Riki Group and Go-N Productions partner on Tina & Tony

Paris-based producer & distributor GO-N Productions and RIKI Group are pleased to announce their partnership about the series “TINA & TONY” as GO-N’s commercial entity “GO-N International” will distribute the preschool series in French speaking territories.

GO-N International is more than ever committed to distribute high quality entertainment for kids worldwide and to expand its portfolio. This includes animation produced in house by GO-N Productions but also programs from first class producers throughout the world such as the Russian multimedia Group RIKI. The two partners signed a distribution agreement for the preschool animated series “TINA & TONY” (52×5’).

Produced by RIKI Group, “TINA & TONY” (52×5’) tells the story of Tina the Elephant and Tony the Hippo who live in a homelike, full of colourful dreams with their amazing friends: curious rabbits, friendly piggies, sporty bear and creative foxy. It’s all about real friendship, tested by mischief and adventures!

Marie Congé, Head of Sales and Business development at GO-N International said: “We are honoured to start our collaboration with such a creative and experienced producer as RIKI Group. We immediately fell in love with TINA & TONY characters and the beautiful and colourful universe of the show, and we are looking forward to bringing these adorable heroes to the market.”

Diana Yurinova, VP, International business development and distribution commented:   “Tina & Tony is a very special series to us, as it has already proven its success with pre-schoolers in Russia and the CIS and is now ready for international expansion.  We are happy to work with such a strong and reputable partner as GO-N International on French-speaking territories, which are often the key to the global market.”

MORE ABOUT GO-N PRODUCTIONS

For over 10 years, GO-N Productions has been fully dedicated to the creation of high-quality animation for kids and the exploitation of its own properties across all media platforms. Internationally renowned as a pioneer in animation production and distribution, Paris-based GO-N Productions has maintained its independence, meticulous attention to detail and a nurturing approach to in-house artists and creatives.   The fully autonomous animation studio houses a world-class pool of resident creative directors and graphic designers who are widely recognized within the animation business community – this winning combination has enabled GO-N to partner, co-produce, develop and produce with the most reputable companies worldwide. GO-N has expanded international distribution team in order to develop an extensive network of influential International partners such as France Télévisions, TF1 and Lagardère in France, BBC & BBC Worldwide in the UK, Super RTL and KIKA in Germany, TVE in Spain, Cartoon Network EMEA, Disney Channels worldwide, Netflix and many more   GO-N Productions properties span all genres of kids programmes:

Pre-school: The Large Family and SIMON
Comedy Cartoon: Commander Clark, Zip Zip and Tib & Tumtum
Sitcom: Lou! and Tootuff

MORE ABOUT RIKI

RIKI GROUP is a leading animation company in Russia specializing in animation production, licensing, distribution and promotion of animation brands for a family audience.  Established in 2003 Riki Group has been a leader in Russian animation and licensing market for 15 years with 99% brands recognition rate among target audience. Riki Group is internationally famous for its flagship IP’s: Kikoriki, BabyRiki and PINCODE.