| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| BIT: MTV | |
| Industry | Distribution Publishing |
| Founded | 1985; 40 years ago (1985) |
| Founder | Orlando Corradi |
| Headquarters | Via Brenta, 11, 00198 Rome, Italy Production center: Via Monte Nero, 40–42, Collefiorito di Guidonia – km. 15Via Nomentana – 00012Guidonia, Rome, Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Matteo Corradi (president,CEO,CPO, and CSO) Carlo Marchetti (CFO) |
| Products | Cartoons Merchandising |
| Revenue |  €16.50 million (2010) |
| €0.36 million (2010) | |
| €0.35 million (2010) | |
| Total assets | €31.65 million (2010) |
| Total equity | €19.98 million (2010) |
| Subsidiaries | Mondo TV France Mondo TV Suisse |
| Website | link |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Mondo TV is an Italian production and television distribution 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 mainstock exchange,Borsa Italiana.
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]
In April 2023, Squirrel Media acquired Mondo TV Studios.[7]
In June 2024, Mondo TV was fined by theUnited States Department of the Treasury for "apparent violations" regarding that Mondo TV still continues to outsource their work toNorth Korea after theEU imposed sanctions on the country in 2013. As a result, the company has agreed to a settlement and to pay the fine.[8][9]
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 TV series for distribution in Italy and Europe.[10]
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 broadcasting. The period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s saw a rise in demand for Japanese animated TV series and the growth of the Italian television market. The two companies started distributing feature films, TV series and sports events. In 1985, Mondo TV S.r.l. was founded in order to produce animated TV series.[11]
In 1990, Doro TV Merchandising created its first animated television series,The Jungle Book andChristopher Columbus. From 1992, Mondo TV undertook the production of animated television series. In late 1999, Mondo TV S.r.l. was transformed into ajoint-stock company and acquired the 100% of the shares of Doro TV Merchandising S.r.l. On 28 June 2000, its shares made 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 founded 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.[11]
In September 2010, Mondo TV launched its own licensing agency in Italy, Mondo TV Consumer Products, dealing with the licensing, publishing and merchandising rights of properties owned by the group itself as well as third parties.[12] 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, computer and video games and publishing synergy with cartoon products.[1]
By June 2023, Mondo TV decided to merge their Swiss production division Mondo TV Suisse with their French production subsidiary Mondo TV France.[13] Six months later in December of that year, London completed the merger of its Swiss production division Mondo TV Suisse with its French production division Mondo TV France with the former being shuttered and its assets being folded into the French production division Mondo TV France as their new Tichio-based Swiss production branch.[14]
Theholding company, Mondo TV, has several incorporated subsidiaries:
The group's activities initially focused on the distribution of Japanese animated TV series in Italy. This involved dubbing, but not producing these projects. These projects would have already been finished and Mondo would have acquired an Italian distribution license to air Italian dubs of these series.
In 1989, the company expanded from distribution to distribution and production, and Doro TV Merchandising created its first television series,Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli, a 52-episode series based on the1894 collection of stories written byRudyard Kipling, andChristopher Columbus, a 26-episode animated series based onthe life of the Italian explorer and navigator.Nippon Animation produced these shows, while Mondo TV handled international distribution. Other such projects includedRobin Hood, based onthe outlaw inEnglish folklore and released in 1990 andThe Legend of Snow White, based on theBrothers Grimm's version ofthe classic fairy tale released in 1994, both being animated (and created before Mondo's entry into distribution) byTatsunoko Productions.
In 1996, the studio releasedThe Legend of Zorro, 52 episodes of about 26 minutes each based on thefamous character created in 1919 by New York-basedpulp writerJohnston McCulley. The series was produced by the animation department of the Japanese film, theater production, and distribution companyToho.[11] Again, Mondo TV produced and distributed an Italian dub, the same as they did with another Tatsunoko series;Cinderella.
