23-07-2010 - In June, Street Football ranked in the Best audience ratings top 3 on France 3, France 4 and Gulli, the three channels broadcasting the series. Street Football scores again, proving that the French are still bi...

30-06-2010 - Pepper Sue and Elastik Jane, the creators of Sally Bollywood (52 x 13’, produced by Télé Images Kids) were picked by Animation magazine to be among the “Rising Stars of Animation 2010”. Their colourful, inspire...

18-06-2010 - Street Football, the final, broke all records on Gulli! The cartoon, broadcast between 15:30 and 16:30 on Wednesday, June 9 gave the channel its best daytime audience score on 4-10 year olds since the beginning...

15-06-2010 - L’unité jeunesse de France télévisions a annoncé au festival d’Annecy le développement de la nouvelle série d’animation de Marathon Media, Les minizamis (52x13’).

15-06-2010 - Swedish actress Noomi Rapace has been awarded the Nymphe d’Or for best leading role for her interpretation of Lisbeth Salander in Millennium, a film produced and distributed by Zodiak Entertainment (Marathon Gr...

15-06-2010 - Marathon Media and Télé Images Kids (Marathon Group / Zodiak Entertainment) were the most prolific French animation producers of 2009, according to the latest funding body CNC’s survey. Released at the Ann...

08-06-2010 - On France 3, the high-point of Street Football season three will come on 19 June, when two episodes will be screened featuring the France and Chelsea football star Nicolas Anelka. Cables and satellit...

08-06-2010 - Since the end of May, the 31 Street Football storybooks published by Hachette/Bibliothèque Verte have been available for iPad. Along with Garfield, Street Football is one of only two kids’ properties that can b...

04-06-2010 - A first step into adulthood for the new season of Studio 24 Tina, now 22, played by Priscilla Betti: Tina is still the perfect fiend, the complete artist and the loving fiancée she’s always been. As ...

03-06-2010 - Zodiak Entertainment (Zodiak) has today announced the acquisition of the RDF Media Group (RDF), one of the UK’s largest independent production and distribution companies with operations in the UK and US.

26-05-2010 - Marathon Media and Zodiak Entertainment Distribution have just renewed the TV broadcast rights with French channel M6 for the animated series Martin Mystery (66 X 26 min.). Created for M6 and kids’ c...

26-05-2010 - With 95 hours of animated series on air every week (190 half-hour episodes), Marathon Media is by far the leading animation producer in terms of volume of programs shown in France across the main networks, digi...

26-05-2010 - Victor Lanoux – aka Inspector Laviolette – strikes again! He gathered 5.1 million viewers and scored 20.4% market share on targets aged 4 and above. Le Sang des Atrides places France 3 in third place behind TF1...

20-05-2010 - Wednesday, June 9, starting 7:25 am on French broadcaster GULLI, will be dedicated to the animated series “Street Football”, on the occasion of the FIFA World Cup 2010. Severeal episodes will be broadcast ...

19-05-2010 - The numerous fans of Saint-Tropez, the Series can watch and watch again the hit series on TF6 and Virgin 17, where reruns still air. TF6 broadcast episodes from the 1st season three times a day; Virgin 17 ...

09-04-2010 - Following the success of the first four seasons, US broadcaster Cartoon Network has acquired the latest series of the hit family animation Totally Spies!, as well as the theatrical feature film Totally Spies! T...

15-02-2010 - On Monday February 15th, The Club audiovisual de Paris and the Presidence of the Senate have awarded the chosen laureates of the 15th edition of the Lauriers de la radio et de la television. The Dead Quee...

11-02-2010 - Best male performer in a leading role award for Dimitri Storoge, Julien Baumgartner, Pascal Cervo and Antoine Hamel, the four actors of THE DISTANT ECHO (2 x 90’ thriller produced by Christian Charret and Jacqu...

09-02-2010 - For the third season of Street Football, international star player Nicolas Anelka plays himself in two episodes (broadcast in June). Rap band NTM founder Kool Shen also performs the opening credits song. Broad...

07-02-2010 - Marathon Media’s new cross-property web space features breaking news about broadcasts and merchandising, sets the buzz for both our newest and classic productions, and offers a meeting place for the Totally Spi...

03-02-2010 - The Totally Spies! Movie DVD is to be released in France on February 3rd, with bonuses: a booklet created by Hachette including riddles, coded messages and tests on your knowledge of the film.

01-02-2010 - Wednesday, January 27th, 2010, THE NEIGHBOUR (produced by Christian Charret and Sandra d’Aboville, GTV) scored 4.1% audience share on viewers aged 4 and above (usual channel score: 2.6%).

30-09-2009 - Both Marathon Group’s programs in competition were awarded the highest prizes: - Best Primetime Mini-series for Who Killed Little Red Riding Hood? (2x90’ for France 3), a dense, nail-biting t...

20-08-2009 - The 2 x 52’ documentary series The Antibiotic Adventure has been awarded the prize for Best Television Series. The winning series will also be shown across the country in over 200 venues to an audience of aroun...

04-06-2009 - Back from Cannes Film Festival, Marathon announces the sale of TOTALLY SPIES! THE MOVIE in several major territories in Europe and Latin America. Deals are already closed with distributors Les Films...

04-06-2009 - Gormiti, the 52x26’ animated series adapted from the famous Italian toy figures, is on its way to make a big splash on the international market. Launched on the market at the end of 2008, Gormiti - the Lords of...

04-06-2009 - For the first time, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld lends his voice for an animated film! You will soon discover him playing the part of evil Fabu, in Totally Spies! The Movie, directed by Pascal Jard...

20-02-2009 - Two prestigious awards for THE DEAD QUEEN at the Festival de Luchon in February 2009. THE DEAD QUEEN, a 90 minutes movie (produced by Chrisitian CHARRET and Jacques SALLES (GTV, Marathon Grou...

