Jidousports
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Jidousports is the first animation brand created by Jidou Limited in 2003. To humanize the concept of automation presented by Jidou Vending, Alexander S. W. Wong, Director and CEO of Jidou Limited, created the cartoon character Jidou and his friends Jazz, Jude and Dr. Jeff. With this brand, Jidou Limited hopes to achieve the mission of making the world a happier, more peaceful and friendlier place through the challenge of sports. Seeing the success and popularity of the characters in various short web animations and comics published in youth magazines, Jidou Limited launched a new line called Jidousports where the four characters travel around the globe to compete in different sporting events, establishing the animation and cartoon character property of the business. One after another, Jidousports achieved milestones that no local independent animation has ever attained before, including the launch of its animation Jidougames on Hong Kong Cable TV in July 06, the winning of the HKICT (Hong Kong Information and Communications Technology) Awards 2006: Digital Entertainment Feature Film Gold Award in November 06 and the signing of TV deal with GMA7, one of the largest TV stations in The Philippines in the same month. In January 2008, Jidou has announced its signing of various TV deals with prominent networks such as Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co. (CBC) & J-Sports of Japan; Euskal Telebista (ETB) of Spain; Channel 9 (Greece) of Greece; and CNC Plus TV of Cyprus.
[edit] Characters
Jidou
Sporty, cute, intelligent and totally adorable, Jidou is the smartest cartoon character of the 21st century, a sportsman with the kindest and biggest heart of them all. Always your friendly next door neighbor, you will catch him helping friends and foes alike at all times.
Jazz
Although Jazz looks either dopey or docile all the time, he is in fact a highly sophisticated thinker with a low profile. Don't ever underestimate his abilities as he will totally surprise you in the most unexpected places.
Dr.Jeff
Innovative and visionary, Dr. Jeff is not your typical scientist cum inventor, but a Renaissance Wizard in disguise. With his trademark chimney hair style that has fire and smoke coming out whenever he is anxious, you will always know the day he is in a bad mood - call it his 'Bad-Hair Day'.
Jude
Naughty, hilarious and totally hyperactive, Jude loves everything from food to fun but almost always in excess. He is energetic and a fierce competitor in all sports and his joie de vivre is literally infectious.
[edit] Streams of Businesses
- Animation - Jidougames
Upon receiving an exciting invitation to participate in the international sporting event of Jidougames, Jidou, our adorable main character, arrives at Athens with his friend Jazz to compete with their deadly nemesis Jude and Dr. Jeff. And so begins an incredible series of 26 wildly different sporting events in 26 exotic locations around the world. Just like following the alphabets, the Jidougames athletes face up to the challenges of Archery in Athens, Boxing in Bangkok, Cycling in Cairo, and so on . The winning team of each game will be awarded a mystical Gem-stone Orb like Amethyst, Beryl, Crystal, etc., culminating at the climax of the Games in Zero-Gravity Challenge inside the mysterious Golden City of Zenadu in order to win the ultimate prize: The Grand Slam Title of Jidougames!
Jidougames has been broadcasted on the web, buses (e.g. Firstvision of First Bus, Hong Kong), mobile networks (e.g. Hutchison 3 and New World Mobility, Hong Kong; Excelcom, Indonesia) and TV networks (e.g. Hong Kong Cable TV, Hong Kong;Channel 9 (Greece), Greece. It has also won the Gold Award in the Digital Entertainment Feature Film category of HKICT Awards 2006.
- Licensing and merchandising
Jidou is broadening its range of exciting and dynamic products by making exclusive and non-exclusive licensing arrangements with some of the most experienced manufacturers and distributors in the world. These goods include figurines, watches, bags, cushions, mugs and other premium products.
- Mobile content and applications
Jidou presents a wide range of wallpapers, e-cards, animation clips and mobile games for mobile users. Our distribution network is now expanding to other Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia & Indonesia.
- Comics and edutainment
With the main objective of combining education with entertainment for youngsters and students, Jidou has co-operated with magazines and newspapers (including the Hong Kong Economics Times, TVB Weekly, etc.) in creating edutainment contents like IQ games, puzzles, sports comics and English columns.
- Mall events and community services
Jidou is the very first cartoon character to become “UNICEF Save A Child” Ambassador with UNICEF Hong Kong in support of their campaign against child trafficking in 2006. Jidou has also been the official mascot of Hong Kong’s Olympian City, Tsz Wan Shan shopping centre, the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Hong Kong City and other malls as a cartoon celebrity.
