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to kids and families worldwide. Their partners not only benefit from their in-depth insight into the local market, but also their superior streaming expertise.

And the company is said to be delighted with the success of its first collaborations. The Coop Troop is an animated series aimed at 5- to 9-yearolds co-produced with Sixteen South, France Télévisions and Mikros Animation.

In addition, Deep in the Bowl is a coproduction with ZEILT productions, aimed at kids 8 to 12, and inspired by the popular French comic books Le Fond du Bocal by Nicolas Poupon. The Creature Cases is a collaboration with

Forbidden City which is a live action/ animated series produced by the Chinese animator Original Force.

Rainbow Bubblegem is a partnership with Live Fun and Campfire Aniworks, and is a 3D animated fantasy aimed at children aged 6 to 9 whilst Shasha & Milo is a CGI action series in collaboration with Zodiak Kids and Family and Pingo Entertainment.

According to Tencent Video, they could not be happier with the results of its international co-production partnerships to date. They are eager to expand on this to forge new collaborations with a view to creating more content.

Silvergate Media and the first season launched on Netflix last April to great success.

In addition, Tencent Video recently teamed up with BBC Studios and BBC Children’s for Supertato, based in a book series by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet.

Tencent Video also has a number of homegrown originals including The Adventures of Little Penguin, distributed by Superights. Discovery Kids LatAm and POP in the UK have picked up Kung Fu Wa!, a co-production between Tencent Video and UYoung which is distributed by Federation Kids and Family. An announcement regarding distribution of Pet Hotel is imminent as is a second season of Monsters in the

“We’re looking for compelling stories and globally appealing characters for content with wide appeal, both here in China and internationally. And while we want to engage and entertain children with our output, we also want to provide content that will help them to learn and growwhether that’s improving their numeracy, literacy and knowledge or helping them to acquire valuable life skills that build confidence, empathy and communication abilities.”

Tencent Video is also keen to develop book adaptations, such as with Supertato.

In all, with further global projects coming forwards and ambitious marketing plans, Tencent Video look set to further expand its global footprint in the years to come.