Mondo TV
Mondo TV is an Italian production and distribution tv company. Founded by Orlando Corradi in 1985 and based in Rome, Mondo TV is a public company, quoted on the STAR segment of the Italian main stock exchange, Borsa Italiana, a part of the London Stock Exchange Group since 2007.
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Traded as | BIT: MTV |
Industry | Distribution Publishing |
Founded | 1985 |
Founder | Orlando Corradi |
Headquarters | Via Brenta, 11, 00198 Rome, Italy Production center: Via Monte Nero, 40–42, Collefiorito di Guidonia – km. 15 Via Nomentana – 00012 Guidonia, Rome, Italy |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Matteo Corradi (President, CEO, CPO, and CSO) Carlo Marchetti (CFO) |
Products | Cartoons Merchandising |
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Subsidiaries | Mondo TV France Mondo TV Iberoamerica Mondo TV Suisse |
Website | link |
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It distributes and produces, on its own or in co-production with international networks, cartoon series and feature films for television and theatrical release.[2][3][4] Mondo TV also operates in other related sectors such as music and audiovisual distribution, exploitation, media, publishing and merchandising,[5] and is one of the few branches of Italian audiovisual production companies or groups active in markets outside Italy.[3][6]
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History
In 1964, Orlando Corradi and Kenichi Tominaga found DEA S.n.c., a company active in the audiovisual animation sector, with the aim of acquiring the rights to Japanese animated cartoons for distribution in Italy and Europe.[7]
In 1979 and 1980, respectively, Corradi and Tominaga created the companies Doro TV Merchandising. for large-scale television networks, and Italian TV Broadcasting S.r.l., for smaller-size broadcaster. The period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s saw the rise in demand for Japanese animated cartoons and the growth of the Italian television market. The two companies started distributing feature films, TV series and sports events. Mondo TV S.r.l. was founded in 1985 in order to produce animated cartoon series.[8]
In 1990, Doro TV Merchandising created its first animated television series Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli and Christopher Columbus. From 1992 on, Mondo TV undertook the production of animated television series. In late 1999, Mondo TV S.r.l. was transformed into a joint-stock company and then acquired the 100% of the shares of Doro TV Merchandising S.r.l., and on 28 June 2000 its shares make their debut on the Italian stock exchange, Borsa Italiana.
The 2000s saw Mondo TV expands its operations into complementary multimedia and publishing sectors, and its worldwide collaborations and strategic partnerships. Mondo Home Entertainment S.r.l., for the distribution of video and DVDs, and Mondo Licensing S.p.A., fcr merchandising and publishing, were both created in 2001, followed by Mondo Home Entertainment S.p.A., quoted on the Expandi bourse on 28 February 2005, Moviemax, purchased by MHE in 2006, and MEG Mondo Entertainment Germany for home video distribution in Germany.[8]
In September 2010, Mondo TV launched its own licensing agency in Italy, Mondo TV Consumer Product, for selling the licensing, publishing and merchandising rights of properties owned by the Group itself as well as third parties.[9] The future will see Mondo TV Group building up its presence in sectors like home video, music, multimedia, children's books, interactive games, ecommerce, merchandising for toys and children's wear, computer games and publishing synergy with cartoon products.[1]
Subsidiaries
The holding company, Mondo TV, has several incorporated subsidiaries:
- Mondo TV France: for the distribution of television programmes in France
- Mondo TV Iberoamerica: for the distribution of television programmes in Spain and Latin America.
- Mondo TV Suisse: for the distribution of television programmes in Switzerland.
Production and distribution
The group's activities were initially focused on the distribution of Japanese animations in Italy. In 1989 the company moved from distribution to distribution and production, and Doro TV Merchandising created its first television series, Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli, 52 episodes based on the 1894 collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling, and Christopher Columbus, a 26-episode animated series based on the life of the Italian explorer and navigator.
