{"id":3334,"date":"2019-05-06T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2019\/05\/06\/thunderbird-entertainment-reaches-distribution-deal-with-encore-airlines-for-kims-convenience\/"},"modified":"2019-05-06T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:02:00","slug":"thunderbird-entertainment-reaches-distribution-deal-with-encore-airlines-for-kims-convenience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2019\/05\/06\/thunderbird-entertainment-reaches-distribution-deal-with-encore-airlines-for-kims-convenience\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird Entertainment Reaches Distribution Deal with Encore Airlines for Kim’s Convenience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Series will now be available for in-flight viewing on the world\u2019s top airlines.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Vancouver, Canada (May 6, 2019)<\/strong>\u2014 Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD<\/strong>) (\u201cThunderbird<\/strong>\u201d or the\u00a0\u201cCompany<\/strong>\u201d), a global multiplatform entertainment company, is pleased to announce it has reached a distribution deal with Encore Inflight Limited for the first two seasons of the Company\u2019s scripted series Kim\u2019s Convenience. <\/em>The deal will see the Canadian Screen Award-winning series available for in-flight viewing on major world airlines, including Cathay Pacific, Emirates, SilkAir, Scoot, Royal Brunei Airways, Thai Airways, Qantas, and Qatar Airways. The deal will also include season three when available.<\/p>\n

Kim\u2019s Convenience <\/em>is the comedic, heartfelt story of the Kims, a Korean-Canadian family who runs a convenience store amidst the energetic landscape of downtown Toronto. It follows two generations of the family, as they deal with customers, each other and the evolving world around them. The award-winning series stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Appa, Jean Yoon as Umma, Simu Liu as Jung, Andrea Bang as Janet, and Andrew Phung as Kimchee.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone at Thunderbird is thrilled by the expanding international interest and acclaim that Kim\u2019s Convenience<\/em>is receiving, now including some of the world\u2019s most prestigious airlines and their customers,\u201d says Jhod Cardinal, Director of Distribution, Thunderbird Entertainment. \u201cWhile the fictional Kim family lives in downtown Toronto, our new partnership with Encore creates the opportunity for in-flight passengers to experience the wit, charm and heart of the series, bringing them smiles as they travel around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

This high-profile partnership follows other major distribution deals for the award-winning Canadian series. In January, Yoon & Company acquired the series for distribution on cable TV in Japan and Korea, on top of the ongoing partnerships with Netflix for global streaming rights, and with Amazon for VOD rights in the United States and United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter success on previous distribution deals with Jhod and his team at Thunderbird, for productions including Chasing Evel<\/em>and Celebrity Style Story<\/em>, we are excited by the opportunity to continue doing business together,\u201d says Jovita Toh, Chief Executive Officer, Encore Inflight Limited. \u201cWe are excited to share Kim\u2019s Convenience<\/em>with viewers in the sky, as they seek to relax and enjoy the in-flight entertainment programming offered by our top-tier airline partners,\u201d<\/p>\n

Season three of Kim’s Convenience premiered in Canada on CBC Television on January 8, 2019, and a fourth season begins shooting this spring. The series is based on the award-winning play by Ins Choi, who co-created the series with Kevin White. The series is produced by Ivan Fecan, who is also the executive producer along with Choi and White, and Thunderbird\u2019s Executive Chair of the Board.<\/p>\n

About Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thunderbird Entertainment\u00a0Group is a Vancouver-based global multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Ottawa and London. Thunderbird creates award-winning\u00a0scripted, unscripted and animated programming for the world\u2019s\u00a0leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and International broadcasters. Thunderbird\u2019s vision is to produce high quality,\u00a0socially responsible content that makes\u00a0the world a better place.\u00a0 The Company develops, produces and distributes animated, factual and scripted content through its various divisions, including Atomic Cartoons, Great Pacific Television, Thunderbird Productions and Thunderbird Releasing Limited.<\/p>\n

Thunderbird Social Media Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Website:\u00a0\u00a0www.thunderbird.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

For further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Investor Relations Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucas Cahill and Freddie Leigh<\/p>\n

Phone:+ 1 604.683.3555
\nEmail: investors@thunderbird.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Relations Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Julia Smith, Finch Media on behalf of Thunderbird Entertainment<\/p>\n

Phone:+1 604.803.0897
\nEmail:julia@finchmedia.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Series will now be available for in-flight viewing on the world\u2019s top airlines. Vancouver, Canada (May 6, 2019)\u2014 Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. 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