{"id":21732,"date":"2021-10-14T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T14:58:34","slug":"riki-group-teams-with-youku-kids-for-more-tina-tony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/riki-group-teams-with-youku-kids-for-more-tina-tony\/","title":{"rendered":"Riki Group Teams with Youku Kids for More Tina &amp; Tony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russian animation company Riki Group has partnered with Youku Kids, a division of Alibaba Group, to co-produce three new seasons of <em>Tina &amp; Tony<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Riki Group&#8217;s preschool series <em>Tina &amp; Tony<\/em>\u00a0made its Chinese premiere on Alibaba&#8217;s Youku streaming platform in 2018, followed by a second season in 2021. Due to its success in China\u2014with more than 2.5 billion views to date\u2014third, fourth and fifth seasons will be co-produced with Youku Kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur characters promote positive and safe behavior,\u201d said Mark Zavadskiy, CEO of Riki Group. \u201cLearning through play and healthy relationships with adults are two topics of preschoolers\u2019 interest that we\u2019ve chosen for the next season. Riki plans to deliver 52 5-minute 3D\/2D animated episodes by July 2023. We are delighted that our series has received such strong recognition from the Chinese audience and happy to see the development of cooperation with Alibaba Group to bring <em>Tina &amp; Tony<\/em> to China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a hit on the Youku channel, <em>Tina &amp; Tony<\/em> has earned its reputation not in one day, and the popularity of our events among children and parents shows their dedication and trust to this project and brand,\u201d said Lu Ye, producer at Youku Kids. \u201cYouku Kids always strives to provide only high-quality content for Chinese families, and the <em>Tina &amp; Tony<\/em> brand from its inception to development has consistently embodied the values and social responsibility of Youku Kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ye continued, \u201cWe are very pleased to have achieved a long-term cooperative relationship with the Riki Group and hope that through the joint efforts of both parties, <em>Tina &amp; Tony<\/em> can become a global brand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian animation company Riki Group has partnered with Youku Kids, a division of Alibaba Group, to co-produce three new seasons of Tina &amp; 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