Pocoyó's new chapters will occur in the Canary Islands

After closing a co -production agreement between Zinkia Entertainment, creator of the brand, and the Koyi Canarian study, a team of 70 professionals will work in this new season, which will involve an investment of three million euros.

Pocoyo He has chosen Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) to continue growing. The new chapters of the most international Spanish animation series will be encouraged in studies located in the Canary Islands Fairgrounds (infecar), after closing a co -production agreement between Zinkia Entertainment, creator of the brand, and the Canarian study Learn. The production of the new season of Pocoyo, composed of 36 chapters of 7 minutes each and 20 musical video clips, will involve a estimated investment of three million euros and the participation of a team composed of 70 professionals.

Víctor M. López, General Director of Zinkia, says that “today, the Canary Islands is an excellent opportunity for the audiovisual sector, not only for the interesting fiscal incentive policy sponsored by the different public administrations and always with the support of the EU, but because we are finding a perfect lace to be able to produce in Gran Canaria without losing an apex of the quality that it treasures Pocoyo”.

"For Koyi, having the opportunity to produce the new season of Pocoyó is the definitive support for the start of the company, not forgetting the invaluable support of the council," he said Luis Armengol, founding partner of Koyi, who has also announced that "they will launch a continuing training program for professionals who are incorporated into the project in coordination with other producers installed on the island and the Economic Promotion Society of Gran Canaria (SPEGC)."

Pocoyó's new season recovers the essence of the series and its characteristic language. All this combined with a music that has become the soundtrack of the first years of life of several generations and that make up a unique world. Values such as respect, tolerance or friendship, the didactic spirit and curiosity of the character of the previous deliveries are still very present.

Since it first premiered in 2005, the Pocoyó series has been broadcast in More than 150 television channels around the world becoming one of the most recognized children's brands, with 38 international awards, including the BAFTA Prize, awarded by the British Academy.

At present, it is one of the most successful children's contents on YouTube, a platform in which it has exceeded 16,000 million views and has 16 million subscribers. Along with this, Pocoyo is present in another 40 VOD platforms, including Netflix, HBO or Amazon; He is the protagonist of 50 apps, who have exceeded 54 million downloads and under his license millions of toys, books, textiles and a long etc. have been sold.