Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, an international producer and distributor of children’s animated and live-action content, has been appointed licensing agent for the action-packed preschool series, Super Wings, in France. Co-produced by FunnyFlux Entertainment, Little Airplane Productions, Qianqi Animation, EBS, and CJ E&M (Asia’s leading content and media company), Super Wingsairs in France on Piwi . “We are very excited to expand our relationship with Super Wings...

China-based animation studio and toyco Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Company has acquired 100% of U17.com, China’s leading platform for original comics and animations. The merger, valued at US$143 million, is being called the largest acquisition deal in Chinese animation history. Alpha, a parent company of Auldey Toys North America, is currently one of China’s largest animation and entertainment companies and notably produces new animated preschool series Super...

Sprout will debut the series in the US while Discovery Kids will air the show in Latin America. CJ E&M's Super Wings series is heading to the US and Latin America following deals with channels Sprout and Discovery Kids. Sprout will premiere the series in the US on March 14th while Discovery Kids will debut the series in Q2. The latest broadcasters join Canal Plus’ Piwi (France), SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland) and EBS (South Korea) in airing Super Wings. “We are very...

Korea-based media and content company CJ E&M has announced new sales for its animated preschool series Super Wings to broadcasters in North and South America. Stateside, the preschool toon has been picked up by Sprout, which will debut the series on March 14. Discovery Kids has also picked up the series for Latin America, with a premiere slated for Q2. These latest TV deals join a growing list of broadcasters for the show, including Canal Plus’s Piwi (France), SVT (Sweden), YLE...

Under a new deal with Seoul, South Korea-based CJ E&M, Corus Entertainment-owned Nelvana Enterprises will represent the North American merchandise licensing rights for new preschool series Super Wings. Nelvana Enterprises now controls all consumer products rights for the property in North America, with the exception of toys, which are being distributed by Auldey Toys North America (US) and Imports Dragon (Canada). Super Wings, co-produced by creator FunnyFlux Entertainment, Little...