# DeAPlaneta > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DeAPlaneta > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DeAPlaneta.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeAPlaneta > Source revision: 1356453199 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Spanish film production and distribution company}} {{Infobox company | name = DeAPlaneta S.L. | image = Banca Catalana (Editorial Planeta) - 20240626 154627.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = DeAPlaneta offices in Barcelona | logo = DeAPlaneta logo.svg | logo_size = 140px | type = {{lang|es|[Sociedad limitada](/source/Sociedad_limitada)}} (S.L.) | trade_name = | founders = | num_locations = | num_locations_year = | area_served = | industry = [Entertainment](/source/Entertainment) | products = | services = {{Hlist|[Film distribution](/source/Film_distribution)|[Film production](/source/Filmmaking)|[Television production](/source/Television_production)|Television distribution}} | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | owner = | divisions = | website = | founded = {{Start date and age|2000||}} | former_name = | hq_location = [Avda. Diagonal](/source/Avinguda_Diagonal) 662-664, | hq_location_city = [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), Catalonia | hq_location_country = Spain | parent = [Grupo Planeta](/source/Grupo_Planeta)
[De Agostini](/source/De_Agostini) }} '''DeAPlaneta''' is an audiovisual production and distribution company based in [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona). It was created as the joint venture of [Grupo Planeta](/source/Grupo_Planeta) and [De Agostini](/source/De_Agostini). == History == It opened in 2001{{Cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/cultura/planeta-el-mayor-grupo-editorial-y-de-comunicacion-BC8602726/|website=[La Razón](/source/La_Raz%C3%B3n_(Madrid))|date=31 January 2015|title=Planeta, el mayor grupo editorial y de comunicación}} as a joint venture of Italian holding company [DeAgostini](/source/DeAgostini) and Spanish mass media holding [Grupo Planeta](/source/Grupo_Planeta) with the initial intent of primarily focusing on the Spanish and Portuguese (Iberian) markets.{{Cite web|date=25 September 2002|title=Nace DeAPlaneta nuevo gigante de contenidos en Europa|url=https://www.produ.com/paises/noticias/nace-deaplaneta-nuevo-gigante-de-contenidos-en-europa/|website=Produ}}{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2002/09/22/negocio/1032699805_850215.html|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|date=22 September 2002|title=Planeta y De Agostini van al cine}} Both groups had already joined forces with the publishing house [Planeta DeAgostini](/source/Planeta_DeAgostini). According to president {{ill|Maurizio Carlotti|es}}, it was born out as a split from Planeta 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2002/09/18/empresas/1032356392_850215.html|website=[Cinco Días](/source/Cinco_D%C3%ADas)|date=18 September 2002|title=Planeta y DeAgostini crean una productora}} Upon the time of the company's rollout, its distribution arm in Spain included DeAPlaneta Home Video, Planeta Junior, Planeta D, while its production arm consisted of film production outfit Cometa PC and TV-movie production outfit Prodigius, a joint venture with [Mediapro](/source/Mediapro). In 2003, DeAPlaneta and Mikado created Argentinian production outfit KDM Films along with [Oscar Kramer](/source/Oscar_Kramer).{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/deaplaneta-mikado-and-kramer-launch-argentine-outfit/4013537.article|website=[ScreenDaily](/source/ScreenDaily)|title=DeAPlaneta, Mikado and Kramer launch Argentine outfit|date=20 May 2003}} in April 2000 during the MIP-TV event, Planeta 2010, partnered with German childrens entertainment company [EM.TV & Merchandising](/source/Sport1_Medien) to expand the Junior brand into the Spain & Portugal territories announcing a joint venture production subsidiary to handle distribution of EM.TV's children's programming including those from the latter's Australian & American subsidiairies [Yoram Gross-EM.TV](/source/Flying_Bark_Productions) and [The Jim Henson Company](/source/The_Jim_Henson_Company) in Spain and Portugal with Planeta 2010 and EM.TV forming a Madrid-based Spanish joint-venture home entertainment & distribution/production subsidiary entitled Planeta Junior, marking EM.TV's entry into the Spanish film & TV production industry.