20-02-2009 - The shooting of THE DISTANT ECHO has started on Tuesday 27th January 2009. Directed by Edwin BAILY (Nicolas Le Floch, A Family Murder Party), produced by Christian CHARRET and Jacques SALLES (GTV, Marath...

12-02-2009 - Friday, January 30th, Marathon Digital has presented the preview of its new comedy series, exclusively produced for MSN.fr: “DINGO OU MYTHO?”. The first few of the 15 episodes have been followed by hundreds ...

08-10-2008 - The famous action-figures hit the screen! Marathon will be launching the epic series “Gormiti, the Lords of Nature Return” at MIPCOM Junior 2008. “Gormiti, the Lords of Nature Return” is a...

08-10-2008 - Marathon Media, France's largest animation producer and distributor of the hit TV series Totally Spies!, Monster Buster Club and Famous Five, will be launching

17-09-2008 - With 3 of its programs in the Rendez-Vous’ screenings top 4, Marathon stands out as the most-viewed show provider. Bloody Mountains, the suspense-filled series produced for France 3 breaks all r...

17-09-2008 - Marathon Digital, the new media branch of the Marathon Group, announces the production of the first comedy series for the MSN France portal: “Dingo ou Mytho” (“Loonies or Lies”), 15 two-minute episodes written ...

20-08-2008 - With 41 hours of animation programs produced by its subsidiaries Marathon Media and Télé Images Kids within last year, thus representing a 13.1% share of the 2007 total French production volume, Marathon Group ...

20-06-2008 - St Tropez teams are back on tracks since May 26th 2008, and they are shooting 16 brand new original episodes of the best-selling French series worldwide (#465 to #480).

19-06-2008 - A GTV production for France 2, JURY DUTY has gathered an impressive number of prizes and awards over the past few months. After receiving two FIPA d’Or in Biarritz in January 2008 (best movie awa...

19-06-2008 - Street Football proves once again its tremendous popularity with more than 1 million books sold. In order to celebrate this performance, Hachette Jeunesse will be issuing three new original novels...

18-06-2008 - With one original episode per day airing on France 3 during five days over the May holidays, the series has gathered an average of 17.2% audience rate on the 4 years old and above. It has also won over t...

13-12-2007 - TotallySpies.com has shot into the "Nielson Net Ratings" French Top ten in the "kids" category: 9th place for October's most frequently visited kids' sites, and 1st place in terms of TV sho...

13-12-2007 - After just four weeks on the air, Monster Buster Club is already the 3rd highest ranked French-produced show among 4 to 10 year olds in France (source: Eurodata, kids’ programs for November 2007, target group: ...

29-10-2007 - Mipcom has been extremely fruitful for Télé Images International, with estimated total sales exceeding €1 million. Two trends stand out for the group from this year’s participation: the...

23-10-2007 - Marathon Media's latest animated series, presented at this year's Mipcom, were an outstanding success. Monster Buster Club (52 X 26'), which will be making its world premiere on October 29th on TF1 in Fr...

23-10-2007 - Results from Mipcom are in and they are astounding! Among them are a take-off with Marathon's animated series like MBC and Famous 5, as well as the success of scientific documentary series, and ex...

02-10-2007 - The Famous Five are 'On the Case'!Based on the hugely successful books by Enid Blyton, this brand new series brings together cousins Jo, Max, Dylan Allie and their faithful dog Timmy who find themselves...

01-10-2007 - The series produced by ALP (Marathon Group) and voted “best new drama” by the young audience is coming to the screens premieres on France 2 ! Marathon is in charge of international sales.On his 18th bir...

10-09-2007 - Last July, De Agostini bought the stakes of Bridgepoint in the capital of Marathon Group. Marathon Group remains chaired by Pascal Breton, aided by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, Chairman of Marathon Media, ...

23-07-2007 - ADIBOU celebrates his 15th birthday with new adventures! Broadcast daily since February 2007 by FRANCE 5 in its “MIDI LES ZOUZOUS” timeslot, ADIBOO ADVENTURES has been an instant hit with audiences. In April, A...

12-06-2007 - For the first time, Marathon Media is to sponsor the International Project Competition (Concours International de Project). After careful study of more than 150 submissions, Marathon Media has selected t...

22-05-2007 - Produced by Marathon for M6, Secrets brings together a star-studded cast headed by Ingrid Chauvin (one of French television’s biggest stars following her leading role in Marathon’s 2005 smash-hit summer series ...

18-04-2007 - http://www.monsterbusterclub.tv Monster Buster Club is a CGI action-comedy series, which follows the funny adventures of a top-secret club of four ...

16-04-2007 - Lorraine Collet has joined the Marathon Media team as Executive Producer, taking on responsibility for artistic production of in liaison with Vincent Chalvon Demersay and David Michel. Lorraine arrives fresh fr...

13-04-2007 - Marathon International is proud to present for the very first time at MIPTV the first images of THE ANTIBIOTIC ADVENTURE, 2 X 52-minute episodes to be delivered in January 2008. Antibiotics are undoubtedly the ...

12-04-2007 - Marathon, producer and distributor of the hit TV series Totally Spies!, Marsupilami, Martin Mystery and Team Galaxy, and Chorion Ltd, brand owners of the Famous Five, Noddy and Mr Men, today announced it had pa...

29-03-2007 - Producer Stéphane Moatti has joined Télé Images as its latest recruit, creating in the process his own brand Thalie Images within Télé Images Studio, headed by Nicolas Coppermann. An independent producer since ...

25-01-2007 - More interactive, clear and user-friendly than ever, Marathon's website (www.marathon.fr) has undergone a complete revamp and now integrates a new service. The Screening Roo...

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21-11-2006 - This time it's in Germany that Dolmen has become the star! Broadcast on RTL II three nights in a row with two episodes per night on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November, the 2005 summer drama ser...

