Zinkia Entertainment’s Pocoyo preschool brand has a new US licensing agent in Evolution Management Group (EMG).
Effective immediately, EMG will work to secure new merchandising, licensing and promotional opportunities for Pocoyo in participation with Zinkia’s broadcast partners (Nick Jr., Univision and PBS) and assisting licensees including Bandai (master yoy) and N-Circle (DVD).
The Spanish-bred animated series currently airs in the US and in more than 150 countries worldwide.
For his part, EMG co-founder and CEO Travis Rutherford has managed portfolios for the MGM library (4,100 titles) as well as properties such as Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Toy Story and 101 Dalmatians, DreamWorks’ Small Soldiers and Shrek, and Summertime Entertainment’s upcoming CGI feature Dorothy of Oz.