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1991
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Top-Insight was established in Taiwan, specializing in animation TV and video distribution.
The first program that TI licensed for Taiwan market is
Mobile Suit Gundam F91, a notable movie of Gundam from Sunrise.
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1993
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TI signed an agreement with Toei Anime for Slam Dunk that successfully combined
animation with manga and created a craze for sports.
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1995
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TI obtained license from Tokuma for theatrical release, video distribution and TV broadcasting of
all 9 titles of Hayao Miyazaki, the prominent Japanese filmmaker of animated feature films, that triggered the increase of awareness and demand of quality licensed animation in Taiwan. It also set a record of being the first one to showcase the complete Miyazaki's series outside Japan.
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1997
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As the 20th Anniversary of Gundam was approaching, Sunrise further concluded an agreement with TI
for distribution of Gundam series in Taiwan.
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1998
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After a year of discussion with JR East, TI obtained the exclusive rights of all theatrical, TV,
video and merchandizing for the worldwide renowned program Pokémon for Taiwan and then for other Asian territories.
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1998
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Hong Kong office was established. TI's services to Asian clients have been enhanced by being close to the
markets with first hand information.
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2001
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TI acquired audio, video and merchandize rights of Hamutaro,
which was widely popular among kids and young ladies.
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2004
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Shanghai office was established as the base for penetrating the vast Mainland China market.
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2004
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TI started a strategic investment in Mainland China for production of its first animation, The Mon's,
which is an action-packed comical fantasy with the story adapted from the famous Chinese classic novel,
Journey to the West. In addition to distribution, marketing and licensing, TI extended its reach to
production that complemented the functions of the company.
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2004
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Taking the lead in introducing Korean animation, TI brought to Taiwan audience Olympus Guardian,
a ground-breaking series by SBS in Korea.
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2004
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TI's B2C website
www.my-cartoon.tv
was launched. The website targets for Chinese speaking consumers and provides the most up-to-date interactive information as well as online shopping.
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2006
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TI introduced to Taiwan another major Korean animation, Janggeum's Dream, which won the President Award in 2006 Korea Cartoon-Animation-Character Awards.
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2008
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Tokyo office was established for animations technology exchange and for exploring opportunities in cross-countries collaboration for production and distribution.
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2008
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Kicking off its new media business through cooperation with Chung Hwa Telecom in Taiwan, TI started an animation service branded “My-Cartoon” on Chung Hwa's interactive multi-media MOD platform. This move has driven a series of video-on-demand services to follow suit.
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2008
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TI worked with TV Tokyo MediaNet for the simultaneous premiere broadcast of the animation TV series Skip Beat
in both Japan and Taiwan.
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MY KIDS TV, a 24 hour high definition children channel, was launched in Taiwan on January 1, 2011.
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