Xilam Scores Asian Deals

Xilam Animation has sealed a number of deals across Asia, including a presale of the brand-new Mr Magoo to Cartoon Network Asia, which also took additional seasons of Oggy and the Cockroaches.

Mr Magoo, a 78×7-minute series, will roll out in 2018 on Cartoon Network in Southeast Asia, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the South Asian subcontinent, including India. In addition, Cartoon Network Asia licensed seasons six and seven of Oggy and the Cockroaches, also for rollout in 2018.

Chinese distributor Jetsen Huashi Wangju Kids picked up the digital rights to season one of Zig and Sharko for release across VOD platforms.

Marc du Pontavice, the founder and president of Xilam Animation, said, “Asia is an important region for us and we are thrilled to be expanding the presence of our programming there in 2018. We’ve had so much success with our shows to date and look forward to building on that next year.”