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Silvergate to Co-produce Next Octonauts Series With CCTV Following 1.8 Billion Hits on China Web TV Channel Over the Last Year
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.
Silvergate Chairman said
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.
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 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 television broadcaster in 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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