From 1990 on, Mondo TV undertook the production of animated television series, which saw the release of Robin Hood, based on the outlaw in English folklore and released in 1990, The Legend of Snow White, based on the Brothers Grimm's version of the fairy tale known from many countries in Europe and released in 1994, and, in 1996, The Legend of Zorro, 52 episodes of about 26 minutes each based on the famous character created in 1919 by New York-based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The series was co-produced by the animation department of the Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company Toho.[8]
In the following years, Mondo TV released several animated series such as Cinderella, co-produced with Japanese animation company Tatsunoko Production, a 26-episode animated series based on the fairy tale of the same name, "Simba the LionKing" a 52-episode animated series, and the sequels "Simba Jr. goes to the World Cup" a 26-episode animated series and "Winner and the Golden Child" a 26-episode animated series, Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers, co-produced with Institute of Antoniano, Pocahontas, a 26-episode animated series based on the Pamunkey Algonquian princess and Chief Powhatan's daughter from early American history, Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia, a 26-episode animated series co-produced with SEK Studio (a North Korean-based animation company), RAI, TF1 and Taurus Film based on the fictional pirate of the late 19th century created by Italian author Emilio Salgari.[7][10] And also, Albert the Wolf, a 52-episode animated series co-produced with Rai Trade based on the comic book series created by Guido Silvestri under the pseudonym of John Silver in 1974,[4] and The Black Corsair, a 26-episode animated series based on the book by Emilio Salgari.
In 1999, Mondo TV participated to the International Animation Consortium for Child Rights, "Cartoons for Children's Rights", a collection of 30-second non-verbal animated public service announcements promoted by UNICEF, which illustrates the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mondo TV contributed with "Children Have the Right to Survive", based on the Article 6 of the Child Rights Convention.[11][12][13][14][15]
At the turn of the 21st century, Mondo TV released its first feature film, The Legend of the Titanic, a 90-minute animation that was then followed by its sequel, In Search of the Titanic, in 2004, and by many other feature films.
In 2003, Mondo TV throughout MIM AG and in co-production with NDF, and Caligari Film, launched its 26 episodes series, Letters from Felix, based on the Children's books by Annette Langen and Costanza Droop.[4] It was followed by two 81-minute each featured films: Felix: All Around the World, released in 2005, and Felix: The Toy Rabbit and the Time Machine, released in 2006. In 2004 Mondo TV in co-production with RAI launched The Last of the Mohicans, a 26-episode animated series based on the historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper.
That same year Mondo TV released three feature films: Turandot, released in co-produced with Hahn Shin Corporation, is a 90-minute animation based on the 1926 opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, Mother Theresa, a 90-minute animation based on and inspired by the life of Mother Teresa,[11][15] and Genghis Khan, a 90-minute animation based on Genghis Khan, the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire.
Mondo TV, to strengthen its commitment to children's education, has produced a series of feature films of particular significance. Among these there are: Padre Pio, co-produced with north-korean SEK Studio, is a 90-minute animated feature film depicting the life of Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968), an Italian Capuchin priest who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church;[16] Saint Catherine, a 60-minute animation depicting the life of Saint Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a scholastic philosopher and theologian. This film was co-produced by Orlando Corradi, the Rome's LUMSA University and its students attending the "Cartoons: Animation and Managagement" master's degree;[15][17] Alexander the Great, co-produced with DIFARM, is a 90-minute 3D animated feature based on Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia.[11][15] They were all released in 2006.
