Zinkia acquires the Canarian animation studio Koyi Talent

The Spanish company Zinkia, creator of the series Pocoyo, has reached an agreement with the Canarian animation studio Koyi Talent to take over 100% of the company.

Mediante esta compra, la productora incorpora tres nuevas propiedades a su catálogo de marcas y una opción de compra sobre una cuarta y contará con un estudio propio localizado en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

From this studio, in addition to carrying out the production of its own content, it will also undertake production work for third companies, sponsored by the existing tax incentives in the Canary Islands.

Zinkia, founded in 2002, specializes in the production of audiovisual and interactive content aimed at family audiences, and distributed through different platforms and devices (television, VOD, YouTube, apps...).

With the purchase of Koyi, Zinkia adds the preschool series to its portfolio Bumpy: The Bear made in traditional animation and of which it is planned to produce 52 7' episodes. The start of production has been planned for next spring, thanks to the agreement that is being closed with a North American company and the probable participation of RTVE, which selected it in the last call for series co-production.

Another of the projects he takes on is Ghost Bros, a series aimed at an audience of 6 to 8 years old and created by Yellow Kingdom (Chorch Edelstein) and WeDoo Studio (Emi Ordás). This title tells the hilarious stories of two orphans adopted by a dysfunctional family whose purpose is to make all its members happy because, if they do not achieve this, they will have to return to the place from which they escaped, the "beyond." Likewise, the integration of Koyi Talent into Zinkia adds the script for a feature film and a purchase option on the intellectual property of the Bugsted brand.

Additionally, Zinkia's plans for 2022 contemplate the start of production of the fifth season of Pocoyo y de nuevos especiales para YouTube y plataformas digitales. La propietaria de Pocoyo también está trabajando en un nuevo título que presentará el próximo mes de febrero en Kidscreen Summit, el evento de referencia de la industria de los contenidos dirigidos al público infantil.

Alberto Delgado, consejero delegado de Zinkia, destaca que “con la adquisición de Koyi Talent, Zinkia continúa con su plan de expansión y crecimiento, consolidando su presencia en las Islas Canarias y ampliando su área de negocio de producción con la posibilidad de realizar servicios en este ámbito a nivel internacional. Al mismo tiempo, diversifica sus activos incorporando nuevas propiedades a su catálogo, lo que le permitirá crecer de forma considerable en los próximos años”.