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. It distributes and produces, on its own or in co-production with international networks, cartoon series and feature films for television and theatrical release. Mondo TV also operates in other related sectors such as music and audiovisual distribution, exploitation, media, publishing and merchandising, and is one of the few branches of Italian audiovisual production companies or groups active in markets outside Italy.

History

In 1964, Orlando Corradi and Kenichi Tominaga found DEA S.n.c., a company active in the audiovisual animation sector, with the aim of acquiring the rights to Japanese

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s for distribution in Italy and Europe. In 1979 and 1980, respectively, Corradi and Tominaga created the companies Doro TV Merchandising. for large-scale television networks, and Italian TV Broadcasting S.r.l., for smaller-size broadcaster. The period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s saw the rise in demand for Japanese animated cartoons and the growth of the Italian television market. The two companies started distributing feature films, TV series and sports events. Mondo TV S.r.l. was founded in 1985 in order to produce animated cartoon series. In 1990, Doro TV Merchandising created its first animated television series '' Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli'' and ''Christopher Columbus''. From 1992 on, Mondo TV undertook the production of animated television series. In late 1999, Mondo TV S.r.l. was transformed into a

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and then acquired the 100% of the shares of Doro TV Merchandising S.r.l., and on 28 June 2000 its shares make their debut on the Italian

. The 2000s saw Mondo TV expands its operations into complementary multimedia and publishing sectors, and its worldwide collaborations and strategic partnerships. Mondo Home Entertainment S.r.l., for the distribution of video and DVDs, and Mondo Licensing S.p.A., fcr merchandising and publishing, were both created in 2001, followed by Mondo Home Entertainment S.p.A., quoted on the Expandi bourse on 28 February 2005, Moviemax, purchased by MHE in 2006, and MEG Mondo Entertainment Germany for home video distribution in Germany. In September 2010, Mondo TV launched its own licensing agency in Italy, Mondo TV Consumer Product, for selling the licensing, publishing and merchandising rights of properties owned by the Group itself as well as third parties. The future will see Mondo TV Group building up its presence in sectors like home video, music, multimedia, children's books, interactive games, ecommerce, merchandising for toys and children's wear, computer games and publishing synergy with cartoon products.

Subsidiaries

The

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, Mondo TV, has several incorporated subsidiaries: * Mondo TV France: for the distribution of television programmes in France. * Mondo TV Iberoamerica: for the distribution of television programmes in Spain and Latin America. * Mondo TV Suisse: for the distribution of television programmes in Switzerland. * Feliz Semana Santa y viva Mondo TV.

Production and distribution

The group's activities were initially focused on the distribution of Japanese animations in Italy. In 1989 the company moved from distribution to distribution and production, and Doro TV Merchandising created its first television series, '' Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli'', 52 episodes based on the 1894 collection of stories written by

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, and ''Christopher Columbus'', a 26-episode animated series based on the life of the Italian explorer and navigator. From 1990 on, Mondo TV undertook the production of animated television series, which saw the release of ''

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'', based on the outlaw in

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and released in 1990, ''

The Legend of Snow White is an Italian-Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Mondo TV, based on the 1812 European fairy tale. Directed by Kunitoshi Okajima, the series premiered on NHK on 6 April 1994 and ran for 52-episodes until its conclusion o ...

'', based on the

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's version of the fairy tale known from many countries in Europe and released in 1994, and, in 1996, ''The Legend of Zorro'', 52 episodes of about 26 minutes each based on the famous character created in 1919 by New York-based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The series was co-produced by the animation department of the Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company

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. In the following years, Mondo TV released several animated series such as ''

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'', co-produced with Japanese animation company Tatsunoko Production, a 26-episode animated series based on the

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of the same name, "Simba the LionKing" a 52-episode animated series, and the sequels "Simba Jr. goes to the World Cup" a 26-episode animated series and "Winner and the Golden Child" a 26-episode animated series, ''Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers'', co-produced with

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, ''

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'', a 26-episode animated series based on the Pamunkey Algonquian princess and Chief Powhatan's daughter from early American history, ''Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia'', a 26-episode animated series co-produced with

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(a North Korean-based animation company),

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, TF1 and Taurus Film based on the fictional pirate of the late 19th century created by Italian author Emilio Salgari. And also, ''Albert the Wolf'', a 52-episode animated series co-produced with

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based on the comic book series created by Guido Silvestri under the pseudonym of John Silver in 1974, and ''The Black Corsair'', a 26-episode animated series based on the book by Emilio Salgari. In 1999, Mondo TV participated to the International Animation Consortium for Child Rights, "Cartoons for Children's Rights", a collection of 30-second non-verbal animated

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s promoted by

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, which illustrates the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mondo TV contributed with "Children Have the Right to Survive", based on the Article 6 of the Child Rights Convention. At the turn of the 21st century, Mondo TV released its first feature film, '' The Legend of the Titanic'', a 90-minute animation that was then followed by its sequel, ''In Search of the Titanic'', in 2004, and by many other feature films. In 2001, Mondo TV throughout MIM AG and in co-production with NDF, and Caligari Film, launched its 26 episodes series, ''Letters from Felix'', based on the Children's books by