20-10-2006 - Marathon's bright new stand at the recent MIPCOM (held in the brand new Lerins exhibition hall that had its debut at the market) was a huge hit with visitors and for Marathon’s sales teams alike. Though t...

06-10-2006 - The first episode of Marathon's exciting new science weekly show Mondes & Merveilles will air October 11, 2006 on France 5. Vincent Feragus, France 5's head of programming, describes the series as an &ldquo...

05-10-2006 - A recent CNC (France's Centre National de la Cinématographie) study, based on the production of filmed content in 2005, has officially named Marathon Group as France's leading supplier of drama and anima...

19-09-2006 - September, 2006 Launched by Marathon, Planet Junior is a new production and distribution label which will bring together all of Marathon’s existing and future “edutainment” progra...

01-09-2006 - The announcement of the short-list for the 21st Annual Gemini Awards on August 29 included three nominations for the series 15 Love: Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series, Best Direction in a Child...

27-07-2006 - Marathon will be launching at Mipcom its brand new series MONSTER BUSTER CLUB, 52 action & comedy packed episodes in full 3D for a budget of $20 millions. MONSTER BUSTER CLUB follows the advent...

29-06-2006 - Marathon Media shoots for the stars, as France’s leading producer of animated programming partners with MGM Consumer Products as exclusive North American licensing agent for its animated, thrill-a-minute ...

23-05-2006 - Frédéric Rossignol has joined Marathon and Télé Images, taking on the role of Director of Development and Diversification. An ESCE and INSEAD graduate, Frédéric Rossignol previously spent two years at Tran...

23-05-2006 - Marathon has just finalized its acquisition of the Welt der Wunder franchise: a science program that has become a veritable institution in its home nation, Germany. Each 52-minute episode presents a s...

23-05-2006 - Marathon has signed the worldwide distribution rights (except Germany) for Mystica, a 4 x 52-minute docu-drama series produced by Welt der Wunder Gmbh (also producer of Welt der Wunder, a highly popular...

28-04-2006 - Marathon's international sales team is proud to welcome Isabelle Aghina, former head of French sales for Disney – BVITV. Isabelle Aghina will be heading up sales in the Asian, Latin American, British a...

27-04-2006 - During the recent Miptv, Marathon finalized its purchase of an Argentinean format entitled THE ROLDANS. The 250 x 44-minute episode series was one of 2005's biggest prime time TV hits in Argentina, whe...

27-04-2006 - Marathon has signed a distribution agreement for Canada with DEP Distribution Exclusive for DVDs of its kids television favourites,

25-03-2006 - Totally Spies! conquers latest territory for Animation Domination with daily airings on Germany's #1 TV Kids Station. Super RTL, Germany's leading children's TV broadcaster, has acquired the rights to ...

25-03-2006 - LazyTown, the high-energy kids entertainment show has started production on a further 18 episodes in Reykjavik today. The Emmy-nominated show is now broadcast in over 49 territories worldwide, and has g...

28-02-2006 - During the January 27 awards ceremony at the prestigious 2006 New York Festivals, Kizu: The untold story of Unit 731 was the recipient of a Silver Medal in the History and Society category of the Television Pro...

21-02-2006 - Marathon has announced it has completed its merger with Finhera, the French subsidiary of British equity manager Bridgepoint. The move creates a new holding company known as Finhera (a temporar...

14-02-2006 - Dolmen won the 2005 Best Rating Award for a Drama Series at the Television Film Festival of Luchon (12,9 millions viewers for the 6th episode aired on July, 18h 2005). Ingrid Chauvin and Bruno Madinier received...

07-02-2006 - Team Galaxy will be Marathon’s third hit show on two major US children’s network. Producers of the high-style, espionage adventure favorite Totally Spie...

23-12-2005 - Marathon’s programs continue their outstanding run, as a recent slew of prizes and distinctions testify. Kizu: The Untold Story of Unit 731 – a documentary directed by Serge Vialle...

23-12-2005 - Marathon's offices will be closed from December 26, 2005 until January 3, 2006 We wish each and every one of you an excellent holiday season!

21-11-2005 - The integral collection of the Saint Tropez has been on sale since the summer of 2003. Available in newsstands and by subscription (through Universal/Dial,), one 4-episode DVD and its accompanying magazine (pac...

21-11-2005 - The animated series “Totally Spies!” – on-air continuously on TF1 for four years running – established a new audience record on Wednesday, November 16. In spite of the competition – 18 other ani...

15-11-2005 - Following in the footsteps of the worldwide success of our animal documentary series Nature’s Babies...

19-09-2005 - La Financière Hera (Finhera), a filial of Bridgepoint Investment Funds and the Marathon group - of which the shareholders are Messrs Olivier Bremond, Pascal Breton et Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, announce the sign...

13-09-2005 - The countdown is on to Marathon’s Mipcom launch of TEAM GALAXY: 52 action- and comedy-packed episodes, combining 2D and 3D animation. The series’ $16 million budget is sure...

13-09-2005 - For the second year running, on September 7, 2005 Marathon received TV France International's Export Prize for it's phenomenally successful animated series Totally Spies. The award was handed out during the Sai...

29-07-2005 - Marathon's Paris offices will be closed from Monday, August 1st to Monday August 15, 2005. For emergencies please e-mail obremond@marathon.fr or consult our "Contacts" page for other e-mail addresses.

18-07-2005 - Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet has just been elected to take up a two-year tenure on the new administrative council of TV France International: a body representing French television content exporters. Emmanuel...

18-07-2005 - Marathon-produced documentary Kizu: the Ghosts of the 731 st Unit - directed by Serge Viallet - will go to air July 29 on France 2, as part of the series “Contre-Courant”, presented by Stép...

28-06-2005 - 14 new episodes of the series 15 Love are in production, with filming scheduled to take place in and around Montreal, Quebec over July, August and September. Paolo Barzman and Craig Pryce will be directing the ...

