Turner & Uyoung to Partner on New Animation IP
22/02/2019
KIDSCREEN SUMMIT / MIAMI, FLORIDA - Turner Asia Pacific and UYoung - the well-known Chinese animation company - have formalized their official partnership with an MOU, announced this week at Kidscreen Summit in Miami.
The scope of the partnership includes the development of a new IP by UYoung. Turner - known in the kids entertainment space for its Cartoon Network, Boomerang and POGO brands - brings its production and international distribution experience of quality animation. The details of the IP are yet to be disclosed and are expected to be revealed later in 2019.
Ricky Ow, Turner Asia Pacific President, said: We've been impressed by UYoung's vision to develop a homegrown Chinese IP and launch it together with us both in China and internationally. We are looking forward to working closely with them on this, with a collaboration that brings together global talent to tell Chinese-inspired stories.
In Asia Pacific, Turner adopts a virtual studio model for its original animation projects, identifying creators, artists and studios from right around the region - for global audiences.
Lisa Zhong, President of UYoung, added: We are proud to be the pioneer partner with Turner to bring Chinese storytelling around the world. UYoung is always keen to establish stronger ties with international producers and broadcasters to extend its international reach.
UYoung develops, produces and distributes high-quality animated content. It has become one of China's leading children's entertainment and media companies, and employs more than 200 talent in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Los Angeles.
For media enquiries, please contact:
James Moore, Turner Asia Pacific / James.Moore@turner.com / +65 6801 7996
Fay Wang UYOUNG Culture & Media Co., Ltd / Chunfei_wang@uyoung.com.cn / +86 136 0127 6357
About UYoung
Founded in 2000 in Beijing, UYoung Culture & Media (Uyoung) is a leading Chinese kids & family media and entertainment company dedicated to providing top quality content, consumer products and associated services create and spread joyfulness to children. Uyoung has built a healthy and sustainable ecosystem, that combines children's production with licensing and brand management. While we keep our unique advantages in traditional media networks, we also have deployed a long-term strategy in new media arena.
About Turner Asia Pacific
Turner is a global entertainment, sports and news company that creates premium content, and delivers exceptional experiences to fans whenever and wherever they consume content. In Asia Pacific, Turner owns and operates award-winning brands throughout the region, running 54 channels in 14 languages in 42 countries. These include CNN International, CNNj, CNN, HLN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, POGO, Warner TV, Oh!K, MondoTV, TABI Channel, Tabi Tele, Mondo Mah-Jong TV; and HBO, HBO HD and WB in South Asia. Turner manages the business of Pay- and Free-TV-channels, as well as Internet-based services. It owns and exploits properties such as Tuzki, and oversees commercial partnerships with various third-party media ventures. Turner teams with Warner Bros. and HBO to leverage WarnerMedia's global reach. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. ( Turner Asia Pacific ) is a WarnerMedia company.
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