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and Costanza Droop. It was followed by two 81-minute each featured films: ''Felix: All Around the World'', released in 2005, and ''Felix: The Toy Rabbit and the Time Machine'', released in 2006. In 2004 Mondo TV in co-production with

launched ''The Last of the Mohicans'', a 26-episode animated series based on the

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. That same year Mondo TV released three feature films: ''Turandot'', released in co-produced with Hahn Shin Corporation, is a 90-minute animation based on the 1926

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in three acts by

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, ''Mother Theresa'', a 90-minute animation based on and inspired by the life of

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, and ''Genghis Khan'', a 90-minute animation based on

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, the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the

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. Mondo TV, to strengthen its commitment to children's education, has produced a series of feature films of particular significance. Among these there are: ''Padre Pio'', co-produced with North Korean

, is a 90-minute animated feature film depicting the life of Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968), an Italian Capuchin priest who is venerated as a

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by the Catholic Church; ''Saint Catherine'', a 60-minute animation depicting the life of

Saint Catherine of Siena Catherine of Siena ( Italian: ''Caterina da Siena''; 25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, was a mystic, activist, and author who had a great influence on Italian literature and on the Catholic Church. ...

(1347–1380), a

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of the

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, and a scholastic philosopher and theologian. This film was co-produced by Orlando Corradi, the Rome's LUMSA University and its students attending the "Cartoons: Animation and Managagement" master's degree; ''Alexander the Great'', co-produced with DIFARM, is a 90-minute 3D

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feature based on

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, the king of Macedonia. They were all released in 2006. These feature films were followed by ''Karol'', a 90-minute 3-D animated feature film with music composed by Luis Bacalov that depicts the life of

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(1920–2005), ''Welcome Back Pinocchio'', a 90 minutes animated feature film based on the

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that first appeared in 1883, in ''

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'' by

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, which were both released in 2007, and ''Saint Anthony'', a 90-minute 3-D theatrical feature film released in 2008 and co-produced with DIFARM. It is based on the life of

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(1195–1231), the Portuguese Catholic priest and

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of the

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. ''The Journey of J.M. Escrivá'', a 60-minute animated feature film that deals with the life of

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, the founder of

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, was released on the following year. '' Gawayn'', first aired on

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in 2008, is a French and Italian animated television series co-produced with

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. The series has been translated into different languages, and its title refers to

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. In 2008, Mondo TV also presented its new cartoons at MIPTV Media Market: ''Monsters & Pirates'' is a twenty-six 11-minute episodes animated series co-produced with MPG, an associate of the confectionery giant Ferrero. It tells the story of two different pirate crews hunting for the same treasure. DVDs with the first two episodes of the cartoon can be found inside packets of Ferrero

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s, along with characters from the series, which are also available inside the famous Kinder Eggs. The second series presented, ''Kim'', is a twenty-six-episode, 26-minute series co-produced with

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and based on the

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'' Kim'' by

. This was the first time that this story was presented in an animated series. '' Angel's Friends'' is a 52-episode 13-minute comedy-adventure animated series co-produced by Mondo Home Entertainment, Play Entertainment, and

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. It is based on the comic strip created by Simona Ferri. This series was launched at

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in 2004, together with ''Sandokan III: The Two Tigers'', the third season of the successful series about Salgari's hero co-produced with Rai Fiction. Another title, in co-production with Giochi Preziosi and MEG Toys, '' Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville'' is based on the successfully toy line of ceramic pets. Mondo TV's animated series ''Virus Attack'' is an animated cartoon created to raise awareness of pollution-related problems in the audience of youngsters. The series consists of 52 episodes of about 13 minutes each and was first aired on 1 April 2011 by

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. Two titles that Mondo TV launched at Mipcom 2011 are ''Power Buggz'', a 26-episode 30-minute children's comedy directed by Orlando Corradi and co-produced with Meg Toys, and ''Playtime Buddies'' with the music by John Sposito, a preschoolers 52-episode 13-minute series that encourages the development of positive social interaction and cognitive skills. According to Meg Toys, this is unlike any other product on the preschool market and will be available on the back-to-school shelves in North America from 2012 and even earlier in other parts of the world. It was co-produced with Visual Picnic, which holds the rights to the property created by Erik DePrince, and Licensing Works. Both series were filmed in

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. After the death of Orlando Corradi in November 2018, the stock shares passed to Monica Corradi and Matteo Corradi, which already was the President and C.E.O. of the company. Mondo TV announces the imminent arrival on a number of new channels of its innovative animated action-comedy ''Invention Story'' co-produced with Genius Brands International. Mondo TV announces that Spanish broadcaster

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will participate in ''Annie & Carola'' co-produced with MB Producciones. Mondo TV announces that German broadcaster Super RTL joins as commissioning broadcaster on the new computer-animated series ''Agent 203'' co-produced with Toon2Tango.

Library

Mondo TV possesses one of the largest animation libraries in Europe with more than 1,600 episodes of television series and more than 75 feature-length animated films for movie theatre and

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that it owns outright for all the world, and over 5,500 episodes in distribution of famous Japanese cartoons. The cartoons produced by Mondo TV have always set themselves apart by their questionable quality and content that sometimes goes beyond what should be shown to children.

Feature films

Special releases

TV series

Upcoming

References

Sources

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