Marathon Media (now known as Zodiak Kids Studios), is a worldwide French television production company based in Neuilly-sur-Seine that produces scripted live-action and cartoon shows for children. The company was co-founded by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel.
The shows are dubbed into French, Japanese, English, Thai, German, Dutch, Malay, Arabic, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages dubbed and shown around the world.
Marathon Media Group was acquired by Zodiak Entertainment in 2008 and renamed Marathon Media. In February 2016 Zodiak Entertainment merged with the Banijay Group.
Marathon Media has subsequently been renamed Zodiak Kids Studio France.
The following networks, listed by country, broadcast Marathon Production programmes.
Australia: Cartoon Network, ABC Me
Argentina: Discovery Kids
Belgium: Ketnet, Playhouse Disney, Jetix, VT4
Brazil: Fox Kids, Jetix, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Rede Globo, Rede TV
Brunei: Disney Channel Asia
Bulgaria: BNT 1 (via CFI), Jetix, Cartoon Network
Burma: Disney Channel Asia
Canada: Discovery Kids (Canada), Teletoon, Télétoon, YTV, Vrak.tv
Cambodia: Disney Channel Asia, National Television of Kampuchea
Czech Republic: Jetix, Disney Channel
Denmark: TV2
Finland: Nelonen
France: TF1, Disney Channel
Germany: Super RTL
Greece: Alter
Haiti: Jetix, Haiti 2, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel
Hong Kong: Disney Channel Asia
Hungary: TV2 (Hungary)
Iceland: RÚV
India: Disney Channel Asia
Indonesia: Disney Channel Asia, Global TV
Israel: Disney Channel Israel, Arutz HaYeladim
Ireland: RTÉ Two and TG4
Italy: Playhouse Disney, Jetix,Cartoon Network,Boing, K2
Japan: Jetix, TV Tokyo
Laos: Disney Channel Asia
Malaysia: Disney Channel Asia, Nickelodeon, TV3
Mexico: Canal Once I.P.N., I.P.N.
Middle East: MBC 3, ART Teenz, Jeem TV
Netherlands: Jetix, Disney Channel
Philippines: Disney Channel Asia, Nickelodeon, ABS-CBN, GMA, Q 11, Nick Jr
Poland: Jetix, ZigZap
Portugal: RTP1, SIC, SIC K, Disney Channel, Canal Panda, Panda Biggs
Puerto Rico: Telemundo, WAPA-TV
Romania: Jetix, Minimax, Disney Channel
Russia: TNT, Jetix, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon
Serbia: Ultra TV, K:CN Kopernikus, Nickelodeon, Minimax
Singapore: Disney Channel Asia, Kids Central, Nickelodeon
Spain: Jetix, Disney Channel Spain, Super3
Sweden: TV4, Jetix
Taiwan: Disney Channel Taiwan
Thailand: Disney Channel Asia
Turkey: Jetix, JOJO, MinikaGO, MinikaÇOCUK, Smart Çocuk
United Kingdom: POP, Disney XD, Disney Channel, Kix, Nicktoons, Cartoon Network, CITV
United States: Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Disney XD, PBS Kids
Vietnam: Disney Channel Asia
Now defunct, Marathon International distributed programming from Marathon and other producers in Europe, North America, and Israel such as Sunset Presse, Millésime, Zoom-Zoom, EMS, Pixcom, Graceful, Alizé, Storm, CMJ, Vox, RCN, Donna Productions, Arc Pictures, Humble Productions, IBA, Modom, Saint Thomas, Maison Carrée And Ugo Prod and Two Cats.
Content sales, Licensing, and Marketing of Marathon Media productions are handled by Zodiak Kids HQ.
These are the animations produced by Marathon Production:
Atomic Betty (season 3)
Enigma
Famous 5: On the Case
Kassai and Leuk
LazyTown (French dubbed version)
Gormiti
Marsupilami (not the Disney production)
Martin Mystery
Mission: Odyssey
Monster Buster Club
The Mozart Band (co-production with BRB International)
The Selfish (co-production with France 3)
Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend
Team Galaxy
The Secret World of Santa Claus
The Amazing Spiez! (co-production with Image Entertainment Corporation, TF1, Teletoon, Telifilm Canada and Canal J)
Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
Totally Spies!
LoliRock
Rekkit Rabbit
Get Blake! (co-production with Nickelodeon US.)
Undercover Spirit (co-production with Studio 71)
These are the drama series produced by Marathon Production:
15/Love
These are the documentaries produced by Marathon Production:
Born Wild
Born World
