{"id":11133,"date":"2016-10-18T04:14:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T08:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/"},"modified":"2016-10-18T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T13:24:05","slug":"thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbirds Are Go Arrives on China\u2019s CCTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold the first season of the kids\u2019 animated series <em>Thunderbirds Are Go<\/em> to CCTV in China, marking the first time the property will air in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement includes exclusive terrestrial rights in China and will see the 26-episode series air on children\u2019s channel CCTV-14. Produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures in association with Weta Workshop, <em>Thunderbirds Are Go<\/em> is a reimagining of the classic children\u2019s series that uses a mix of CGI animation and live-action miniatures.<\/p>\n<p>Zhuang Dianjun, the head of CCTV kids, said, \u201cWe are delighted to be the exclusive partner in China for this hit reinvention of a much-loved, classic series. It is a great addition to our portfolio and I\u2019m sure will have huge appeal to our young viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Green, the executive VP of kids\u2019 content and distribution at ITVS GE, commented, \u201c<em>Thunderbirds Are Go<\/em> is proving to be a huge hit with children and families all over the world. The series has already sold to more than 40 countries underlining the global appeal of timeless stories of bravery, friendship and rescue. Its state-of-the-art, modern technology, brings it bang up to date, while retaining its core charm and values. I am delighted to add such an important market as China to our burgeoning list of countries whose children can now enjoy this fantastic series.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold the first season of the kids\u2019 animated series Thunderbirds Are Go to CCTV in China, marking the first time the property will air in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":11134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1783,533,534,535,1866],"class_list":["post-11133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cctv","tag-itv-studios-global-entertainment","tag-pukeko-pictures","tag-thunderbirds-are-go","tag-weta-workshop","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thunderbirds Are Go Arrives on China\u2019s CCTV - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thunderbirds Are Go Arrives on China\u2019s CCTV - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold the first season of the kids\u2019 animated series Thunderbirds Are Go to CCTV in China, marking the first time the property will air in the country.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-10-18T08:14:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-10-18T13:24:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/09\/ThunderbirdsAreGo-ITVSGE-816.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/\",\"name\":\"Thunderbirds Are Go Arrives on China\u2019s CCTV - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-18T08:14:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-18T13:24:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/thunderbirds-are-go-arrives-on-chinas-cctv\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Thunderbirds Are Go Arrives on China\u2019s CCTV\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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