24-06-2005 - Sunday, June 19th: Over 200 guests got a mid-morning sneak preview of “Totally Spies: The Film” in a Parisian movie theatre, in anticipation of the film's DVD release on July 21, 2005. Billy Crawford,...

14-06-2005 - Following on from its sensational June 13 th debut (12,108,800 viewers for the 1 st episode, representing an audience share of 48.8% globally and 50.3% for women under 50), Marathon’s summer saga...

08-06-2005 - Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the Dog are set to return to the small screen and, for the first time ever, in animated form. Chorion, the London-based owner of Enid Blyton’s litera...

07-06-2005 - This exciting children’s series, that is making a splash in the USA, will premiere in France in Fall 2005 on France 3, and then in 2006 on the Disney Channel. LazyTown is a fresh show th...

27-05-2005 - Dolmen, the Marathon-produced summer series for 2005, premieres on TF1 Monday, June 13, 2005 for a six-week run. Set on the fictional Briton island of 'Ty-Kern', Dolmen takes viewers inside the mysterio...

23-05-2005 - Following in the footsteps of Totally Spies’ phenomenal US success (with 1.6 million viewers daily on Cartoon Network), it’s now Martin Mystery’s turn to steal a share of the limeligh...

13-05-2005 - This year, for the third year in a row, Marathon and TF1 organized their epic France-wide talent quest, in association with regional newspapers and, for the first time, Sunsilk. Up for grabs in this yea...

09-04-2005 - Marathon has signed European distribution rights for the hit HD series LazyTown, the number one children’s show in the US on Nickelodeon JR. The show’s extraordinary success is und...

09-04-2005 - Marathon and Gameloft, a top developer and publisher of games for mobile phones, announce an agreement for an upcoming mobile game inspired by the animated series Totally Spies. &ldqu...

09-04-2005 - Number one show in France on TF1 and Jetix. After 3 years on-air at TF1, Totally Spies is now, more than ever, THE number 1 youth series in France (source: Actukids, February 2005), watched by ...

08-04-2005 - After having spent 15 years heading sales at Marathon International, a division launched with Olivier Brémond in 1990, Thorunn Anspach has decided to leave Marathon for a new career. Olivier B...

04-04-2005 - Drama series for teens: 15/A. After the success of the first 40 episodes, Marathon and Galafilm are...

24-03-2005 - A selection of programmes among our 15 new documentaries at Mipdoc 05 : Current affairs: BUSY FOREVER - TH...

11-02-2005 - Network Ten, a private network with a strong children's lineup in Australia (Pokemon, SpongeBob), has acquired 78 episodes of Totally Spies (seasons 1 to 3). The series has begun airing Monday to Wednesday at 7...

29-01-2005 - French fans of the smash hit show Saint Tropez: the Series can rest easy. No matter what pops up at the last minute on Saturdays, they can always catch up on their favorite show’s latest episode on

27-01-2005 - Marathon's 52 minute animal documentary The Hippo, Africa's king of the river, originally produced for Anima...

24-01-2005 - The Far-out adventures of Team Galaxy, continues its conquest of the planet Earth! Marathon International has finalized its deal with the German network RTL2 for the sale of rights to the series’ 52 episodes, w...

24-01-2005 - Laurent Boissel has joined the Marathon Group as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Marathon Group Laurent Boissel was the Group Finance Director of EMAP France (now Mondadori France) since 2002....

18-01-2005 - Their winter hiatus almost finished, cast and crew are getting ready for their March 1st start on the new season's production of Saint-Tropez. Schedules are going to be tight in 2005, as the team will be workin...

03-01-2005 - This is my Country, a documentary series (52 X 13 minutes) produced by Marathon for younger audiences, has passed through to the final selection for the prestigious New York Film festival, in the Educational ca...

03-01-2005 - Aline and the Saigas is among the 5 finalists at the 15th International Animal Film Festival in Albert, France, which runs from March 18 through to March 20, 2005. Director Fred Cebron followed a...

03-01-2005 - Marathon's Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet undertook a very successful voyage to Beijing and Singapore with TV France International in December Marathon's documentaries for younger audiences set the tone for the...

13-12-2004 - Totally Spies has been confirmed as GMTV's highest rating Sunday morning kids show. (Outperforming shows including: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Spiderman). Since it launched on GMTV in October it has achieve...

09-12-2004 - Following in the footsteps of Marathon's other smash hit cartoon, Totally Spies, Martin Mystery (66x26") continues to conquer the planet. The series is already being broadcast with success on every cont...

25-11-2004 - Totally Spies has been aired on Cartoon Network for the past 18 months , 3 times per day in the best slots. The series is a blockbuster with more than 3 millions of viewers per week and consistently scores betw...

25-10-2004 - Documentary producer Pierre Fauque has joined forces with Marathon to develop and produce new projects. Fauque has produced several documentaries with his company Novi Productions, such as “On the Trail of the ...

13-10-2004 - This year's MIPCOM was an exceptionally good one for Marathon due to several major deals in the making and a large number of finalized sales: RTL-TVI, TSR, Nelonen Finland, Séries Plus Canada, Rete 4 It...

28-09-2004 - After a few weeks on France 2 in France and on YTV in Canada, "15/Love" is surpassing ratings expectations. The series is particularly strong with the 15-24 target group in France (with market shares a...

14-09-2004 - Drama series for teens : 15 LOVE - new episodes currently in production. 40 ...

20-07-2004 - Drama series for teens : 15 LOVE - new episodes currently in production. 40 X 26 min. (26 complet...

12-07-2004 - Marathon has acquired distribution rights for a riveting new documentary: SNAKE. Snake tells the incredible story of a terrifying man: Charles Sobhraj, a prolific con man involved in international terrorism, se...

