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Animated
shows with production being done in India have been faring
very well in the global market lately. Crest Annimation, Maya
Entertainment Limited and DQE have all worked on the production
of shows that have won international accolades as well as
ratings.
Latest
news is that BKN's Legend of The Dragon (which was
worked on by Hyderabad based Color Chips) is faring well across
International silver screens.
Following are excerpts from an official press release issued
by BKN...
Legend of the Dragon launched on Saturday, 7 January 2006
on Super RTL's TOGGO action block. The animated series airing
after popular show Power Rangers has already achieved a 22.3%
market share against the core demographic of children 3-13
in Germany.
These
strong ratings come on the heels of the launch of Legend
of the Dragon in the UK in September 2005 on BBC1, where
the show achieved an average 21.5% share of the children's
audience.
"Legend
of the Dragon has proven to be a very strong ratings performer
around the world and we're thrilled to have Super RTL on board,"
said BKN Group CEO Allen Bohbot. "We look forward to
a successful partnership as we bring the brand to new territories.
Key markets France, Spain, Italy and the US will launch in
2006 supported by a global line of toys and exciting PlayStation
and mobile phone games."
Legend
of the Dragon (39 x 30') is an exciting action-adventure
animated series for 8-12 year-olds. China…A land of ancient
mysteries and modern wonders. In a world where old meets new,
dark meets light, the universal balance of Yin and Yang is
held in harmony by one - The Golden Dragon. The guardian of
the temple has passed on and a new Golden Dragon must be chosen
from a brother and sister - twins born in the Year of the
Dragon. Only one will be chosen.
Legend
of the Dragon is a BKN intellectual property. It was produced
and created by Rick Ungar, and written and developed by Sean
Catherine Derek.
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