{{cite web|title=Planeta, Creek mull pact|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/markets-festivals/planeta-creek-mull-pact-1117781650/|website=Variety|first=John|last=Hopewell|date=May 15, 2000}} Their partnership would be extended one year later in March 2001, when Planeta 2010 formed an animation co-production partnership with German entertainment company EM.TV, under their joint-venture production subsidiary Planeta Junior to handle distribution to the then-upcoming shows from EM.TV such as ''Old Tom'' (which was produced by its Australian studio Yoram Gross-EM.TV) for the Spanish and Portuguese territories.{{cite web|title=Planeta, EM.TV toon up|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/planeta-em-tv-toon-up-1117795136/|website=Variety|date=March 13, 2001}} In March 2002, Planeta 2010 was rebranded into DeAPlaneta when its Spanish publishing parent [Grupo Planeta](/source/Grupo_Planeta) had partnered with Italian publishing & video distribution company [De Agostini](/source/De_Agostini) to create a new traditional mulitplatform distribution company.https://variety.com/2002/biz/news/de-agostini-planeta-wed-1117864356/ In December 2002 following the rebranding of Planeta 2010 to DeAPlaneta, DeAPlaneta had joined forces with Spanish mulitmedia & audiovisual company [Mediapro](/source/Mediapro) to form a joint-venture TV movie production label called Prodigius Audiovisual to produce TV-movies with Jaume Santacana had been appointed to handle the joint-venture label Prodiguis Audiovisual via director.{{cite web|title=Spain's Prodigius Audiovisual unveils first three projects|url=https://www.screendaily.com/spains-prodigius-audiovisual-unveils-first-three-projects/4011615.article|website=Screen Daily|date=December 18, 2002}} In August 2004, DeAPlaneta and German media company [EM.TV & Merchandising](/source/Sport1_Medien) had expanded their joint venture production company Planeta Junior into Italy through Italian publishing company De Agostini.{{cite web|title=Planeta Junior Expands into Italy|url=https://www.awn.com/news/planeta-junior-expands-italy|website=Animation World Network|first=Sarah|last=Baisley|date=August 2, 2004}} In April 2006, the company announced the launch of an international sales division.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/dea-planeta-to-launch-new-international-sales-arm/4026901.article|website=[ScreenDaily](/source/ScreenDaily)|first=Jennifer|last=Green|title=DeA Planeta to launch new international sales arm|date=23 April 2006}} In March 2019, DeAPlaneta's subsidiary Planeta Junior announced the merging of its European operations into one production organisation with Planeta Junior will shift their focus into France.{{cite web|title=Planeta Junior merges European operations|url=https://kidscreen.com/2019/03/15/planeta-junior-merges-european-operations/|website=Kidscreen|first=Alexandra|last=Whyte|date=March 19, 2019}} In December 2021, DeAPlaneta and Planeta Junior announced the merging of the two companies including DeAPlaneta's division DeAPlaneta Kids & Families together into one production and distribution company by renaming DeAPlaneta into a new name called DeAPlaneta Entertainment as part of their strategic reorganisation with the rebranded company will focus on three genre cores{{cite web|title=DeAPlaneta, Planeta Junior join forces to become DeAPlaneta Entertainment|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/deaplaneta-planeta-junior-join-forces-to-become-deaplaneta-entertainment/|website=C21Media|date=December 3, 2021}} In January 2023, DeAPlaneta Entertainment acquired the film & television catalogue of Madrid-based Spanish animation production studio BRB Interactional in order for DeAPlaneta Entertainment to expand their children's entertainment portfolio.{{cite web|title=DeAPlaneta Ent. Acquires BRB Internacional Kids' Catalog|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/01/deaplaneta-ent-acquires-brb-internacional-kids-catalog/|website=Animation Magazine|first=Mecedes|last=Miligan|date=January 2023}} In February 2025, DeAPlaneta Entertainment entered a European distribution and licensing partnership with American entertainment company [The Jim Henson Company](/source/The_Jim_Henson_Company) to handle several Henson's properties such as ''[Fraggle Rock](/source/Fraggle_Rock)'' in European territories.{{cite web|url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/deaplaneta-lands-rights-to-jim-henson-series/|title=DeAPlaneta Lands Rights to Jim Henson Series|first=Jamie|last=Stalcup|work=TVKids|date=2025-02-25}} == Releases == {{Incomplete list|date=January 2025}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |+ ! Release date{{Refn|group=n.|The listed date refers to the film's theatrical release in Spain by DeAPlaneta, not necessarily its first screening or when it premiered.