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Guru’s ‘Justin Time’ to Debut on Sprout


April 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Guru Studio’s charming, 2D-animated show Justin Time will premiere on  24-hour preschool channel Sprout this Sunday (April 22). Sprout has already acquired two seasons of the show which has attracted audiences on numerous networks around the world, including Discovery Kids Latin America and Disney Junior. “We’re thrilled to partner with [...]

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Sprout Brings ‘Justin Time’ to U.S. April 22


April 2, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Justin Time, Guru Studio’s first original animated adventure series for preschoolers, will premiere April 22 in the United States on the Sprout channel. Sprout has acquired two seasons of the series, which is produced by Toronto-based Guru and has aired overseas on such network as Discovery Kids Latin America and Disney [...]

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Coolabi’s ‘Poppy Cat’ Purr-fect for U.S.


March 29, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Hit preschool animation series Poppy Cat from London-based Coolabi has secured a further U.S. broadcast home on the new Sprout-programmed NBC KIDS block which will air Saturday mornings starting July 7. The new deal will bring the show to over 110 million U.S. homes—Poppy Cat already has a strong licensing [...]

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Three DHX Preschool Shows to Stream on Netflix


March 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Toronto’s TV producer and distributor DHX Media has signed its first content deal with Netflix, offering three of its animated preschool shows—Franny’s Feet, Bo On The Go! and Mighty Jungle for streaming via the service in the U.S. Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited films and TV episodes streamed over [...]

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Henson Makes Sales for Trio of Toons


March 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The Jim Henson Company heads to MIP-TV this year with a raft of broadcast and home entertainment licensing agreements finalized for its trio of pre-school series, Pajanimals, Dinosaur Train and Sid the Science Kid. Richard Goldsmith, the company’s exec VP of sales and distribution noted that the new preschool puppet [...]

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Caillou Makes Learning Fun on Mobile Platforms


October 10, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Loveable kids character Caillou will be helping children aged two to five learn phonics, letter recognition, memorization and spelling thanks to his first ever app from educational developer Night & Day Studios, licensor Cookie Jar Entertainment and their CPLG licensing division. Caillou airs on PBS Kids and Sprout, where it’s [...]

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Goldsmith to Sell Henson’s ‘Pajanimals’ at MIPCOM


September 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The Jim Henson Company has appointed Richard Goldsmith as exec VP of Global Distribution. Goldsmith will lead global sales at MIP Junior and MIPCOM for the company’s titles across all platforms, and reports to Henson president and COO Peter Schube. At MIPCOM, Goldsmith and his team will focus on Henson’s [...]

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Coolabi Adds U.K. Licensees for ‘Poppy Cat’


July 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Henson, Sprout, Sixteen South Co-Produce ‘Pajanimals’


April 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The Jim Henson Co., the preschool TV channel Sprout and Northern Ireland-based Sixteen South Ltd. have teamed up to co-produce a new series called Pajanimals. The series will consist of 26 half hour episodes, and will air exclusively on Sprout in the United States starting in the fall and went [...]

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