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Zodiak Kids Sets Up Zodiak Kids Studios &
Creates Single Pipeline Of Content For Kids
Michael Carrington - CEO of Zodiak Kids Studios
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Zodiak Kids have created Zodiak Kids Studios to encompass all of its production across the UK and France. The new entity will consist of French production companies Marathon Media and Tele Images Productions and UK-based The Foundation.
Current CEO of The Foundation Michael Carrington becomes CEO of Zodiak Kids Studios, a newly created position overseeing the studio. Marathon Media's Chief Creative Officer (CCO) Eryk Casemiro has been appointed CCO of Zodiak Kids Studios heading up development teams across both territories made up of producers and development executives in France and the UK. Gwen Hughes, previously MD at the Foundation, is named Managing Director Zodiak Kids Studios (UK), and BenoÎt Runel Managing Director Zodiak Kids Studios (France) becomes Runel's Managing Director Zodiak Kids for France.
Jean-Philippe Randisi, CEO Zodiak Kids, said: "In Zodiak Kids Studios we are combining our best creative and production talents across Paris and London to create one single pipeline of Zodiak Kids properties with global appeal and to strengthen our leadership in Europe and beyond. Michael is the best person on this side of the galaxy to help us achieve that!"
Michael Carrington, CEO of the new Zodiak Kids Studios said: "Independently, Marathon Media, Tele Images and The Foundation have launched many great programmes and had much success in the international market, but we want to do more. That means transforming how we work together. Going forward we will focus our efforts through a single strategy to help us leverage and align the strengths and diversity of all three companies, improving our development and production capability, and working with more collaboration and agility to deliver on Zodiak Kids commitment to creative excellence."
Zodiak Kids Studios will sit alongside existing Zodiak Kids Distribution and Consumer Products. Zodiak Kids' recent successes and current productions include a number of series such as: upcoming Sprout US series Floogals (52x11'); Mister Maker (137x20'), the ultimate arts and craft show; The Ranch (52x26'); Lolirock (56x22'), new CBBC drama Millie Inbetween (13x30') and Get Blake! (52x11').
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