Nipuna signs edutainment deal with UK-based Animation firm

Hyderabad, Dec 21 (UNI) Nipuna Services Limited, Satyam's BPO subsidiary, announced today that it has signed a USD 25 Million ''edutainment'' deal.

Nipuna is partnering with 4K Animation Limited, UK for the execution and delivery of these projects. ''The contract is one of the largest ever won by a global BPO service provider in the animation marketplace.'' Nipuna will work with the 4K Animation team for 18-months on two 'iconic' European animation projects, the third season of ''Marvi Hammer Presents National Geographic World,'' and award-winning, 52-episode TV series, and a movie, also featuring Marvi Hammer. More than 120 Nipuna professionals will produce and deliver animation services for the projects.

The series and movie feature a combination of live action and animation. They include actual studio sets used as animation backgrounds, a furry Computer Graphics creature and 2D-animated characters. Hamburg-based YOUA Edutainment, National Geographic, and German broadcaster ZDF will co-produce the series and movie.

Nipuna will provide VFX, CGI, 3D and 2D animation services, including pre-production, production, and post-production, from its state-of-the-art studio in Chennai. Other animation artists will also collaborate from Hamburg and Berlin for the project delivery, the Company said in a release here.

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