Zou, the zippy zebra from The Cyber Group Studios, is venturing into the UK and the Republic of Ireland (EIRE) thanks to a deal with Those Licensing People for a full licensing remit across all sectors. Zou is the hero of a CGI TV series adapted from a famous collection of illustrated books, created by Michel Gay. It follows the adventures of a 5-year-old zebra, Zou, his family and his friend Elzee in “Zebratown”. Zou’s books have been an international success in US, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Israel, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and New-Zealand. The TV series is a vibrant, colourful and adorable adaptation of the books with each of the episodes, lasting 11 minutes. The first and second series (104x11) have already been a smash accross
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Europe and are broadcast worldwide in 150 territories. It is broadcast by Disney Junior (UK, Ireland, & Latin America), and PBS Kids Sprout as well as NBC Kids (United States).
Did you know... Zou reaches over 150 million kids daily in over 30 languages The third series of Zou has been produced for and prebought by Disney Junior EMEA, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney Junior France by the end of 2016 and in the UK early 2017.The series focuses on the interpersonal relationships in the zebra family. Zou has a big family of parents, grandparents, great grandparents, uncles and cousins… as well as many friends” says Pierre Sissmann, Chairman and CEO of Cyber Group Studios. This core set of family values which resonates
globally makes the series easy to sell. With consumers demonstrating a clear appetite for Zou, Pierre Sissmann says now is the right time to launch a licensing programme in the UK. As Cyber Group responds to social media demands for merchandise from UK fans. For UK Merchandise contact Those Licensing People on
+44 (0)845 901 1657
nick@thoselicensingpeople.com
20/05/2016 09:32