}} ! Title ! Director(s) ! scope=col class="unsortable" style="width:3%;" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 26 January 2024 || ''[The Three Musketeers: Milady](/source/The_Three_Musketeers%3A_Milady)'' || [Martin Bourboulon](/source/Martin_Bourboulon) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/tres-mosqueteros-milady-critica-estreno-reparto-5211367/|first=Enid|last=Román Almansa|date=25 January 2024|title=Crítica de 'Los tres mosqueteros: Milady': la adaptación del clásico de Dumas sigue maravillando|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 23 February 2024 || ''[Políticamente incorrectos](/source/Pol%C3%ADticamente_incorrectos)'' || [Arantxa Echevarría](/source/Arantxa_Echevarr%C3%ADa) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/politicamente-incorrectos-critica-estreno-reparto-5220433/|first=Sergio F.|last=Pinilla|date=22 February 2024|title=Crítica de 'Políticamente incorrectos': Echevarría, de risas y relajando el ambiente contra el cine español|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 5 April 2024 || ''[Wicked Little Letters](/source/Wicked_Little_Letters)'' || [Thea Sharrock](/source/Thea_Sharrock) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/pequenas-cartas-indiscretas-critica-estreno-reparto-5232537/|first=Nuria|last=Vidal|date=3 April 2024|title=Crítica de 'Pequeñas cartas indiscretas': los bulos y mensajes obscenos del siglo XX|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 19 April 2024 || ''[Civil War](/source/Civil_War_(2024_film))'' || [Alex Garland](/source/Alex_Garland) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/civil-war-critica-estreno-reparto-5236663/|first=Yago|last=García|date=18 April 2024|title=Crítica de 'Civil War': la reconciliación con el periodismo más crudo|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 17 May 2024 || ''[Disco, Ibiza, Locomía](/source/Disco%2C_Ibiza%2C_Locom%C3%ADa)'' || [Kike Maíllo](/source/Kike_Ma%C3%ADllo) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/disco-ibiza-locomia-critica-estreno-reparto-5245291/|first=Andrea G.|last=Bermejo|date=16 May 2024|title=Crítica de 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía': ¿El biopic desenfrenado que la banda merecía? No, pero casi|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 3 July 2024 || ''[Boy Kills World](/source/Boy_Kills_World)'' || Moritz Mohr || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/kill-boy-critica-estreno-reparto-5527088/|first=Rubén|last=Romero Santos|title=Crítica de 'Kill Boy': mata, mata y ensancha el alma|date=3 July 2024|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 22 November 2024 || ''[Raqqa: Spy vs. Spy](/source/Raqqa%3A_Spy_vs._Spy)'' || [Gerardo Herrero](/source/Gerardo_Herrero) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-raqa-5655657/|first=Andrés|last=Salas|title=Crítica de 'Raqa': una historia atractiva y buena adaptación de la novela de Tomás Bárbulo|date=20 November 2024|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 5 December 2024 || ''[¿Quién es quién?](/source/%C2%BFQui%C3%A9n_es_qui%C3%A9n%3F_(film))'' || Martín Cuervo || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-quien-es-quien-un-trueque-entre-padre-madre-tres-hijos-abuela-5659853/|first=Javier|last=Ocaña|author-link=Javier Ocaña|date=3 December 2024|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|title=Crítica de '¿Quién es quién?': un trueque entre padre, madre, tres hijos y la abuela}} |- | 20 December 2024 || ''[Conclave](/source/Conclave_(film))'' || [Edward Berger](/source/Edward_Berger) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-conclave-5664714/|first=Andrea G.|last=Bermejo|title=Crítica de 'Cónclave': la mirada de Berger eleva su thriller de sotanas a otra categoría|date=19 December 2024|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 1 January 2025 || ''[Heretic](/source/Heretic_(film))'' || [Scott Beck, Bryan Woods](/source/Scott_Beck_and_Bryan_Woods) || {{Cite web|url= https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-heretic-hereje-palabra-como-elemento-perverso-corruptor-5668344|first=Rubén|last=Romero Santos|title=Crítica de 'Heretic (Hereje)': la palabra como elemento perverso y corruptor|date=31 December 2024|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)}} |- | 21 February 2025 || ''[Goodrich](/source/Goodrich_(film))'' || [Hallie Meyers-Shyer](/source/Hallie_Meyers-Shyer) || {{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/con-el-agua-al-cuello-estreno-en-cines-21-de-febrero/|website=Audiovisual451|date=18 February 2025|title='Con