17-06-2004 - Marathon and Galafilm are currently preparing 14 new episodes of the series 15 Love ( 26 first episodes are already completed for France 2 and Radio Canada). Three months of shooting for season 2 of 15...

09-06-2004 - In May 2004, two Marathon-produced series were the two top rated animated series in France: “Totally Spies” achieved the highest ratings on TF1 among French 4 to 10 year olds; and “Marsupilami”, second highest ...

07-06-2004 - TVFI's Rome Showcase, which took place in Rome and Milan May 25-27, proved once again to be a huge success. The event allowed Marathon to strengthen ties with RAI 3, who acquired rights for "My Family and M...

25-05-2004 - The French CNC's annual TV production report for 2003 places Marathon at the top of the list of the leading production companies, with 113 hours of programs produced. First French Drama producer, Marathon takes...

14-05-2004 - Beginning May 8th, Martin Mystery will be broadcast on Four Kids / Foxbox (Fox Network, USA) every Saturday at 8.30 am, the most strategic slot in the US for children's programming. Marathon has now 2...

13-05-2004 - Marathon has just sold Totally Spies (104 x 26’) to Good Morning TV, ITV’s morning channel in England. Totally Spies will be aired on one of British television’s youth programming best slots....

19-04-2004 - After the recent winning awards at the festivals in Saint Tropez and Luchon, Saint Tropez is honored internationally with a double prize at the 44th annual famous “Rose d'Or Festival” set in Lucerne (Switzerlan...

15-04-2004 - Six months after arriving on the international market, Martin Mystery has won over an American buyer. Marathon has just sold the series to Four Kids/Foxbox (USA), and the series is set to air starting in May.

15-04-2004 - Marathon has just completed a sale for the North American license of Totally Spies to Simon and Schuster (Viacom group). One of North America's three largest publishers has acquired exclusive publishing rights ...

08-03-2004 - For the second year running, MARATHON and TF1 are organizing a cross-country audition for young women aged 18 to 25 years, to allow one of the candidates to obtain a role in SAINT TROPEZ. This operation, which ...

05-03-2004 - Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet has been placed in charge of documentary development and will supervise project development and liaise with French co-producer broadcasters and report to Olivier Brémond. Emmanuelle will ...

29-02-2004 - On Saturday, February 28, 2004 France 2's children's program KD2A held a 'viewer's choice' vote for the program that viewers most wanted to see on the air soon, among five brand new series, with "15/Love" comin...

27-02-2004 - Drama series for teens : 15 LOVE A Half-hour tween drama series (26 completed episodes + new episodes in production) 15 Love puts an irreverent spin on the sassy world of J...

22-02-2004 - Documentary series : DESTINATION : WORLD 52 X 52 min. A Marathon / Vox /...

05-02-2004 - "The Secret World of Santa Claus" (animated series of 26 half-hours produced by Marathon) was ranked 5th among a...

23-01-2004 - Since last Fall, Saint Tropez has been enjoying huge media coverage. And it's all set to continue! As far as TV-related press is concerned, the 300th episode celebration, the charm of the show's three l...

23-12-2003 - Wild Seas of Iceland is scheduled to premiere on Travel Channel Friday, December 27 at 10:00P...

23-12-2003 - The US version of the Totally Spies' web site (www.totallyspies.com) has exceeded 10 millions visits and more than 200 millions hits since April 2001, when the...

01-12-2003 - After two months of bi-weekly airings on YTV, Martin Mystery is now the #1 rated domestic series on Canadian TV...

20-11-2003 - Currently in development with shooting scheduled for July 2004, the mini-series Dolmen will be TF1's 'summer saga' for 2005. The five 90-minute episodes are being written by Marie-Anne Le Pezennec and Nicole Ja...

20-11-2003 - Once again Marathon is taking children on a voyage of discovery of the world via two new documentary series: "This is My Country" invites kids to discover 26 countries through each one's unique traits: lang...

08-11-2003 - With 110 000 entries for 40 prints in 4 weeks, Ken Park has started a very successful run at French cinemas. This shocking and sometimes scandalous film created a big stir in the press and garnered generally fa...

24-10-2003 - Martin Mystery enjoyed celebrity status at MIPCOM 2003: the series had its own promotional tote bag that...

24-10-2003 - Marathon is beginning production on five one-hour documentaries for Canal +, with participation from French broadcaster Planète. The series focuses on men and women with a shared passion for natur...

06-10-2003 - Marathon is getting ready for a particularly busy MIPCOM, with several different events and promotional launches scheduled: On Friday, October 10th, Marathon will be a partner of the MIPCOM opening night co...

06-10-2003 - With Canal J sneak-previewing two episodes on October 1st, "Martin Mystery" with its spooky creatures and other...

06-10-2003 - Two months after "Saint Tropez" DVD's hit the newsstands, sales figures have been outstanding: after a sales rush just after their August 2003 release to newsstands, the first two DVD's have sold at over 70,000...

06-10-2003 - Broadcast on weekdays at 4.30 pm since July 2003, Totally Spies is the Cartoon Network top rat...

15-07-2003 - Co-produced by Marathon and Storm, an Icelandic production company, this fascinating 52 minutes documentary is now in post-production. The fishermen of Iceland have one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth....

10-07-2003 - Marathon has begun filming for 15/Love a children's drama series of 26 half-hours co-produced by Galafilms, Marathon, YTV, France 2 and Radio Canada. Marathon is a minor partner in the co-production at 3...

26-06-2003 - Sam, Alex and Clover, the three glamorous girls from Totally Spies, will take over the airwaves on Cartoon Network starting July 7, 2003. Cartoon Network is the second rated children's network in the United Sta...

19-06-2003 - With 360 total episodes now under contract for TF1 (290 episodes already produced), « Saint-Tropez » is now set to move ahead of the classic series « Dallas » (356 episodes total) in terms of longevity.

