108 Media Buys Majority Stake in Singaporean Animation Studio Robot Playground Media

Click here to read the full article.U.K. production and distribution company 108 Media said Wednesday that it has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based animation studio Robot Playground Media (Rpm).Co-founded and run by Ervin Han and Bernard Toh, Rpm has developed and produced animation projects for clients including Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney Southeast Asia, MediaCorp, StarHub and Viacom. In 2019, Toh directed Mickey Go Local, a short animated series commissioned by The Walt Disney Company as its first animated original series produced in Southeast Asia. Han directed and was the showrunner on Downstairs, which was acquired by Netflix and is now in its third season. He also created Singapore’s first animated prime time series Heartland Hubby for MediaCorp.The deal was brokered by Abhi Rastogi, CEO of 108 Media; Justin Deimen, president of 108 Media and Rpm’s Han and Toh. 108 Media’s finance director Eamon Sullivan and financial ...