PRODUCTION OVERVIEW CONTENTS • Introduc*on • August Media & Red Kite Animaon • The Property – Dennis the Menace • Rights • The Broadcasters • The Process • Partners • The Set-up ABOUT ME Ken Anderson • Founder of Red Kite Animaon • Execu*ve Director and Chief Creave Officer of August Media Holdings • Producer in the business for 20 years AUGUST MEDIA & RED KITE • August Media is a Singapore-based integrated media company • Interests across all areas of Children’s and Family content produc*on, management and exploitaon • Red Kite Animaon is an animaon produc*on company • Focus on developing and producing animaon series for Television • Some of the proper*es we are involved in… • Circulaon – 37, 145 • Readership* - 477, 000 • Frequency – Weekly • Cover Price - £1.50 ** Source: ABC Jan – Jun 2011 Youth TGI 2011 (Autumn) • Source: The Beano Media Pack: www.dcthomson.co.uk - A History • 1955 – Dennis Christmas Annual is • 1996 – Dennis to appear in two CBBC launched animated series • 1975 – Dennis Fan Club launched. 1.5 • 2000 – Dennis is enlisted by UK million members sign up over following Chancellor Gordon Brown to launch years working families’ tax credit • 1986 – Gnasher goes missing for 6 • 2002 – Dennis and Gnasher celebrate weeks provoking a naonal press Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee at campaign in the tabloids to help find Buckingham Palace the missing mue • 2004 – Dennis and Gnasher are the • 1988 – Merchandising programme longest running comic strip in the launched for The Beano’s 50th Beano – EVER! Anniversary – Dennis appears on • 2008 – Dennis and Gnasher declare various ranges for premium retailers August 2nd as “Gnashional Menace such as Marks and Spencer Day” to raise money for charity • 2009 – Red Kite Animaons produc*on Dennis & Gnasher I launches on CBBC • 2011 – 60th Anniversary of Dennis’ first appearance in The Beano comic DENNIS & GNASHER SERIES 3 VS SLOT AVERAGE ON CBBC THE RIGHTS - DC THOMSON & CO LTD. • Founded in 1905 • Longest standing Scosh publisher • Original owners of the iconic Beano and Dandy • Strong heritage of well loved children’s *tles • Wealth of experience in children’s publishing THE BROADCASTERS • BBC wanted another series of Dennis and Gnasher • Target Audience to be older for Series 4 • Faster and Funnier THE PROCESS • Corner-stone Broadcaster essen*al • Principal co-producer brings – talent + cash + broadcaster plaorm • Other pre-sales • Studio Partners who deliver the quality • A distributor – Ludorum (Series 3) • Rights Owner (DC Thomson) • Key Broadcasters (BBC/Nine/ABC/The Hub) • Co-Producers (S*cky Pictures) • Studios (Funny az Hell, Top Draw and Scrawl) THE PARTNERS DENNIS & GNASHER (52 x 11’) TV Series THE SET UP • Research & Development – Creave + Commercial • Due Diligence – who you work with • Financial Planning • Currency risk • Producon risk • Cash flow • The Great Unknowns • and some of the knowns… FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Red Kite Animaon 89 Giles Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6BZ [email protected] .