These feature films were followed by Karol, a 90-minute 3-D animated feature film with music composed by Luis Bacalov that depicts the life of Pope John Paul II (1920–2005),[15] Welcome Back Pinocchio, a 90 minutes animated feature film based on the fictional character that first appeared in 1883, in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi,[18] which were both released in 2007, and Saint Anthony, a 90-minute 3-D theatrical feature film released in 2008 and co-produced with DIFARM. It is based on the life of Anthony of Padua (1195–1231), the Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order.[19] The Journey of J.M. Escrivá, a 60-minute animated feature film that deals with the life of Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, was released on the following year.[20]
Gawayn, first aired on Rai 2 in 2008, is a French and Italian animated television series co-produced with Alphanim. The series has been translated into different languages, and its title refers to King Arthur's nephew.[21][22]
In 2008, Mondo TV also presented its new cartoons at MIPTV Media Market:
Monsters & Pirates is a twenty-six 11-minute episodes animated series co-produced with MPG, an associate of the confectionery giant Ferrero. It tells the story of two different pirate crews hunting for the same treasure.[23] DVDs with the first two episodes of the cartoon can be found inside packets of Ferrero snacks, along with characters from the series, which are also available inside the famous Kinder Eggs.[24]
The second series presented, Kim, is a twenty-six-episode, 26-minute series co-produced with Rai Fiction and based on the picaresque novel Kim by Rudyard Kipling. This was the first time that this story was presented in an animated series.[4][24]
Angel's Friends is a 52-episode 13-minute comedy-adventure animated series co-produced by Mondo Home Entertainment, Play Entertainment, and Mediaset. It is based on the comic strip created by Simona Ferri.[25][23][26] This series was launched at Mipcom in 2004, together with Sandokan III: The Two Tigers, the third season of the successful series about Salgari's hero co-produced with Rai Fiction.[24][27]
Another title, in co-production with Giochi Preziosi and MEG Toys, Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville is based on the successfully toy line of ceramic pets.[9][23][28]
Mondo TV's animated series Virus Attack is an animated cartoon created to raise awareness of pollution-related problems in the audience of youngsters. The series consists of 52 episodes of about 13 minutes each and was first aired on 1 April 2011 by Cartoon Network.[8][25][23]
Two titles that Mondo TV launched at Mipcom 2011 are Power Buggz, a 26-episode 30-minute children's comedy directed by Orlando Corradi and co-produced with Meg Toys,[23] and Playtime Buddies with the music by John Sposito, a preschoolers 52-episode 13-minute series that encourages the development of positive social interaction and cognitive skills. According to Meg Toys, this is unlike any other product on the preschool market and will be available on the back-to-school shelves in North America from 2012 and even earlier in other parts of the world. It was co-produced with Visual Picnic, which holds the rights to the property created by Erik DePrince, and Licensing Works. Both series were filmed in full HD.[9][23]
Library
Mondo TV possesses one of the largest animation libraries in Europe with more than 1,600 episodes of television series and more than 75 feature-length animated films for movie theatre and home video that it owns outright for all the world, and over 5,500 episodes in distribution of famous Japanese cartoons.[1][24][29][30] The cartoons produced by Mondo TV have always set themselves apart by their questionable quality and content that sometimes goes beyond what should be shown to children.[31]
Feature films
Year | Title |
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1999 | The Legend of the Titanic
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2000 | The Prince of Dinosaurs |
2000 | Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers
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2004 | In Search of the Titanic |
2004 | Turandot
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2004 | Mother Theresa
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2004 | Genghis Khan
Additional information[3]
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2005 | Felix: All Around the World
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2006 | Padre Pio
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2006 | Saint Catherine
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2006 | Felix: The Toy Rabbit and the Time Machine
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2006 | Alexander the Great
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2007 | Karol
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2007 | Christmas in New York |
2007 | Welcome Back Pinocchio
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2007 | Ramses |
2008 | Barberbieni |
2008 | Saint Anthony
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2008 | The Enchanted Mountain
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2009 | The Journey of J.M. Escrivá
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2009 | Prince Moon and Princess Sun
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2011 | The Queen of the Swallows
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Special releases
Year | Title |
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1997 | Pocahontas |
1997 | Hua Mulan |