In the following years, Mondo TV released several animated series such as "Simba the Lion King" 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 withInstitute of Antoniano,Pocahontas, a 26-episode animated series based on thePamunkey Algonquian princess andChief Powhatan's daughter from early American history,Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia, a 26-episode animated series co-produced withSEK 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 authorEmilio Salgari,[10][15]Albert the Wolf, a 52-episode animated series co-produced withRai Trade based onthe comic book series created by Guido Silvestri under the pseudonym of John Silver in 1974,[4] andThe Black Corsair, a 26-episode animated series based onthe 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 animatedpublic service announcements promoted byUNICEF, which illustrates the United NationsConvention 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.[16][17][18][19][20]
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 2001, Mondo TV, in association with MIM AG and in co-production with NDF and Caligari Film, launched a 26-episode series,Letters from Felix, based on the Children's books byAnnette Langen and Costanza Droop.[4] It was followed by two 81-minute each featured films:Felix: All Around the World, released in 2005, andFelix: The Toy Rabbit and the Time Machine, released in 2006. In 2004, Mondo TV in co-production withRAI launchedThe Last of the Mohicans, a 26-episode animated series based on thehistorical novel byJames Fenimore Cooper.
The same year, Mondo TV released three feature films:Turandot, released in association with Hahn Shin Corporation, based on the 1926opera in three acts byGiacomo Puccini,Mother Theresa, based on and inspired by the life ofMother Teresa,[16][20] andGenghis Khan, based onGenghis Khan, the founder andGreat Khan (emperor) of theMongol Empire.
Mondo TV, to strengthen its commitment to children's education, has produced a series of feature films of particular significance. Among these there arePadre Pio, co-produced with North KoreanSEK Studio, depicting the life ofPio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968), an ItalianCapuchin priest who was venerated as asaint by the Catholic Church;[21]Saint Catherine, depicting the life ofSaint Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), atertiary of theDominican Order, and a scholastic philosopher and theologian, co-produced by Orlando Corradi, the Rome'sLUMSA University and its students attending the "Cartoons: Animation and Managagement" master's degree;[20][22] andAlexander the Great, co-produced with DIFARM and based onAlexander the Great, the king ofMacedonia.[16][20] They were all released in 2006.
These feature films were followed byKarol, a 3-D animated feature film with music composed byLuis Bacalov that depicts the life ofPope John Paul II (1920–2005),[20]Welcome Back Pinocchio, an animated feature film based on thefictional character that first appeared in print in 1883, inThe Adventures of Pinocchio byCarlo Collodi,[23] which were both released in 2007, andSaint Anthony, a 90-minute 3-D theatrical feature film released in 2008 and co-produced with DIFARM, based on the life ofAnthony of Padua (1195–1231), thePortuguese Catholic priest andfriar of theFranciscan Order.[24]The Journey of J.M. Escrivá, an animated feature film that deals with the life ofJosemaría Escrivá, the founder ofOpus Dei, was released on the following year.[25]
Gawayn, first aired onRai 2 in 2008, is a French and Italian animated television series co-produced withAlphanim. The series has been translated into several languages, and its title refers toKing Arthur'snephew.[26][27]
In 2008, Mondo TV also presented its new cartoons atMIPTV Media Market:
Two titles that Mondo TV launched at Mipcom 2011 werePower Buggz, a 30-minute children's comedy directed by Orlando Corradi and co-produced with MEG Toys[28] andPlaytime Buddies with music by John Sposito, a 52-episode preschool 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 was released in North America in 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 infull HD.[12][28][needs update]
After the death of Orlando Corradi in November 2018, the stock shares passed to Monica Corradi and Matteo Corradi, who already was the President and C.E.O. of the company.[34]
Mondo TV announced the imminent arrival on a number of new channels of its innovative animated action-comedyInvention Story co-produced with Genius Brands International. It has also announced that Spanish broadcasterRTVE will participate inAnnie & Carola, co-produced with MB Producciones, and that German broadcasterSuper RTL has joined as commissioning broadcaster on the new animated seriesAgent 203 co-produced with Toon2Tango.
