Television

Outfit7’s ‘Talking Tom’ Rockets Around the World with Jetpack

Published on April 30, 2018

Global indie kids and family distributor Jetpack Distribution has secured a raft of new international deals for Talking Tom and Friends, the award-winning animated series from Outfit7 Limited.

The show is now heading to K2 in Italy (exclusive free TV and non-exc. VOD, seasons 2 & 3); Teletoon+ in Poland (TV & FVOD for S2 & 3 and 40 x 1 min. shorts); Teletoon+ in France, Monaco, Andorra, Mauritius, Comoros and Madagascar, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Haiti, Vanuatu and Africa (S2 & 3); POP in the UK and Ireland (free TV and FVOD, S1) and POP Africa in Sub-Saharan Africa (pay TV and FVOD, S1).

“Talking Tom and Friends is a truly multi-platform property that has achieved enormous success in both the linear and non-linear spaces. It’s cheeky, fun and highly interactive,” said Dominic Gardiner, CEO of Jetpack. “These deals are a huge testament to its success. We look forward to finding even more homes for this lovable bunch.”

One of the top shows in Jetpack’s portfolio, Talking Tom and Friends has totted up billions of views on YouTube, and has aired on television in 166 countries in 26 languages worldwide. Jetpack Distribution have brokered deals with platforms and broadcasters in the UK and Ireland, Latin America, Australia, Asia, Turkey, the Middle East, North Africa, France, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Russia, India, Israel, UAE and Poland.

“We really put our heart and soul into making Talking Tom and Friends and we are so thrilled to see it being picked up by so many broadcasters with help from Jetpack,” said Boris Dolenc, VP of Content at Outfit7.

The series centers on the cat Talking Tom and his best friends, who make inventions, movies, music and more in a garage/lab/production studio that also happens to be Tom’s home. The group’s got tons of ideas, from time traveling rugs to flying shoes to a hot new kind of restaurant, and they’re always looking to share those ideas with the world. Of course, sometimes the world isn’t quite ready, and the ideas lead to “a disaster” or “a catastrophe” or “total chaos.” But you know what Tom calls that? An adventure! More at talkingtomandfriends.com/animated-series.