Toon Express Group

Toon Express International Limited (TE Group, simplified Chinese: 动漫火车集团; traditional Chinese: 動漫火車集團; pinyin: Dòngmàn Huǒchē Jítuán) is a former operating division of Infoport Management Limited,[1] which was headquartered in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[2][3] Before Toon Express became a part of Imagi Animation Studios, Soh Szu Wei (蘇思偉; Sū Sīwěi) was the head of Toon Express. After the buyout he became the CEO and executive director of Imagi.[4]

Toon Express owns the copyrights of the characters in Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, a popular Chinese cartoon.[5] As of 2011 the company had commercial agreements with Creative Power Entertaining and Disney Enterprises.[6] During that year, Imagi International announced that it was buying Toon Express for up to 1.05 billion Hong Kong dollars,[4] or $130 million U.S. dollars.[6] Imagi acquired Infoport, which included Toon Express.[1]

References
  1. "Imagi International Holdings Limited 2011 Annual Report." (Archive) Imagi International Holdings Limited. p. 4. Retrieved on August 27, 2012.
  2. "聯絡我們." Infoport Management Limited. Retrieved on August 27, 2012. "香港九龍觀塘鴻圖道26號威登中心23字樓"
  3. "Company Overview of Infoport Management Limited." Businessweek. Retrieved on August 27, 2012. "Rm 607 Yen Sheng Centre 64 Hoi Yuen Road Kwun Tong, Hong Kong"
  4. Frater, Patrick. "Imagi in $130 million Toon Express buy." Film Business Asia. Tuesday 28 August 2012. Retrieved on 27 August 2012.
  5. Hui, Polly. "An Animated Goat, Banker Look Abroad." The Wall Street Journal. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on August 12, 2012.
  6. Coonan, Clifford. "Imagi to buy Toon Express." Variety. Tuesday February 22, 2011. Retrieved on August 27, 2012.


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