19-06-2003 - Marathon is coproducing a 52-episode documentary series with Vox for French broadcaster Voyage. Each episode takes the viewer on a voyage of discovery to different countries around the world, focusing on unique...

22-05-2003 - The series “Totally Spies” has been released on VHS and DVD. TF1 Video has launched three box sets entitled “Espionnes de Choc” (Ace Spies), “Alerte aux Savants Fous” (Mad Scientist Alert) and “Amies Solidaires...

29-04-2003 - The French CNC's annual TV production report for 2002 places Marathon at the top of a list of French producers of drama and animated programming, based on production hour volume.

15-04-2003 - A big congratulations to Ambre Kuropatwa from France's Puy-de-Dôme region; Ambre placed first in "Saint Tropez"'s casting competition held throughout France. This talented 21-year-old will play the role of Cora...

15-04-2003 - Fans of "Saint Tropez", rejoice! TF1 has ordered 52 new episodes of the series from Marathon, bringing the total number of episodes to 360. The location shoot will therefore continue until at least late 2004 (M...

07-04-2003 - Marathon has signed a co-production deal with France 2 for “15/Love”, a drama series of 26 half-hours for children. The co-production partners are Marathon, Gala, YTV, France 2 and Radio Canada. “15/Love” follo...

14-03-2003 - Filming of the new episodes kicked off on March 5, 2003, at Saint-Tropez. This will cover 22 episodes, starting with #275. The new storylines will be following the lives of Caroline (Adeline Blondieau), Laure (...

04-03-2003 - WILD LIFE MISSION: WILDLIFE In Production / 2003 8 X 52 min. ou 16 X 26 min. In the quest for unusual stories from the world of animals, Mission: Wildlife portrays our planet's nat...

03-02-2003 - MARTIN MYSTERY is a dripping goo-fest of slime, thrills and comedy, starring Martin and Diana: two mismatched teenagers with hilariously opposite personalities on a mission to investigate the weirdest paranorma...

03-02-2003 - Marathon International has just signed international distribution to "What's going on?", a new documentary series from RCN Entertainment with the United Nations. Premiering on ShowTime this month, "What's g...

30-01-2003 - In partnership with the major regional newspapers, Marathon and TF1 are organizing a huge audition across France for a one to two-episode female role to be filmed in Saint-Tropez around May or June, 2003.

30-01-2003 - The official "Saint-Tropez" web site has attracted huge audiences ever since it opened, just a few months ago: Almost 33 000 hits and 55 000 pages have been clocked up, despite the fact that the site has not ye...

28-01-2003 - M6 is scheduled to premiere Dock 13 on February 9, 2003 and will then air the series weekly every Sunday at 6pm. Starting February 15, 2003, Dock 13 will also air on Teva every Saturday at 7:55pm. Entir...

17-01-2003 - “Saint Tropez”'s numerous fans in Belgium have reason to rejoice: since January 2003, broadcaster Club RTL has been broadcasting the early episodes of the series, starting from the very first episode, each week...

30-12-2002 - The film, which is to be broadcast on the France 2 channel, is entitled "Kizu: the wound". It is produced by documentary film director Serge Viallet, who has received many awards for his work on the subject of ...

24-10-2002 - Shooting begins October 28, 2002 for Dock 13, Marathon's new access drama series for M6. Dock 13 will be filmed entirely on location in natural decors in Marseilles and the surrounding are...

24-10-2002 - Swiss broadcaster TSR recently closed a deal with Marathon for 120 program hours, including animation (Marsupilami 2, Mission: Odyssey and Totally Spies), children's docs (150 thirteen-minute episodes of childr...

22-10-2002 - Marathon has begun production on a one-hour documentary on hippos co-produced with Animal Planet. Directors Sylvie Bergerot and Eric Robert are already on location in Tanzania and Kenya until August 2003. T...

22-10-2002 - Marathon Animation has begun production on Martin Mystery, a French-Italian-Canadian animated series of 40 half-hours for M6. The series is produced by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel and directed...

22-10-2002 - Anne-Béatrice Williaume joined Marathon early October to handle the company's merchandising operations. She will be focusing on new developments and managing existing partnerships. Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet, s...

22-10-2002 - Saint Tropez's numerous fans in Belgium will be happy to learn that the series' new season (episodes 257 to 308) have been picked up by RTL TVI. The Belgian broadcaster also licensed animated series ...

21-10-2002 - Since September 4, Marathon's latest animation series, Mission: Odyssey, has been enjoying highly successful broadcasting on M6. Aired every Wednesday, e...

14-10-2002 - Once again, Marathon enjoyed a highly successful French Screenings, organized by TVFI in Saint Tropez from September 9-13, 2002. This year's highlights included the following sales: Saint-Tropez...

14-10-2002 - Just after it created a big stir at the prestigious Venice, Telluride (US) and Toronto Film Festivals, Ken Park

02-10-2002 - Among the new children's programming presented at Mipcom Junior: MARSUPILAMI...

24-09-2002 - Following the daily rediffusion of Saint-Tropez throughout the summer, the broadcasting of new episodes is to resume on TF1, on Saturday, 14 September. The episodes will be shown every Saturday at 5.05 p.m. (st...

02-09-2002 - Ken Park, the new feature produced by Marathon and distributed by Fortissimo Film Sales, just competed in ...

02-09-2002 - Julien Bardakoff has just recently joined Marathon as an acquisitions manager, working in close contact with Olivier Brémond and Thorunn Anspach.

27-08-2002 - New documentaries at Rendez-Vous 2002 : THE SPIRAL OF MARTYRDOM Atta, Jarrah and Moussaoui. From now on, these three names are indelible features in the history books of terro...

07-06-2002 - Already a big hit in the US and in France (cf our excellent market shares on Abc Family and TF1),

28-05-2002 - Saint Tropez is continuing to gain ground across the globe. Thanks to a sales contract signed with Pansat Channel ...

