Imira Places Zelly Go on Nick Channels Worldwide

Imira Entertainment has inked a pay-TV distribution deal with Viacom International Media Networks that will see the new animated show Zelly Go airing on Nickelodeon in more than 150 territories around the globe.

Produced by Korea’s Dream Factory, Zelly Go is about a group of little men who are obsessed with jelly. The non-dialogue slapstick comedy will begin rolling out early next year on Nickelodeon in the U.K., GSA, France, Benelux, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, CEE, Russia and CIS, Poland, Israel, Greece, Australia and New Zealand, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East and North Africa.

“We are delighted with this agreement with Nickelodeon International, as Zelly Go fits perfectly in the global content pipeline of Nickelodeon,” said Sergi Reitg, the CEO of Imira. “When we discovered Zelly Go in the creative and fruitful Korean animation industry, we immediately knew it had all the elements to be an international success. We would like to thank Dream Factory’s confidence in our work and thank Nickelodeon International for evaluating our content offer so decidedly.”

Heedong Kim, the CEO of Dream Factory, added: “I believe this deal is credited with the excellent animation production capabilities of Dream Factory Studio. We expect this achievement to become a springboard to a global market with boundless potential of the Korean animation industry. I am grateful to all of our partners for their enthusiastic efforts, and I will strive to produce an attractive and compelling original content product to repay all of their thanks.”