DQE Signs European Footwear Licensing Agreement
HYDERABAD, India, August 24, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DQE, a leading animation, gaming live action entertainment and distribution company, announces that it has entered into a merchandising agreement with Off Road Ltd, a leading footwear manufacturer, to produce a collection based on the animation from DQE's series, 'The Jungle Book'.
Under the terms of the agreement, Off Road Ltd has acquired the rights to manufacture "Jungle Book Footwear" including: indoor slippers, beach slippers, trainers, children shoes, rain boots and snow boots. Off Road Ltd specialises in designing, manufacturing and selling shoes for European brands and markets.
The collection will be designed and manufactured in China, Vietnam and India and marketed by major French shoe retailers with more than 200 retail outlets across France and the Benelux region. In addition to traditional retail outlets, Off Road will also distribute the products by mail order, the Internet, as well as through hypermarket and supermarket chains.
The agreement was signed through TF1 Enterprise France, DQE's co-production partner and licensing and merchandising agent for the Jungle Book in these regions.
As a brand, the Jungle Book has already generated recognition worldwide and a number of similar agreements are currently under negotiation. The present deal will provide further impetus to the licensing efforts by DQE and the Group anticipates strong revenue growth via such strategic partnerships going forwards.
Tapaas Chakravarti, Chairman & CEO of DQE Group, commented:
"We are delighted to collaborate with Off Road Ltd for the licensing and merchandising of Jungle Book footwear products for France and Benelux. The Jungle Book with its modern 3D adaptation will work perfectly for the licensing and merchandising markets and will be loved by children and adults alike.
DQE plans to continue to drive value from our core brands whilst selectively aligning ourselves with the best possible global partners."
Description of The Jungle Book:
The series tell stories of the man-cub 'Mowgli' raised in the Indian jungles by a pack of wolves. Drama, excitement and adventure mixed with a high element of comedy tell tales of how Mowgli lives and survives in the jungle, where his only companions are animals. His adventures reflect his daredevil, fearless, high-spirited and fun-loving escapades. He is helped by Baloo the wise bear, his best friend Bagheera the black panther and (sometimes!) mighty Kaa, the rock python. Mowgli learns to overcome adversity and make progress in his life by using his quick wit and natural curiosity, with his constantly optimistic outlook on life. This is very challenging for the little man-cub with an evil enemy like Shere Khan, the royal Bengal tiger on the prowl.
Mowgli's adventures open out in the lush magnificent tropical forest of Seeonee amidst splendid Indian royal forts, temples, waterfalls and the Waingunga river. Throughout the series many species of animal characters from the Kipling stories add flavour to the drama, comedy and action, bringing out excellent animation and quality storytelling.
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About DQE:
DQE is one of the leading producers of animation, visual effects, game art and live action entertainment content for the global media and entertainment industry. DQE has produced/co-produced and distributed iconic brands such as Iron Man - the first 3D animated TV series, Twisted Whiskers, Mikido, Casper, Pinky & Perky, second season of Large Family, third season of Mickey Mouse Club House, First and Second Season of Madagascar TV Series and Fanboy & Chum-chum for Nickelodeon, USA and is now co-producing properties like The Little Prince and Little Nick with major international broadcasters and producers. DQE has a library of over 400 hours of international programs for distribution and licensing globally for TV, home entertainment, merchandising and publishing.
DQE's home grown production in Hi-end 3D, 'The Jungle Book' is in production as a 52 episode animated series and a 60 minute TV feature in co-production with international majors including TF1 and Moonscoop , France, ZDF Group, Germany and is to be released world-wide in 2010. Toomai-The Elephant Boy which is a live action TV series is in development in co-operation with international broadcasters, while several Indian IPs like Mysteries & Feluda, Omkar, Balkand I, II and III with International Broadcasters have had a successful run.
DQE is also developing a series of animated short films for television in collaboration with French production companies Method Animation and MK2. DQE, Method Animation and MK2 announced the production and worldwide distribution and exploitation of an animated version of 104 six-minute episodes inspired by the legendary film icon Charlie Chaplin's Hollywood films.
DQE has received several international awards including an EMMY for Tutenstein TV series, 11 Emmy nominations, The UK Broadcast Awards 2010, Sichuan TV Festival International "Gold Panda" Awards, Cartoons on the Bay awards, The E & Y Entrepreneur of the Year - 2009 India Award and many others.
DQE's production facilities are based in Hyderabad and Kolkata and it has international sales representatives in Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo. With a workforce of approx 3500 permanent employees DQE has a global client - partner base of over 90 producers, distributors, broadcasters and licensors including Walt Disney Group, Universal Pictures, Nickelodeon Animation Studios Inc., Electronic Arts, Marvel Comics, American Greetings, , BBC Group, M6/ France TV Group / TF-1 - leading broadcasting and Distribution groups from France, ZDF TV and ZDF Enterprises - leading Distributors/ broadcaster and global distributor from Germany, ABC Australia, Al Jazeera - Arabic nations, Disney Channels - Asia, Cartoon Network Group and many more world-wide.
Contact
DQ Entertainment International
Sumedha Saraogi
Tel: +91-40-2355-3726/27
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DQ Entertainment International
P R Vishnu
Tel: +91-40-2355-3726/27
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SOURCE DQ Entertainment International (DQE)
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