27-05-2002 - Marathon recently obtained the rights for a 52-minute documentary entitled MAFIA NEW YORK . It is being produced in the US by David Adler/Humble Productions, for The Discovery Channel. This fi...

27-05-2002 - Marathon places at the top once again. During the Mipdoc screenings, Marathon's new documentaries GEISHAS: BEHIND ...

23-05-2002 - Marathon has just signed with Fortissimo Film Sales (In the Mood for Love…) worldwide rights to Ken Park, directed by Larry Clark (Kids, Bully, Another Day in Paradise) and Ed Lachman (Director of photography f...

23-05-2002 - Marathon will attend the new editions of Rome Showcase and Discop East. In Rome, from June 10-12, 2002, Olivier Brémond, Thorunn Anspach and Monica Levy will be happy to meet with their Italian clients.

23-05-2002 - TOTALLY SPIES has been topping the bill ever since broadcasting kicked off, on April 3...

10-05-2002 - Acclaimed American director Marina Zenovich (Independent's Day, Who is Bernard Tapie…) just appointed Marathon as the world wide distributor for ESTONIA DREAMS OF EUROVISION, to be aired soon on the BBC (Arena)...

02-04-2002 - Within just a few weeks of the show's launch on ABC Family, TOTALLY SPIES had already taken 9% of market share in the 6-11-year age group. In comparison, the popular and well established series POKEMON accounts...

02-04-2002 - FLIGHT 93: AMERICA'S NEW HEROES : depicts how a group of courageous passengers on United Airlines Flight #93 from New York to Los Angeles lost their lives in a field in Pennsylvania as they heroically fo...

02-04-2002 - Marathon has filmed the pilot episode of a new drama series of 52-minute episodes for M6 (France) entitled RENDEZ-VOUS (French working title). Shot on location in Marseilles, France, the series is s...

02-04-2002 - Marathon is already hard at work on screenplays and pre-production for the ninth season of Saint Tropez (episodes ...

18-03-2002 - Shooting resumes for the series SAINT-TROPEZ on March 14th, 2002. This new season (episodes 235 to 256) will reunite cast members Tonya Kinzinger, Adeline Blondieau, Bénédicte Delmas, Mélanie Maudran, D...

12-03-2002 - FIGHTING AVIATION TERROR: THE SECRETS OF AIRLINE SECURITY was listed as the most screened program at the TV For...

08-02-2002 - Marathon will attend the Tokyo/Seoul Showcase from March 4-8, 2002. The event is organized by TVFI to allow French distributors to meet their Asian clients and present new programs. This will be the fifth ever ...

08-02-2002 - Marathon has created a new subsidiary company, Marathon Méditerranée, based in Saint-Tropez. The new company will house the production teams from Marathon's Riviera-based productions.

04-02-2002 - TF1 began airing TOTALLY SPIES on April 3, 2002 at the Wednesday 9:30am slot, then dai...

04-02-2002 - FIGHTING AVIATION TERROR: THE SECRETS OF AIRLINE SECURITY A 52 minute documentary film directed by Tal Imbe...

01-02-2002 - Marathon has launched at Natpe its new programs including:

31-01-2002 - The Marsupilami show hasn't finished bounding back and forth between French and foreign TV screens. Following an overwhelming success in its first season, Marathon is launching the production of 26 new episodes...

19-01-2002 - FLIGHT 93: AMERICA'S NEW HEROES is a tribute to the courageous men who revolted against the hijackers on September 11th 2001, causing the fourth detoured airplane never to hit its target. This exceptional docum...

19-01-2002 - Marathon will be in Barcelona on February 18th & 19th 2002, for the first edition of the TV Forum Europe, a new market dedicated to European programs. Marathon will present its new programs including: ...

18-01-2002 - Marathon received two prestigious medals at the 44th International New-York Film Festivals: the animated series TOTALLY SPIES won the Bronze World Medal in the category Children's Programs, and the documentary ...

19-12-2001 - GOLDA'S LIST, a 52-minute documentary produced by Sunset Presse, is finalist for the 2001 International Emmy Awards in the documentary category. The film is a bracing account of the Israeli secret service's eli...

18-12-2001 - October 9, 2001: a large and enthusiastic group of photographers and fans welcomed Tonya Kinzinger, Adeline Blondieau, David Brécourt, Marie-Christine Adam and Shirley Bousquet who traveled from Saint-Tropez to...

17-12-2001 - This film follows American filmmaker Marina Zenovich's search as she attempts to make sense of one of Europe's most notorious, enigmatic and intriguing personalities: Bernard Tapie. Already broadcast on the BBC...

16-12-2001 - The riveting 52-minute documentary recounting the extraordinary tale of a Chinese transsexual - a Red Army Colonel who became a female dance celebrity - has won over several broadcasters around the world, inclu...

15-12-2001 - German publisher VGS has launched two books adapted from "Saint-Tropez" scripts at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Each book features four storylines derived from the series, broadcast daily on German broadcaster VOX....

01-10-2001 - New programs presented at Mipcom Junior 2001 : TOTALLY SPIES : The international market will discover the fi...

28-09-2001 - This 52 X 3 minute documentary series for children gives an entertaining insight into everyday actions of children all over the world and, providing a comparison of daily lives across the globe. Some habits or ...

07-09-2001 - On Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at 7:00pm, Tonya Kinzinger, Adeline Blondieau, David Brécourt, Marie-Christine Adam, Christine Lemler and Shirley Bousquet will greet their fans in Cannes during an autograph signing...

07-09-2001 - Marathon has acquired international distribution rights (outside of France) for the new children's documentary series DIFFERENT IS BEAUTIFUL, produced by Zoom-Zoom. This series of fifty-two 3-minute episodes is...

