuire", "Mia and me®", "Tip the Mouse", "Wissper", "Miffy", "Rainbow Fish" and "Conni".
The m4e Group includes Tex‐ass Textilvertriebs GmbH, Telescreen B.V., m4e Television GmbH, the joint venture companies Hahn & m4e Productions GmbH and YEP! TV Betriebs GmbH & Co.KG, as well as m4e Licensing & Merchandising, a full service agency/division that represents international entertainment brands such as "Beyblade" or "Yo‐kai Watch".
Since July 2007, m4e AG is listed on the Entry Standard at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE000A0MSEQ3).
m4e Group - key facts:
The full value‐added chain from one source
Library of nearly 2,300 episodes of best children and family program
Award‐winning shows in over 150 territories worldwide
New shows in development/production: "Mia and me®" (season 3 & 4, feature film), "Me, Mum & Mystery" and many more
Launched in 2000 and headquartered in Beijing, UYoung Culture & Media Co., Ltd. is China's leading kids and family entertainment company. Focusing on kids up to 10 years‐old, UYoung produces, distributes and licenses animated kids' content across all platforms, including TV, film and online. In addition, UYoung also creates its own pre‐school consumer products lines and runs strategic media operations across a number of Chinese kids' channels.
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