Marathon Media
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Production | |
Industry | Media |
Founded | 1999 |
Founders | Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel |
Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jean-Philippe Randisi, CEO |
Parent | Zodiak Media (De Agostini) part of the Banijay Group |
Website | http://www.zodiakkids.com |
Marathon Media (now known as Zodiak Kids Studios) is a worldwide French television production company based in Neuilly-sur-Seine that produces scripted live-action and cartoon shows for children. The company was co-founded by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel.[1]
The shows are dubbed into French, Japanese, English, Thai, German, Dutch, Malay, Arabic, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages dubbed and shown around the world.
Marathon Media Group was acquired by Zodiak Entertainment in 2008 and renamed Marathon Media. In February 2016 Zodiak Entertainment merged with the Banijay Group.[2]
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Marathon International
Now defunct, Marathon International distributed programming from Marathon and other producers in Europe, North America, and Israel such as Sunset Presse, Millésime, Zoom-Zoom, EMS, Pixcom, Graceful, Alizé, Storm, CMJ, Vox, RCN, Donna Productions, Arc Pictures, Humble Productions, IBA, Modom, Saint Thomas, Maison Carrée And Ugo Prod and Two Cats.
Zodiak Kids
Content sales, Licensing, and Marketing of Marathon Media productions are handled by Zodiak Kids HQ.
Animation
These are the animated series produced by Marathon Production:
- Atomic Betty (season 3)
- Enigma
- Famous 5: On the Case
- Kassai and Leuk
- LazyTown (French dubbed version)
- Gormiti
- Marsupilami (not the Disney production)
- Martin Mystery (with Japan's Tatsunoko Production)
- Mission: Odyssey
- Monster Buster Club
- The Mozart Band (co-production with BRB International)
- The Selfish (co-production with France 3)
- Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend
- Team Galaxy
- The Secret World of Santa Claus
- The Amazing Spiez! (co-production with Image Entertainment Corporation, TF1, Teletoon, Telifilm Canada and Canal J)
- Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
- Shaun The Sheep (French version)
- Totally Spies! (co-producing with Image Entertainment Corporation Inc.)
- LoliRock[3]
- Rekkit Rabbit
- Get Blake! (co-production with Nickelodeon US.)
- Undercover Spirit (co-production with Studio 71)
Drama
These are the drama series produced by Marathon Production:
Documentaries
These are the documentaries produced by Marathon Production:
- Born Wild
- Born World
References
- ↑ Co-founder Steps Down http://www.c21media.net/marathon-co-founder-steps-down/
- ↑ Zodiak Media Press Release http://www.zodiakmedia.com/press_detail.php?id=736
- ↑ Zodiak to Launch 'LoliRock' at MIPTV