Hyderabad-based animation, gaming and entertainment company DQ Entertainment International, will be co-developing a 3D animated television series on ‘Lassie’ – a popular fictional collie-breed dog character – with a budget of 8.37 million euro (Rs 58.5 crore).

The series is being co-developed and produced by DQE and Classic Media as a 52x11 television series. The project was green signaled by ABC Australia for acquisition while German broadcaster and distributor ZDF Group has shown interest to come on board as a co-producer, a release said.

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