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DinoCity Deals Across Europe, MENA
DinoCity, including Piwi+ (France) and MBC (MENA) taking pay-TV rights.
ERT (Greece) and Ketnet (Flemish Belgium) secured free-TV rights for the series. APC Kids also licensed the exclusive free-TV rights and non-exclusive SVOD rights to Menart in the Balkans (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia).
These new partners join previous sales, which include SPTN’s Tiny Pop (U.K., Ireland) picking up exclusive TV rights, Italy’s DeA Kids taking exclusive pay-TV rights, pubcaster YLE securing TV rights for Finland, and Canal+ in Poland licensing the show for Minimini+.
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Lionel Marty, managing director of APC Kids, said: “With
APC Kids co-invested in the international version of DinoCity
MIPTV: Children’s pay TV channel Piwi+, part of France’s Canal+, and Greek public broadcaster ERT are among the international firms to pick up preschool 2D animation series DinoCity.
Produced by Riki Group in partnership with Animax Production animation studio, DinoCity follows a family of dinosaurs as they embark on adventures together.
Deals have also been announced with MBC (MENA), Ketnet (Flemish Belgium) and Menart (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia) on the first day of the digital version of MipTV.
APC Kids co-invested in the production of the 52×5’ international version of the series and holds exclusive distribution rights in all territories excluding Russia, CIS and China.