Silvergate to Co-produce Next Octonauts Series With CCTV Following 1.8 Billion Hits on China Web TV Channel Over the Last Year

Silvergate to Co-produce Next Octonauts Series With CCTV Following 1.8 Billion Hits on China Web TV Channel Over the Last Year

LONDON, October 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



Silvergate Media, the TV production and licensing company that focuses on pre-school
children's properties, will be co-producing Series 5 of its internationally acclaimed
programme Octonauts with China Central TV (CCTV).



Silvergate will provide the script and music whilst CCTV will develop the animation.
As well as being broadcast across China including key regional satellite channels, the
series will be distributed worldwide.



As part of the state visit by the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi
Jinping, to the UK this week, CCTV will be signing a memorandum of understanding with
Silvergate.



William Astor, Silvergate Chairman said:



"Three series of Octonauts and two series of Peter Rabbit have already been broadcast
by CCTV and I am therefore delighted that we will be developing the next series of
Octonauts in collaboration with CCTV. 



"This is CCTV's first co-production to develop a pre-school animation series with a
Western media company. 



"China is one of the fastest growing pre-school markets globally and with both Peter
Rabbit and Octonauts, we have now a well-established foothold.  



"Both are proving very popular, for example, Octonauts registering over 1.8 billion
hits on its web TV channels since 2014. 



"This co-production is an excellent example of our mission to develop world-class
children's brands which inspire, entertain, educate and engage through innovative content,
great products and strong partnerships. 



"This is the culmination of three years of visits and I hope this will lead to further
co-production projects between CCTV and Silvergate in the future." 



Octonauts series one to three were first broadcast on CCTV in June 2014. The second
and third series were then re-broadcast in June and July this year, daily at 7am to 8am,
and have again been broadcast this September.



Notes to Editors  



Silvergate Media



Silvergate Media is a creative content and licensing company driven by big ideas and
big collaborations. Formed in 2011 following a buyout from Chorion by William Astor and
Waheed Alli, with offices in New York and London. Silvergate develops and produces
world-class content built to inspire, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through
innovative storytelling, great products and strong partnerships. Among their portfolio of
projects in production are Peter Rabbit (currently in its second season) and Octonauts
(currently in its fourth season).



Octonauts



The Octonauts are a dynamic eight-member team of quirky and courageous adventure
heroes who dive into action whenever there is trouble under the sea. Equipped with a fleet
of aquatic vehicles, they rescue amazing sea creatures, explore incredible new underwater
worlds, and often save the day before returning safely to their home base, the octopod.



China Central Television 



China Central Television (CCTV) is the predominant state
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media ] television broadcaster
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_network ] in mainland China
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_China ]. CCTV has a network of 45 channels
broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers.




 
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