Pocoyo Special Goes Global at MipTV

The makers of Spain’s pre-school series Pocoyo are creating a new animated special for the series to debut at MipTV

Zinkia and ITV Global Entertainment will bring to the market Pocoyo and the Space Circus, a new 25-minute special that aired at Christmas on TVE1 in Spain to critical acclaim.

Distribution rights for the special and the series’ 104 seven-minute episodes are beign handled for Latin America by Zinkia and for the rest of the world ‘ excluding Spain, Portugal and Italy ‘ by ITV.

The series, licensed to more than 100 countries, also has a strong internet following, with the official Pocoyo site (www.pocoyo.com) available in nine languages and drawing more than 2.7 million unique visitors.