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King Rollo Films
King Rollo Films Ltd, known as King Rollo Films, is an animation production company established in 1978 by David McKee that produces cartoons for children's television. Their studios are based in Honiton, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It .... History King Rollo Films is an independent animation studio led by Leo Nielsen. The studio won a BAFTA for Maisy, a BAFTA nomination for Humf and a Daytime EMMY Nomination for Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies. In 2004, the company split, with the Devon-based production arm and a rights-holding arm separating. Productions Television Series References External linksKing Rollo Films Official Website British animation studios Television production companies of the United Kingdom Mass media companies established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company Limited By Shares
A private company limited by shares is a class of private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, Scotland, certain Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It has shareholders with limited liability and its shares may not be offered to the general public, unlike those of a public limited company. "Limited by shares" means that the liability of the shareholders to creditors of the company is limited to the capital originally invested, i.e. the nominal value of the shares and any premium paid in return for the issue of the shares by the company. A shareholder's personal assets are thus protected in the event of the company's insolvency, but any money invested in the company may be lost. A limited company may be "private" or "public". A private limited company's disclosure requirements are lighter, but its shares may not be offered to the general public and therefore cannot be traded on a public stock exch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded entirely by its commercial activities, including Television advertisement, advertising. It began its transmission in 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the television licence, licence-funded BBC1 and BBC2, and a single commercial broadcasting network, ITV (TV network), ITV. Originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Home Media
Abbey Home Media was a British home media distributor that released content aimed at children. It was founded in March 2002, as the successor company to Abbey Home Entertainment (AHE), which was acquired by the Just Group in 2000. Abbey Home Media released content from outside production companies, and also produced its own franchises, which included '' Bump the Elephant'', '' Fun Song Factory'', '' Wide-Eye'' and ''Baby Bright''. History and predecessors Abbey Home Entertainment Abbey Home Media's predecessor was Abbey Home Entertainment Group Limited (AHE), founded in 1989 by husband and wife Ian and Anne Miles. AHE acquired the Tempo Video brand name from WM Collins Video in 1990 and introduced several sub-labels: *Tempo Kids Club – Used for re-releases of older Tempo Video releases which had been distributed by their previous owners, MSD Video and Collins Video. *Tempo Pre-School – Used for releases aimed at very young children. The success of the releases made AHE the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wide-Eye
''Wide-Eye'' is a British animated children's television series set in fictional Natterjack Forest. The series consists of a series of ten-minute episodes and is about a wise, old owl who lives in a tall tree with his young son, Little Hoot, and his energetic sidekick, Flea. The series aired on CBeebies from 2003 to 2004. Characters Main characters *Wide Eye the Owl (voiced by Anton Rodgers) – The title character of the series, an owl who lives in the tallest tree in the forest with his young son, Little Hoot and his sidekick, Flea. Wide Eye is fatherly, gentle and reliable. He mostly watches over all the animals to make sure they are all safe and happy and speaks in a deep voice. *Little Hoot – (voiced by Maria Darling) – Wide Eye's son. He is brave and strong, speaks in a high-pitched voice, is full of adventure and imagination, can see in the dark and is always eager to learn, although like many children, he is sometimes daunted by new challenges. *Flea – (voiced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egmont Imagination
The Egmont Group (officially Egmont International Holding A/S; known as Gutenberghus Group until 1992) is a Danish media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishing, but has over the years evolved to comprise mass media generally. History The Egmont Group was founded by Egmont Harald Petersen in 1878, as a one-man printing business, but soon became a magazine business. It was originally called "P. Petersen, Printers", named after Petersen's mother, as he was still too young at the time to register his own company. The company was renamed ''Gutenberghus'' in 1914 (after the famous inventor of the printing press), a name it kept until 1992. In 1948, Gutenberghus, looking for new opportunities, sent its editor Dan Folke to Walt Disney Productions, and he managed to acquire a license for publishing comic magazines in Scandinavia. In 1948, the company started to publish a Donald Duck comic magazine in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telescreen (company)
Telescreen B.V. (formerly known as Telecable Benelux B.V.) is a Netherlands-based television production & distribution company that was acquired by the German company Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) in 2008. It has produced and distributed children's TV series such as '' Miffy'', ''Moomin'' and '' Alfred J Kwak'' since 1983. The international Consumer Products department manages and develops the merchandising programs of animated properties worldwide, such as '' Frog & Friends'' and ''Lizzie McGuire''. As licensing agent, they also represent some of the world's major entertainment companies in the Benelux territory, such as: BBC Worldwide, Turner Broadcasting, Chapman Entertainment and Aardman Animations. The company services the full range of children's entertainment production, from animation production, TV distribution, home entertainment, consumer products, royalty administration to artwork coordination and creation. History Telescreen B.V. was founded in 1983 under the name Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Family