07-09-2001 - Marathon has begun production on episodes 27 to 52 of TOTALLY SPIES, in partnership with TF1, Merchandising München, Channel Four and Fox Kids. The same creative team will work on the new season: writers Vincen...

07-09-2001 - Director Antoine Lassaigne has begun shooting Marathon's 52-minute documentary on the myth of the Japanese Geisha, giving us an astonishing look into this secret and mysterious world. The film is a co-productio...

07-09-2001 - Amos Kollek's new film, distributed in France by PYRAMIDE (www.pyramidefilms.com/queenie/home.asp - site in French) will be released in France on September 12th, 2001.

07-09-2001 - The first episodes of the series TOTALLY SPIES will have their ‘world premiere' at MIPCOM Junior 2001.

07-09-2001 - Shooting resumes for the series SAINT TROPEZ on September 19, 2001. This new season (episodes 217 to 234) will reunite cast members Tonya Kinzinger, Adeline Blondieau, Mélanie Maudran, David Brécourt, Avy Marci...

09-07-2001 - Production has recently begun on Marathon's latest quality animation series: MARTIN MYSTERY. This series of 40 half-hours is co-produced with M6 and the RAI. MARTIN MYSTERY is directed by Stéphane Berry, writte...

09-07-2001 - To the delight of the series' many fans in France, SAINT-TROPEZ will be re-broadcast on TF1 from July to August 2001 every day except for Sunday at 6:00 pm (episodes 104 to 160).

08-06-2001 - Marathon is currently producing two wildlife documentary films in co-production with Animal Planet and La Cinquième (France): OSTRICHES DON'T FLY, directed by Delphine Brémond, with a budget of US $659,000, and...

08-06-2001 - QUEENIE IN LOVE will close the upcoming American Film Festival in Deauville, on Sunday, September 9, 2001... just three days before the film's official release in France.

06-06-2001 - The international press was unanimous in its praise of the shining new star of QUEENIE IN LOVE, Valerie Geffner, revealed in Amos Kollek's new film. A few words from the press: “Anyone who's seen the film knows...

06-06-2001 - French company Pyramide, who acquired distribution rights for QUEENIE IN LOVE in France, will release the film in theaters on September 12, 2001.

06-06-2001 - Marathon will handle worldwide distribution for TECHNOPOLIS , a new series of 10 one-hour shows dedicated to modern cities and the relation between urbanism and technology. TECHNOPOLIS is a series produced by C...

06-06-2001 - QUEENIE IN LOVE, the latest film by Amos Kollek produced by Marathon, was screened as the closing film of this year's Director's Fortnight in Cannes and received an excellent reception from both the public and ...

06-06-2001 - THE QUEST FOR ANCIENT EGYPT, a series of three one-hour shows produced by Dutch company EMS and distributed by Marathon, was the most screened program at MIPDOC 2001. GOLDA'S LIST, a one-hour documentary produc...

06-06-2001 - The French TV show “Succès” will render homage to SAINT-TROPEZ– the most sold French series around the world - on Friday, June 8, 2001 at 8:50 pm. Tonya Kinzinger and Adeline Blondieau will be featured on the s...

06-06-2001 - Marathon is producing the film Ken Park, the latest from director Larry Clark (“Kids”, “Another Day in Paradise”) co-directed with Ed Lachman (cinematographer of “Erin Brockovich”). Ken Park, which Clark has de...

10-02-2001 - The Marathon Group has created an affiliate company in Berlin, Germany - registered as Marathon Produktion GmbH and located at Friedrichstraße 95, Berlin. The new company will handle executive production for an...

10-02-2001 - Marathon has acquired rights to the high quality documentary series produced by Dutch company EMS: TREASURES OF THE EARTH (available as 12 half-hours, 3 hours or 46 six-minute shorts), SKYBOUND (13 half-hours o...

10-02-2001 - Marathon Animation has formed the production teams for TOTALLY SPIES in Paris (rue de la Faisanderie). The 50-person team under Artistic Director Stéphane Berry and Production Manager Zoé Carrera has begun work...

06-01-2000 - In anticipation of the first episodes of TOTALLY SPIES to be delivered starting in September 2001, this new series of 52-minute episodes co-produced with TF1, Fox Family and Fox Kids Europe has already been pre...

02-01-2000 - Marathon is happy to announce the creation of a section dedicated to "SAINT TROPEZ" on TF1's web site. The "SAINT TROPEZ" section contains numerous pictures from the series, interviews with the actors and even ...

Tele Images Kids is proud recipient this year’s ActuKids/Univers d’Enfants Junior Communication Award - in the category “New Junior License” - for Street Football (currently aired weekly on France 3 in a 7:20 a...

The 10th British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards in association with Time Warner will be held on Sunday 27 November 2005 at the London Hilton. ATOMIC BETTY is a co-production of Atomic Cartoon, Br...

From September 2006, Alexandre Piel will be joining the Télé Images International team as head of international co-productions. 36 year-old Alexandre Piel already has a solid background in the television indust...

The Dominici Case (L'Affaire Dominici) has been nominated for the 32nd International Emmy Awards of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Produced by Christian Charret and Jacques Salles (GTV/TF1) and star...

Formerly general secretary and deputy program director at M6, in charge of drama production, Nicolas Coppermann takes over as head of Télé Images. Nicolas Coppermann will be teaming with Pascal Breton (Marathon...

Dombey and Son (French title La Maison Dombais et Fils), a 2 X 90-minutes mini-series directed by Laurent Jaoui to air on France 3 Thursday June 7 and Thursday June 14 at 8:40 pm, is a modern and ...

Last July, De Agostini bought the stakes of Bridgepoint in the capital of Marathon Group (which reunites the Télé Images companies - Télé Images Création, GTV, Télé Images Kids, Télé Images International, & Ass...

Tele Images will be presenting for the 1st time on the international market Will you be there?, the very first adaptation for television of the successful writer Marc Lévy (recently adapted on the big s...