Kids & Teens
SMF Studio licenses five animated series to Vietnam's FPT Telecom
Russian historical animation studio Soyuzmultfilm, which is celebrating its 85th Anniversary this year, confirmed an strategic deal in Southeast Asia: it has licenced five new animated series to the Vietnamese IPTV and TV services from FPT Television. With this agreement, the company is expanding geographical distribution of its animated content.
New animated series produced by major animation company in Russia, SMF Studio (Soyuzmultfilm) will be broadcast by the largest telecommunications provider in Vietnam, FPT Telecom, which acquired a package of five new animated TV series for its IPTV and OTT FPT Television services: The Secrets of Honey Hills (52 х 7’), The Adventures of Peter and Wolf (52 х 11’), Mr Theo, Cat & Dog (52 х 6’30’’), Captain Kraken and his Crew (26 х 7’), Pirates’ School (11 х 11’). This license contract is the first one for new SMF Studio’s content on the territory of Vietnam.
'Distribution to international markets is one of the key strategic goals in the development of our company', said Yuliana Slashcheva, Chairman of the Board of the SMF Studio. 'We are very pleased that such telecommunications giant is showing interest in Russian animation as well as in the new studio product. That proves once again that we can produce a high-quality and versatile content that would be understood by a viewer from anywhere in the world. We are confident that the new audience will highly appreciate our animation, which is already loved by millions of kids, and will turn to a long-term relationship with FPT Telecom', she concluded.