el agua al cuello' – estreno en cines 21 de febrero}} |- | 12 June 2025 || ''[All in Favor](/source/All_in_Favor)'' || Santiago Requejo || {{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/votemos-estreno-en-cines-12-de-junio/|website=Audiovisual451|title='Votemos' – estreno en cines 12 de junio|date=9 June 2025|first=Marco|last=Sánchez Sequera}} |} ==Television series== {| class="wikitable sortable |- ! Title ! Years ! Network ! Notes |- | ''[Squish](/source/Squish_(animated_series))''{{cite web|title=Cottonwood inks presales for Squish|url=https://kidscreen.com/2018/09/27/cottonwood-inks-presales-for-squish/|website=Kidscreen|first=Jane|last=Hobson|date=September 28, 2018}} || 2019–2020 || [Neox](/source/Neox_(TV_channel))
[Gulli](/source/Gulli) & [Canal J](/source/Canal_J) (France) || co-production with Cottonwood Media |- | ''[Milo](/source/Milo_(TV_series))''{{cite web |title=Planeta Junior and Fourth Wall collaborate on new Milo and Superpigs productions |url=https://licensinginternational.org/news/planeta-junior-and-fourth-wall-collaborate-on-new-milo-and-superpigs-productions-2/ |website=Licensing International |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=29 September 2020}} || 2021–present || [5](/source/5_(British_TV_channel)) (United Kingdom) || co-production with Fourth Wall |- | ''Monster Shaker''{{Cite web |last=Bharanidharan |first=Sadhana |title=DeAPlaneta and GO-N team up for Monster Shaker |url=https://kidscreen.com/2022/06/28/deaplaneta-and-go-n-team-up-for-monster-shaker/ |access-date=2026-02-20}}|| 2024–present || [Clan TVE](/source/Clan_(TV_channel))
Gulli & [M6](/source/M6_(TV_channel)) (France)
[Ketnet](/source/Ketnet) (Belgium) || co-production with GO-N Productions and [Umedia](/source/Umedia) |- | ''[Underdog](/source/Underdog_(TV_series))''{{cite web|title=New 'Underdog' Series Kicks off Production with Superprod & Red Monk|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/new-underdog-series-kicks-off-production-with-superprod-red-monk/|website=Animation Magazine|first=Mercedes|last=Miligan|date=September 16, 2024 }} || 2025–present || Gulli & M6 (France)
[Rai Gulp](/source/Rai_Gulp) (Italy) || co-production with Superprod Animation, Red Monk Studio and [DreamWorks Classics](/source/DreamWorks_Classics){{cite web | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/new-underdog-series-kicks-off-production-with-superprod-red-monk/ | title=New 'Underdog' Series Kicks off Production with Superprod & Red Monk | date=September 16, 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/deaplaneta-ent-superprod-team-up-for-new-cg-underdog-series/ | title=DeAPlaneta Ent. & Superprod Team Up for New CG 'Underdog' Series | date=June 9, 2025 }}
A reboot of the 1960s series by W. Watts Biggers |- | ''Karters''{{cite web|title=ON Kids & Family expands TV slate|url=https://kidscreen.com/2021/02/18/on-kids-family-expands-tv-slate/|website=Kidscreen|first=Jeremy|last=Dickson|date=February 18, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2024}}{{cite web|title=DeAPlaneta and Mediawan Kids & Family Put Their Wheels Together for ‘Karters’|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/06/deaplaneta-and-mediawan-kids-family-put-their-wheels-together-for-karters/|website=Animation Magazine|first=Ramin|last=Zahid|date=June 16, 2023}} || coming 2026 || [Cartoonito](/source/Cartoonito) (EMEA) || co-production with [Method Animation](/source/Method_Animation) |- | ''Magic Lilly'' || TBA || Clan TVE & [SX3](/source/SX3)
[Super RTL](/source/Super_RTL) (Germany) || co-production with B.Water Animation Studios and The Magic Lilly Company |- | Untitled ''[Bernard](/source/Bernard_(TV_series))'' reboot{{cite web|title=DeAPlaneta Teams With China's Alpha Group To Relaunch Animated Polar Bear Character 'Bernard'|url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/deaplaneta-china-alpha-polar-bear-bernard-backkom-1236420298/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|date=June 2, 2025|access-date=June 13, 2025}} || TBA || TBA || co-production with [Alpha Group](/source/Alpha_Group_Co.) |} == Notes == {{reflist|group=n.}} == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} Category:Film distributors of Spain Category:Film production companies of Spain Category:Companies based in Barcelona Category:Spanish companies established in 2001 Category:International sales agents --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [DeAPlaneta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeAPlaneta) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeAPlaneta?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.