Streaming service Ameba TV has signed a deal with producer/distributor Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana for a raft of celebrated animated titles. Ameba TV will be streaming 59 titles from Nelvana’s award-winning kids’ content including titles such as 6Teen, Anatole, Babar, Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Being Ian, Blazing Dragons, Birdz, Braceface, Class of Titans, Di-Gata Defenders and Redwall.
New forthcoming titles will be mixture of series and movies: Babar: The Movie, Brace Face, Donkey Kong Country, Elliot Moose, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear, Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends, Pecola, and Pippi Longstocking among many others.
“The foundation of our catalog is based on having a great selection of classic and nostalgic children’s programming,” saysTony Havelka, CEO of Ameba TV. “We are so excited to have Nelvana as our newest content partner and thrilled to be able to add this wonderful mixture of well-established kid-favorites to our platform. Our young audiences are going to enjoy having easy access to such great entertaining programs.”
Ameba TV, which is currently availbe only in N. America, has over 6,500 videos in its catalog, comprising over 1,300 hours of quality children’s programming from over 200 content providers around the world. The streaming service is available on Amazon Prime Channels, XBOX 360, Roku, LG Smart TV, Sony, Amazon Fire, TiVO and Opera.