Yu-Gi-Oh! Expands Broadcast Presence in Portugal & Canada

CANNES: 4K Media has revealed that Portugal’s SIC-K licensed the second and third seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL and first two seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, the second installment of which has debuted on Canada’s TELETOON.

SIC-K picked up seasons two and three of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL in addition to the first two seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V for broadcast in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique, and will begin airing the series later this month. Corus Entertainment’s TELETOON premiered the second installment of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V in Canada this summer after broadcasting the show’s freshman season.

Nicole Correia of SIC-K Television said: “The audience’s response to the first season of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL validated our belief in the popularity and appeal of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, which is why we are extending our Yu-Gi-Oh! programming to continue to air the rest of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL series as well as the newest Yu-Gi-Oh! installment, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. We are thrilled to expand the relationship between SIC and 4K Media.”

Kristen Gray, 4K Media’s senior VP of operations, business and legal affairs, added: “Viewers’ response to Yu-Gi-Oh! programming speaks for itself, and of course we are very happy to expand our existing programming relationships with Portugal’s SIC-K and Canada’s TELETOON. Both of these networks are proof of Yu-Gi-Oh!’s appeal around the globe.”