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Pocoyo Plays Big Part in Earth Hour Initiative
As the official Global Kids’ Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour initiative for a second year, Zinkia Entertainment’s popular animated character Pocoyo will support the new Earth Hour 2012 “I Will if You Will” campaign by spreading Earth Hour’s message to children around the world and by participating in [...]
Nick Jr. Says Shalom to Israel
Viacom Int’l Media Networks (VIMN) has announced that together with long-time local partner Ananey Communications it will launch its leading preschool channel Nick Jr. in Israel, starting February 7. Leading cable operator HOT will locally manage the Hebrew language Nick Jr. service, which will be available to 900,000 Israeli households. [...]
Target Finds New Homes for 3 Chapman Shows
London-based Target Entertainment has securing a major new multi-regional broadcast deal for Chapman Entertainment’s hit pre-school series Roary the Racing Car with Nickelodeon. The first series of the 52 x10-minute show has been licensed for broadcast by Nickelodeon’s international Nick Jr. Channels in Europe (including Benelux, Scandinavia, Germany, Spain and [...]
Cake Sells ‘Poppy Cat’ to France TV
Kids’ entertainment distributor Cake has sold Coolabi’s show Poppy Cat to France Télévisions. The beautifully animated series first aired on Nick Jr. UK last May and has been one of the top-rated shows on Sprout in the US. Poppy Cat is planned to launch on France 5 in July 2012. [...]
Disney Director Joins Kavaleer
Dublin-based animation studio Kavaleer Productions has announced Emmy-winning director Timothy Björklund has signed on to the acclaimed toon house. Björklund, a San Francisco native, has worked in the animation industry for over 20 years, in that time earning two Outstanding Animation Emmys for his work on the hit Disney series [...]
Coolabi’s ‘Poppy Cat’ Lands Purrfect Digital Deal
UK-based producer and rights management company Coolabi has landed a U.S. distribution deal with Entertainment One (eOne) for its preschool animated show Poppy Cat (52 x 11), beginning this fall. New-York based The Joester Loria Group has also been in discussions with potential partners on behalf of the property. Based [...]
Clockwork Magic
The Foundation’s preschool toon Tickety Toc delivers a bright, colorful world on Nick Jr. If you’ve ever observed a child’s instant delight at seeing a cuckoo clock for the first time, you know about the universal appeal of wind-up time pieces. This season, preschoolers will get a chance to experience [...]
Nick Announces Plans for a Super Animated Thanksgiving
Nickelodeon is serving up a Thanksgiving week menu packed with new episodes of favorite toons, specials, movies and marathons. The programming feast kicks off Wednesday, Nov. 23 with the hour-long premiere of The Fairly OddParents “Timmy’s Secret Wish” at 8:00 p.m. followed by a marathon of Nickelodeon movies on Thanksgiving [...]
Cake Gets Slice of Zinkia’s ‘Pocoyo’
Kids’ and family entertainment specialist CAKE has been appointed as distributor for global content creator/brand manager Zinkia Entertainment’s award-winning series, Pocoyo. CAKE will oversee distribution for territories around the world, excluding Spain, Latin America, the U.S., Italy, China and Portugal, which will remain under Zinkia’s handling. “CAKE is well-established in [...]
Coolabi Adds U.K. Licensees for ‘Poppy Cat’
Coolabi has secured three licensing partners in the United Kingdom for its preschool animated series Poppy Cat. Children’s publisher Alligator Books is on board to create a range of art and activity books; Trade Mark Collections, the leading supplier to U.K. retailers of licensed children’s umbrellas and bags, has signed [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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