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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 andhome video that it owns outright for all the world, and over 5,500 episodes in distribution of famous Japanese cartoons.[1][29][35][36]
| 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 Additional information
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| 2004 | In Search of the Titanic |
| 2004 | Turandot Additional information
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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 Additional information
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| 2006 | Padre Pio Additional information[21]
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| 2006 | Saint Catherine
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| 2006 | Felix: The Toy Rabbit and the Time Machine Additional information
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| 2006 | Alexander the Great
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| 2007 | Karol Additional information[20]
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| 2007 | Christmas in New York |
| 2007 | Welcome Back Pinocchio
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| 2007 | Ramses |
| 2008 | Barberbieni |
| 2008 | Saint Anthony Additional information[24]
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| 2008 | The Enchanted Mountain Additional information
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| 2009 | The Journey of J.M. Escrivá Additional information[25]
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| 2009 | Prince Moon and Princess Sun Additional information
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| 2011 | The Queen of the Swallows Additional information
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| 1997 | Pocahontas |
| 1997 | Hua Mulan |
| 1997 | Quasimodo: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Additional information[16]
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| 1997 | Hercules
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| 1997 | King David Additional information[16]
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| 1997 | Ulysses Additional information[39]
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| 1997 | The Thief of Baghdad Additional information
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| 1998 | The King of Kings: Jesus Additional information
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| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
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| The Jungle Book | 1989–1990 | TV Tokyo (Japan) | Based on thestories byRudyard Kipling co-production withNippon Animation and Doro TV Merchandising |
| Sandokan[15] | 1998–2006 | Rai 1 | co-production withSEK Studio andRai Fiction |
| The Great Book of Nature[40] | 1999–2000 | Rai 2 | co-production withSEK Studio |
| The Spaghetti Family[41] | 2003–2004 | Rai 3 | worldwide distribution co-production with The Animation Band andRai Fiction |
| Angel's Friends | 2009–2010 | Italia 1 | |
| Bondi Band | 2010–2012 | Disney XD (Worldwide) | co-production with Exim Licensing Group and LedaFilms |
| Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville[35][42] | 2010–2011 | Italia 1 Cartoon Network (Worldwide) | co-production withGiochi Preziosi and MEG |
| Virus Attack[43] | 2011 | Italia 1 | |
| Gormiti Nature Unleashed[44] | 2012 | Italia 1 Cartoon Network (worldwide) | co-production withGiochi Preziosi |
| Dinofroz[45] | 2012–2015 | K2 | co-production withGiochi Preziosi |
| Playtime Buddies[43] | 2013 | ||
| Robot Trains[46] | 2015–2021 | DeA Junior[47]/Cartoonito Italy SBS (South Korea) | co-production withCJ ENM |
| Bat Pat | 2015–2021 | Rai Gulp Clan (Spain) | co-production with Imira Entertainment and Atlantyca Entertainment |
| Eddie is A Yeti[48][49] | 2016 | under Mondo TV Suisse co-production with Toon Goggles | |
| Treasure Island[48] | Rai Gulp | co-production withRai Fiction | |
| Heidi, bienvenida a casa[48][50] | 2017–2019 | Nickelodeon Latin America | First live-action production co-production with Alianzas Producciones |
| YooHoo to the Rescue[51][52] | 2019–2020 | Netflix | co-production with Aurora World |
| Invention Story[48][53] | 2020 | Frisbee Mango TV (China) | co-production with Henan York Animation |
| MeteoHeroes[54] | 2020–2023 | Cartoonito Italy[55] | co-production with MOPI |
| Nina & Olga[56][57] | 2021 | Rai Yoyo | co-production with Enanimation andRai Ragazzi |
| Disco Dragon[58] | 2021 | France 4 (France) | under Mondo TV France |
| Monster Loving Maniacs[59][60] | 2023–present | Nickelodeon Italy[61] Super RTL (Germany) DR (Denmark) SVT (Sweden) NRK (Norway) Ketnet (Belgium)[62] | co-production with Toon2Tango,Belvision, Ja Film and Ginger Pictures |
| Grisù[63] | 2023–present | Rai YoYo & Rai Play Kika (Germany) | co-production with Mondo TV France, Toon2Tango andZDF Studios |
| Agent 203 | 2024–present | Rai Gulp[64] Super RTL[65] (Germany) | co-production with Toon2Tango, V House Animation and Cosmos Maya |
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