Telescreen (company)
| Industry | Animation, Production |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founders | Dennis Livson Jos Kaandorp |
| Defunct | 1998 (Japan) |
| Successor | Studio 100 International |
| Headquarters | Netherlands and Finland, formerly Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Children's television shows |
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| Website | telescreen.nl at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-25) |
Telescreen B.V. (formerly known as Telecable Benelux B.V.) was a Dutch television production & distribution company and a former animation studio that is specialised in producing and distributing kids & family entertainment content. It was established in 1983 by Finnish entrepreneur & producer Dennis Livson and Jos Kaandorp as an independent production & distribution company and was acquired by Japanese firm Mitsui, before being sold to Dutch production company Palm Plus Multimedia who handled Telescreen until 2005 before being sold to German company Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) in 2008. It has produced and distributed children's TV series such as Miffy, Moomin and Alfred J Kwak since 1983.
The international Consumer Products department manages and develops the merchandising programs of animated properties worldwide, such as Frog & Friends and Lizzie McGuire.
As licensing agent, they also represent some of the world's major entertainment companies in the Benelux territory, such as: BBC Worldwide, Turner Broadcasting, Chapman Entertainment and Aardman Animations.
The company services the full range of children's entertainment production, from animation production, TV distribution, home entertainment, consumer products, royalty administration to artwork coordination and creation.