Discovery Family (known on-air as Discovery Family Channel and abbreviated as DFC) is an American Specialty channel, cable television channel co-owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. and Hasbro Entertainment, which are divisions of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks and Hasbro respectively. The channel was originally launched by Discovery Communications (later Discovery, Inc.) on October 22, 1996 as Discovery Kids Channel (later Discovery Kids), a spin-off of Discovery Channel featuring science- and nature-themed programming aimed towards a youth audience. In 2010, Discovery Kids was relaunched as The Hub (later Hub Network) as part of a joint venture with Hasbro led by veteran executive Margaret Loesch. The relaunch pivoted the channel towards a general entertainment format, with Dayparting, dayparts targeting preschool, youth, and family audiences respectively. Some of The Hub's original programming included adaptations of Hasbro-owned properties, such as game shows ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Paz Show
''The Paz Show'' (also known as ''Paz the Penguin'' stylized ''PAZ'') is a preschool television series that debuted on 24 February 2003 on Discovery Kids and TLC in the United States. It also aired on ITV in the United Kingdom. The series is a co-production between British studio King Rollo Films and Egmont Imagination (Season 1)/ Telescreen BV (Season 2) in association with Discovery Kids. The series was based on a series of books written and illustrated by Mary Murphy. Between the series cancellation and 8 October 2010, the series continued to rerun on the ''Ready Set Learn!'' block. Cast and characters Main cast * Tim Lagasse as Paz, a playful little penguin with an American accent who is the main character of the series. He is a fuzzy five-year-old penguin, is as optimistic as he is curious, it is not unusual for Paz, in his enthusiasm, to encounter a few roadblocks on his way to adventure, but he sometimes has his mother, Big Penguin, his grandfather, Pappy, and his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBeebies
CBeebies is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content targeted for children aged six years and under. Its sister channel, CBBC, is intended for older children aged six to twelve. It broadcasts every day from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Four. History On 20 November 2001, the CBeebies name was officially revealed as part of the split of the already-existing CBBC block and would be used as both a children's block and a digital channel. The CBeebies channel launched on 11 February 2002 alongside the CBBC, CBBC channel, as a spinoff from BBC Children's and Education, the BBC's children's television strand. The first four shows to air on the channel were ''Teletubbies'', ''Binka'', ''Step Inside'' and ''Bits and Bobs''. CBeebies domestically broadcasts from 5:30 am to 7:00 pm, broadcasting six days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fimbles
''Fimbles'' is a British children's television series created and produced by Novel Entertainment. The series has 200 episodes, airing from September 23, 2002 to September 24, 2004 with repeats airing until early 2012 on CBeebies. The Fimbles are Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom, three magical characters who all live in a bright, lush, and colorful place called Fimble Valley. The production of the show itself was filmed at Bray Studios in Berkshire. The programme has been broadcast in over 100 countries, including the countries Canada, China and all the countries in mainland Europe. Overview The series features three magical hippo/ pig/tapir-like hybrid creatures called the "Fimbles", who are portrayed by "skin" actors in complex, fluffy animatronic suits and all look quite similar apart from their colour and size. The characters explore Fimble Valley and can find things through a special " sixth sense". When the Tinkling Tree tinkles its bell-like blossoms, it makes the nose, fing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Television
Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a division of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#Universal Studio Group, Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predecessor of the company, NBC Studios, previously assumed such functions, and a substantial portion of the company's shows air on the network. It was formerly known by various names, including Revue Studios, Universal Pictures Television Department, Universal-International Television, Studios USA Television LLC, Universal Studios Network Programming, Universal Network Television, Universal Domestic Television, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studios. It is also known as Open 4 Business Productions in copyright in certain television series produced by them since 2009. Re-established in 2004, both NBC Studios and the ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (formerly known as Filmworks, Casablanca Record & Filmworks, PolyGram Films and PolyGram Pictures or simply PFE) was a film production company founded in 1975 as an American film studio, which became a European competitor to Hollywood within two decades, but was eventually sold to Seagram in 1998 and was folded into Universal Pictures a year later. Among its most successful and well known films were '' The Deep'' (1977), '' Midnight Express'' (1978), ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), '' Flashdance'' (1983), ''Batman'' (1989), ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''Trainspotting (film), Trainspotting '' (1996), ''Dead Man Walking (film), Dead Man Walking'' (1995), ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998), ''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'' (1996), ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995), ''The Game (1997 film), The Game'' (1997), ''Candyman (1992 film), Candyman'' (1992) and ''Notting Hill (film), Notting Hill'' (1999). Overview In 1975, Peter Guber formed its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
