by Licensing Corner, March 14, 2017
As it continues to expand its Chuck Chicken property, Malaysian production house Animasia Animation Studio has entered into key partnerships with three Chinese companies.
Guangzhou-based company TangChao Animation Technology Co. will serve as Animasia’s merchandising partner. The company is investing in the manufacture of more than 200 types of Chuck Chicken-branded toys and merchandise.
Meanwhile, Leader Reputation Network Technology is developing a range of mobile content and games for China and regional distribution.
Animasia Studio has also partnered with the VOD platform iQIYI, which is investing in and distributing Chuck Chickenmobile games in China.
Additionally, the Studio along with China’s ZeroOne Animation has begun production on new CGI-animated feature Chuck Chicken the Movie.The film, also known as KungFu Chickenin China, is set for Chinese and regional theatrical release by the end of 2018.
The film is a spinoff of the 52 x 11-minute animated TV series of the same name.
The series has aired on major provincial TV stations in China including CETV-1 Channel, Shenzhen Media Group Kids Channel, Zhejiang Television Kids Channel and Dalian Television (DLTV) Kids Channel.
It has also premiered on Disney China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), Disney Southeast Asia and Nickelodeon India.
