4Kids signs deals for Road to Destiny
4Kids Entertainment, Inc. has signed three key distribution agreements for the latest version of its popular animation Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s.
In Germany, RTL2 has signed on for all 90 episodes of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s: Road to Destiny series, while in Italy, Mediaset has
pacted for the follow-up skein of the popular property. In addition,
the series has been acquired by Televix Entertainment for distribution
in Latin America.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s is broadcast on such outlets as RTL2 (Germany), Italia 1 (Italy), CITV (UK), Network Ten (Australia), AB SAT (France), VAS (Spanish Speaking Satellite /Latin America), TV2 (Denmark), Digiturk (Turkey), Children’s Channel (Israel), MBC (Middle East) and others.
With plans for a 10th anniversary celebration in the works, the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise has achieved tremendous international broadcast success since its launch in 2000. Throughout its run, this widely popular property has been shown on Nickelodeon (UK, Latin America, Spain and Australia), GMTV (UK), Antena 3 (Spain), RTE (Ireland), Canal J and Gulli TV (France), YTV (Canada), TVNZ (New Zealand), SIC (Portugal), RTL-TVI (Belgium), TV4 (Sweden), MTV3 (Finland), TV2 (Denmark), DRTV (Denmark), Star Channel (Greece), VT4 (Belgium), Disney XD (Netherlands), SABC2 (South Africa), GTV (Africa), Televisa (Mexico), and Globo in Brazil, among many others.
In the United States, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s will return to TheCW4Kids Saturday morning block on The CW Television Network on May 29th, and continues to air daily on Cartoon Network. The series is also available for VOD viewing on the Comcast, Cox and Bresnan cable systems.
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