Moonscoop Signs TV & Home Video Deals For DQE‘s Tara Duncan

BY ANIMATIONXPRESS

11 February 2011 03:45 PM

Moonscoop has signed several key deals for its 2D animated series Tara Duncan (26x22‘); a co-production between Moonscoop and DQ Entertainment (DQE).

Home video rights to Tara Duncan have been acquired by Universal Pictures France where the series airs on M6 and the Disney Channel. In broadcast deals, Moonscoop has signed up TVE for Spain, Disney Channel Germany, Nickelodeon in Italy, Portugal‘s Dreamia, RTBF in Belgium, NRK in Norway, MBC in the Middle East, Canal + / ZigZap Poland and Chello Central Europe.

Lionel Marty, President Worldwide Sales at Moonscoop said: "This first season of Tara Duncan is really hitting the mark with broadcasters worldwide, and with a home entertainment deal signed in France with Universal Pictures, and licensees already on board, we have a strong foundation in place to push the series into new TV markets and licensing categories this year."

Moonscoop has also signed a raft of merchandising deals: Fashion and Back to School bags (Maroquinerie Luc d‘Arvillers), stationery (Papeteries Sill), headware and fashion accessories (ATM), bedlinen and hometextile (CTI), charms (Alcara), apparel (TV Mania), character costume for retail events (Evasion Communication).

This is following roll out of the first products to shelves at the end of 2010, includung novels from the series (Le Seuil/Flammarion), comics (Editions Jungle), and the title music (Sortcelière ) has been interpreted by Dania Gio and released with success as a music single by M6, Universal and Moonscoop.

The animaed show is based on eight of twelve best-selling children‘s fantasy books by Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian, which is already a publishing hit in France, Beligum, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Portugal, Brazil, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, Romania and Bulgaria.

Combining all the best elements of magic, comedy and action, the series follows the story of a beautiful teenage girl bestowed with magical powers who finds herself in a high stakes battle against evil forces from another world. Each episode starts with Tara finding herself in a quirky situation with the promise of a challenging adventure ahead.