France’s PGS Entertainment has scored more broadcast licensing deals for animated series Chaplin & Co. Produced by Method Animation, and commissioned by France Televisions and Rai Fiction, the series is now airing in more than 100 territories.
Broadcasters that have recently acquired Chaplin & Co (104 x six minutes or 26 x 26 minutes) include Rai (Italy), RTVE (Spain), Canal Panda (Spain), RSI (Italian Switzerland), TV2 (Norway), DR TV/DR Ramasjang (Denmark), LRT (Lithuania), Direct Sight/Pixel Channel (Ukraine), RUV (Iceland) and Globosat (Brazil).
Previously, PGS secured licensing deals for the series with France 3 Ludo (France), VIP2000 (Portugal), VRT and RTBF (Belgium), MTV3 (Finland), Minimax (Eastern Europe), CTC (Russia), Netflix (US), TéléQuébec (Canada), KBSN (South Korea) and Cartoon Network (Japan), among others.
Multi-award-winning producer Method Animation updates Chaplin’s slapstick humor for today’s kids with CGI animation inspired by classic cartoons such as Mister Magoo and Tom and Jerry.