1997 | Quasimodo: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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1997 | Hercules
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1997 | King David
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1997 | Ulysses
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1997 | The Thief of Baghdad
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1998 | The King of Kings: Jesus
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TV series
Year | Title |
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1990 | Christopher Columbus |
1990 | Robin Hood
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1994 | The Legend of Snow White
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1996 | The Legend of Zorro
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1996 | The Story of Cinderella
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1996 | Simba the King Lion |
1996 | Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers
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1996 | Pocahontas |
1996 | The Old Testament
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1997 | Super Little Fanta Heroes
Additional information[11]
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1998 | Simba Jr. Goes to N.Y. and the World Cup |
1998 | Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia
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1998 | Albert the Wolf
Additional information[4]
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1999 | The Black Corsair
Additional information[11]
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1999 | In the Name of Jesus
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1999 | Brother Fire
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1999 | The Great Book of Nature |
1999 | Toy Toons |
1999 | The Legend of Sleeping Beauty
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1999 | Bugs' Adventures |
2000 | Dog's Soldiers
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2000 | Sandokan II: The Tiger Roars Again |
2003 | Turtle Hero |
2003 | Letters from Felix |
2003 | The Spaghetti Family
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2004 | Last of the Mohicans
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2004 | The Nimbols
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2004 | Winner and the Golden Child |
2004 | Spartacus |
2004 | Farhat the Prince of the Desert[31]
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2004 | Monsters & Pirates
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2004 | Sandokan III: The Two Tigers
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2008 | Gawayn |
2009 | Kim
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2009 | Jurassic Cubs
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2009 | Gladiators
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2009 | Angel's Friends
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2010 | Fantasy Island
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2010 | Puppy in my Pocket |
2011 | Virus Attack |
2011 | Bondi Band
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2011 | Farhat 2 |
2012 | Playtime Buddies[41] |
2012 | Partidei
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2012 | Trash Pack
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2012 | Dinofroz |
2012 | Magic Sport 2 |
2012 | Ants
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2012 | The Little Bear
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2012 | Beast Keeper |
2012 | Power Buggz |
2015 | Sissi: La Giovane Imperatrice (Sissi: The Young Empress) Additional information
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2016 | Eddie is a Yeti
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2018 | Piano no Mori |
2019 | YooHoo to the Rescue
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See also
References
- Borsa Italiana – Mondo Tv.
- Wright 2005, pp. 22–23.
- Licensingworld.co.uk – Book information.
- Di Maira & 2008-3-4.
- VPO – TV Show for boys.
- Ardizzoni 2010, pp. 71–72.
- Pellitteri 2010, pp. 594–595.
- Mondo TV – Company Timeline.
- Di Maira & 2010-10-11.
- ROH Press – Sandokan.
- Sposito.
- AWN – International Animation Consortium For Child Rights.
- UNICEF – Cartoons for Children's Rights.
- OHCHR – Convention on the Rights of the Child – Article 6 1990.
- Alchemic Media – Effetti sonori.
- Padre Pio on IMDb
- CRTN – Saint Catherine of Siena 2009.
- Welcome Back Pinocchio on IMDb
- CRTN – Saint Anthony 2009.
- CRTN – The Journey of J.M. Escriva 2009.
- EBU – Gawayn 2008.
- Premiere.fr – Gawayn sur France 3 2009.
- LTW – Mondo TV Interview 2011, pp. 38–39.
- Di Maira & 2009-3-4.
- Di Maira & 2009-10-11.
- Virus Attack on IMDb
- Di Maira & 2008-10-11.
- Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville on IMDb
- Zahed 2010.
- Gianola 2000, p. 293.
- LIE – Mondo TV S.p.A.
- The Legend of Titanic on IMDb
- In Search of the Titanic on IMDb
- Saylor – Where Are the Euro Movies?.
- Robin Hood on IMDb
- Curtis 1998.
- The Legend of Zorro on IMDb
- Angel's Friends on IMDb
- Angel's Friends on IMDb
- BLE – Giochi Preziosi Group.
- ISSUU – MONDO Special Report, pp. 6–7.
- ITW – Mondo TV co-produces Beast Keeper.
- https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/mondo-tvs-sissi-makes-royal-appointment-with-jeemtv/
Sources
- Books
- Ardizzoni, Michela; Ferrari, Chiara (2010). Beyond Monopoly: Globalization and Contemporary Italian Media. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. pp. 71–72. ISBN 0-7391-2851-5. OCLC 445480124.
- Curtis, Sandra R. (1998). Zorro Unmasked: The Official History. New York City: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-8285-9. OCLC 37870600.
