Toon Express International Limited (TE Group, simplified Chinese: 动漫火车集团; traditional Chinese: 動漫火車集團; pinyin: Dòngmàn Huǒchē Jítuán) is a former operating division of Infoport Management Limited,[1] which was headquartered in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[2][3] Before Toon Express became a part of Imagi Animation Studios, Soh Szu Wei (蘇思偉; Sū Sīwěi) was the head of Toon Express. After the buyout he became the CEO and executive director of Imagi.[4]

Toon Express owns the copyrights of the characters in Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, a popular Chinese cartoon.[5] As of 2011 the company had commercial agreements with Creative Power Entertaining and Disney Enterprises.[6] During that year, Imagi International announced that it was buying Toon Express for up to 1.05 billion Hong Kong dollars,[4] or $130 million U.S. dollars.[6] Imagi acquired Infoport, which included Toon Express.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Imagi International Holdings Limited 2011 Annual Report." (Archive) Imagi International Holdings Limited. p. 4. Retrieved on August 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "聯絡我們." Infoport Management Limited. Retrieved on August 27, 2012. "香港九龍觀塘鴻圖道26號威登中心23字樓"
  3. ↑ "Company Overview of Infoport Management Limited." Businessweek. Retrieved on August 27, 2012. "Rm 607 Yen Sheng Centre 64 Hoi Yuen Road Kwun Tong, Hong Kong"
  4. 1 2 Frater, Patrick. "Imagi in $130 million Toon Express buy." Film Business Asia. Tuesday 28 August 2012. Retrieved on 27 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Hui, Polly. "An Animated Goat, Banker Look Abroad." The Wall Street Journal. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on August 12, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Coonan, Clifford. "Imagi to buy Toon Express." Variety. Tuesday February 22, 2011. Retrieved on August 27, 2012.


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