Zodiak Entertainment Distribution is proud to announce new sales of Gormiti, The Lords of Nature Return, including deals signed with GMTV 2 (UK), SIC (Portugal) and TV Globo (Brazil).

Produced by Marathon Media and Giochi Preziosi for M6 and Canal J in France and Mediaset in Italy where it has been a smash hit since 2008, Gormiti, the Lords of Nature Return, has become a massive success attracting consistently high ratings for each of its international broadcasters since the Fall of 2009: France (M6 and Canal J), the USA (Cartoon Network), Spain (Cartoon Network and RTVE), Germany (RTL II) and the United Kingdom (Nickelodeon).

These latest TV sales of seasons one and two follow those already completed in Greece (Alter Channel), the Middle East (MBC), Israel (Noga), Turkey (Digi Turk), ex-Yugoslavia (One2Play) and several northern and Eastern European countries (Viasat).
Negotiations are also underway with broadcasters in Mexico, Morocco, Poland and the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, the video rights have been transferred in Spain (Manga Films), Greece (Alter Channel), the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Ritka Video), Bulgaria (Pro Filmo), and to all the republics of ex-Yugoslavia (One2Play). The In-flight rights have been purchased by IFE Services in France and Spafax Airline Network in the Middle East.

Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet, Scripted Sales Director, Zodiak Entertainment said of the sales ”Gormiti is a star in our animation portfolio. The brand’s strength in the international market place is evident from its outstanding consumer products sales record. These new TV sales demonstrate another step towards further exploiting Gormiti’s huge potential.”

Adapted from the famous Italian toy brand created and developed by Giochi Preziosi, the show is a perfect blend of magic, epic legend and comedy. With sales of more than 200 million units, Gormiti is now the best selling toy action figure in Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France (source: NPD Dec. 2009) as well as one of the top sellers in UK, Greece and in most European countries and continues to enjoy spectacular growth rates.

International TV & Video sales are managed by Zodiak Entertainment Distribution. Giochi Preziosi  is in charge of international merchandising and licensing, in coordination with Marathon Media, responsible for the brand’s merchandising and licensing in France

Zodiak Entertainment
A major player on the international market, Zodiak Entertainment is present in all areas of content production and distribution for TV, cinema and new media. Its programs cover all aspects of the TV scene: fiction, animation, documentaries, flux, formats, adventure games, magazines and features, etc. 

Zodiak Entertainment is a leading creator, producer and distributor of multi-genre content for TV, cinema, internet and mobile. Part of the De Agostini Group, Zodiak Entertainment has more than 30 production companies in 18 territories and boasts an international distribution network based in London and Paris.
www.zodiakentertainment.com

Marathon Media
One of the mainstays of the powerful international media group Zodiak Entertainment, Marathon Media is France’s number one animation producer and one of the top studios in the world. Based in Paris, Marathon Media is run by Vincent Chalvon Demersay and David Michel. Its main successes include Monster Buster Club, Martin Mystery, Famous 5, Marsupilami, Gormiti and of course the smash hit series Totally Spies!. Its extraordinary track record on TV has carried over into merchandising, offering a wide range of toys, video, multimedia, papermaking industry products, publishing, etc.

Now in the UK, Brazil and Portugal: Gormiti, The Lords of Nature Return continues its worldwide conquest!

Marathon Media’s programs are distributed by Zodiak Entertainment Distribution.
www.marathon.fr

Giochi Preziosi
The Giochi Preziosi Group is a very successful European Toy Group founded by Enrico Preziosi in 1978.  It is now 30 years old and is the confirmed market leader in Italy and one of the four largest worldwide players in the toy industry. In addition to an extensive toy range, the Group has implemented a diversification strategy that led it to operate profitably and efficiently in various commodity markets including food, clothing, general retail, childcare and other consumer products intended for youth.

Giochi Preziosi headquarter is based in Italy but has settled foreign subsidiaries in US, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Greece and Turkey.

Giochi Preziosi turnover on fiscal year 2009 was 865 million euro. The company employs more than 2.500 people.
www.giochipreziosi.com

Press contacts:
Valérie Tailland – Head of communications, Marathon Group
T : 0033 1 53 10 91 32
vtailland@marathon.fr

Laura Saldanha – The Lippin Group on behalf of Zodiak Entertainment
T: 0044 203 008 5407
laura@lippingroup.com

Alberto Picotti – Giochi Preziosi Group
 T: 0039 02 964 751
picotti@giochipreziosi.it
                                                            
International sales contact:
Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet – Scripted Sales Director, Zodiak Entertainment
T : 0033 153 10 91 31
emmanuelle.bouilhaguet@zodiakentertainment.com