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Banijay acquires animation outfit Monello

European production giant Banijay has acquired Paris-based animation company Monello Productions.

Giorgio Welter

The addition of the producer, alongside Zodiak Kids and Tiger Aspect Kids & Family, bolsters the group’s existing children’s catalogue, taking it up to over 2,200 hours.

Previously part of Tetra Media Studio, Monello Productions is an independent prodco set up in 2013 by former Télé Images producer Giorgio Welter.

The business is currently producing When I Was Your Age (52×11’) and Street Football season four (26×22) in coproduction with Zodiak Kids, both for France Télévisions and Italian pubcaster Rai, and the new CGI series of the iconic Hello Kitty.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Marco Basetti

Marco Bassetti, Banijay’s CEO, said: “Monello perfectly supports our ambitions to expand our kids activity at Banijay. Hello Kitty, Street Football and its amazing development line-up are a hugely important commercial asset for the business, and with Zodiak Kids, we now have an impressive catalogue of children’s content for buyers and licensees alike which we only see growing.”

Giorgio Welter, president of Monello Productions, added: “We are thrilled to be part of an impressive and entrepreneurial group like Banijay. Synergies for distribution, licensing and new media are very important in a competitive market like animation so it makes total sense to be alongside Zodiak Kids.”

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