- Gianola, Rinaldo; Ugo Bertone; Roberto Colaninno; et al. (2000). Dizionario della New Economy [Dictionary of the New Economy] (in Italian). Milan, Italy: Baldini & Castoldi. p. 293. ISBN 88-8089-863-9. OCLC 610978687.
- Pellitteri, Marco; Jean-Marie Bouissou; Gianluca Di Fratta; Cristiano Martorella; Bounthavy Suvilay; Kokusai Kōryū Kikin (2010). The Dragon and the Dazzle: Models, Strategies, and Identities of Japanese imagination: A European Perspective. Tunué International. Latina, Italy: Tunué. pp. 594–595. ISBN 88-89613-89-0. OCLC 610841978.
- Wright, Jean (2005). Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch. Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation. Burlington, Massachusetts: Focal Press. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0-240-80549-6. OCLC 224446958.
- News, magazines, journals and papers
- Di Maira, Paolo, ed. (March–April 2008). "MONDO TV: Kim at MIPTV" (PHP). Cinema & Video International. Florence, Italy: Impact (3–4).
- Di Maira, Paolo, ed. (October–November 2008). "MONDO TV: Angels launched at MipCom" (PHP). Cinema & Video International. Florence, Italy: Impact (10–11).
- Di Maira, Paolo, ed. (March–April 2009). "MONDO TV: Angels fly to Cannes" (PHP). Cinema & Video International. Florence, Italy: Impact (3–4).
- Di Maira, Paolo, ed. (October–November 2009). "MONDO TV: A Virus Attack" (PHP). Cinema & Video International. Florence, Italy: Impact (10–11).
- Di Maira, Paolo, ed. (October–November 2010). "MONDO TV: Learning from Cartoons" (PHP). Cinema & Video International. Florence, Italy: Impact (10–11).
- "Mondo TV Interview". Licensing Today Worldwide. April 2011: 38–39. Cite journal requires
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- Web resources
- "Effetti sonori" [Sound Effects] (in Italian). Alchemic Media. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- "International Animation Consortium For Child Rights". Animation World Network.
- "Mondo Tv". Borsa Italiana.
- "Global Partners: STAN D E080 – Giochi Preziosi Group" (PDF). Brand Licensing Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- "The Journey of J.M. Escriva". CRTN.ORG-Catholic radio and television Network. 27 October 2009.
- "SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA". CRTN.ORG-Catholic radio and television Network. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- "Saint Anthony". CRTN.ORG-Catholic radio and television Network. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- De Pablos, Emiliano (18 March 2008). "Bonaria reigns at Mondo TV Spain: Mondo aims to strengthen co-prod'n alliances". Variety.
- "Gawayn". EBU. 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010.
- "TV Kids: MONDO Special Report". issuu.com. pp. 6–7.
- "Mondo TV co-produces Beast Keeper". LTW Magazine. February 2011.
- "Book information: Licensors/Agents". Licensingworld.co.uk.
- "Global Partner: BOOTH 5219 – Mondo TV S.p.A." (PDF). Licensing International Expo.
- Company Timeline at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 March 2014)
- Group Structure at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 May 2012)
- "News". Mondo TV.
- "Convention on the Rights of the Child – Article 6". OHCHR. 2 September 1990. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010.
- Article 6
- States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life.
- States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.
- Article 6
- "Gawayn sur France 3" [Gawayn on France 3] (in French). Teletoon France. 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- "Sandokan the Animated Series". ROH Press. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Saylor, Steven. "Where Are the Euro Movies?". Steven Saylor's personal website.
- Sposito, John. "Cartoni Animati" [Cartoon Animations] (in Italian). John Sposito's personal website. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
- "UNICEF – Cartoons for Children's Rights". UNICEF.
- "TV Show for boys – 26 x 26'". VPO.
- Zahed, Ramin (22 January 2010). "Mondo TV Adopts Puppy in My Pocket". Animation Magazine.
External links
- Business data
- Mondo TV at Google Finance
- Mondo TV at Hoover's
- Mondo TV at Reuters
- Mondo TV at Yahoo! Finance