Mondo TV
| Traded as | BIT: MTV |
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| Industry |
Distribution Publishing |
| Predecessor | Dea S.n.c. |
| Founded |
Rome, Italy 1985 1964 as Dea S.n.c. |
| Founder | Orlando Corradi |
| Headquarters | Via Brenta, 11, 00198 Rome, Italy Production center: Via Monte Nero, 40–42, Collefiorito di Guidonia - km. 15 Via Nomentana - 00012 Guidonia, Rome, Italy |
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Area served
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worldwide |
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Key people
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Orlando Corradi (President, CEO, and CPO) Matteo Corradi (CSO) Carlo Marchetti (CFO) |
| Products |
Cartoons Merchandising |
| Revenue |
 €16.50 million (2010) |
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€0.36 million (2010) |
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| Profit |
€0.35 million (2010) |
| Total assets |
€31.65 million (2010) |
| Total equity |
€19.98 million (2010) |
| Subsidiaries | Mondo Home Entertainment Mondo TV Consumer Products Mondo TV France Mondo TV Iberoamerica Mondo TV Suisse |
| Website | link |
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Footnotes / references |
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Mondo TV is one of the major production and distribution animation companies in Europe. Founded by Orlando Corradi in 1985 and based in Rome, Mondo TV is a public company, quoted on the STAR segment of the Italian main , Borsa Italiana, a part of the since 2007. It distributes and produces, on its own or in co-production with leading international networks, cartoon series and feature films for television and theatrical release. Mondo TV also operates in other related sectors such as music and audiovisual distribution, exploitation, media, publishing and merchandising.
In 1964, Orlando Corradi and Kenichi Tominaga found DEA S.n.c., a company active in the audiovisual animation sector, with the aim of acquiring the rights to Japanese animated cartoons for distribution in Italy and Europe. In 1979 and 1980, respectively, Corradi and Tominaga created the companies DORO TV Merchandising. for large-scale television networks, and Italian TV Broadcasting S.r.l., for smaller-size broadcaster. The period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s saw the rise in demand for Japanese animated cartoons and the growth of the Italian television market. The two companies started distributing feature films, TV series and sports events. Mondo TV S.r.l. was founded in 1985 in order to produce animated cartoon series.
In 1990, DORO TV Merchandising created its first animated television series The Jungle Book and Christopher Columbus. From 1992 on, Mondo TV undertook the production of animated television series. In late 1999, Mondo TV S.r.l. was transformed into a , Mondo TV S.p.A., and then acquired the 100% of the shares of DORO TV Merchandising S.r.l., and on 28 June 2000 its shares make their debut on the Italian , Borsa Italiana. The 2000s (decade) saw Mondo TV expands its operations into complementary multimedia and publishing sectors, and its worldwide collaborations and strategic partnerships. Mondo Home Entertainment S.r.l., for the distribution of video and DVDs, and Mondo Licensing S.p.A., fcr merchandising and publishing, were both created in 2001, followed by MHE (Mondo Home Entertainment) S.p.A., quoted on the Expandi bourse on 28 February 2005, Moviemax, purchased by MHE in 2006, and MEG Mondo Entertainment Germany for home video distribution in Germany. Mondo TV plans to create a London-based business for the United Kingdom market in the mid-term.
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