DQ Entertainment wins 3 contracts

MUMBAI: Hyderabad-based DQ Entertainment plc has won three contracts and is associated with two new productions.

The company has entered into a co-production agreement with TF1, the major French broadcaster, and Method Animation for the new 3D animated TV series of Robin Hood. TF1 will hold the broadcast rights for the Robin Hood series for France and French speaking territories. It has also signed a co-production agreement with Minika TV, ATV?s new Turkish kids network.

DQE has also entered into a co-production agreement with Gaumont Alphanim France, the principal rights holders for the new 3D animated CGI TV series Lanfeust.

Alphanim has acquired the rights for Lanfeust of Troy, a long running French language comic series written by Christophe Arleston drawn by Didier Tarquin and published by Editions Delcourt. While Alphanim will produce the series and handle all of the creative aspects as co-producer, DQE will be responsible for animation production.

The global territories, including France and other French speaking territories and backend revenues from all sources of income, will be shared between Alphanim and DQE. The series is to be backed by French Broadcasters M6 and Canalj.

Said DQ Entertainment chairman and CEO Tapaas Chakravarti, "These agreements will help us expand our content library whilst embarking on new and exciting ventures which have exciting commercial opportunities globally."