In the UK Five's Milkshake! will launch its newly redesigned preschool-centric website next week. In addition to a new look, the Milkshake! site will feature less text and more images and offer a point and click process with icons, character pictures and host branded areas to make navigation easier for younger kids, as well as offering a range of activities, downloads, games and printables.
Additionally, the site will be home to the new re-branded Milkshake! area of Demand Five, All Day Milkshake!, where kids can view shows on demand. Five's in-house Digital Media Group and the Milkshake programming team produced the new site. Bionic Communications created the design and flash aspects of the site and it was developed and built by Unboxed Consulting.
Canada's TV Group is launching YOOPA, a new multiplatform French-language preschoolers and their parents brand this spring, per KidScreen. Specifically aimed at families in Quebec, YOOPA will include a digital TV channel and magazine, both schedule for an April 1, 2010 launch, as well as a website to bow in May.
The TV channel will initially feature programming from 6a-10p, eventually becoming a 24/7 channel. Original programming a part of the plan, with a new live-action/puppet series currently in production and slated to bow in June and a second series planned for this fall. In the meantime the channel will launch with acquired programming including Angelina Ballerina, Waybuloo, Blue's Clues, LazyTown and Pororo.
The website will mesh together existing kid and parent sites PetitMonde.ca and EspaceParents.ca. TV Group is a unit of Quebecor Media.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
BBC Worldwide, MarVista Entertainment
BBC Worldwide signs new broadcast deals for the animated preschool series Wibbly Pig (52x10). Set to premiere on ABC TV (Australia) in 2010, Wibbly Pig has now been acquired by TVB (Hong Kong), EBS (Korea) and RTE (Ireland). Wibbly Pig, which is just kind of fun to say, is co-produced by Wish Films and 9 Story Entertainment for BBC's CBeebies. The series will be seen on CBeebies channels in Africa and Latin America.
MarVista Entertainment completes principle photography in Vancouver on its Disney Channel TV movie co-production Sixteen Wishes. The new movie is slated premiere on Disney Channel US this summer and then rollout on other Disney Channels around the world. Starring Debby Ryan (The Suite Life on Deck) and Jean-Luc Bilodeau (Kyle XY), Sixteen Wishes is a comedy about a girl who has been planning her 16the birthday since she was little and over time has created a secret wish list that she has taped to her closet door. What starts off as a bad birthday turns the corner when a box of sixteen birthday candles arrives and the wishes on her list begin to come true, until she makes one wish on a candle that changes things forever.
MarVista Entertainment completes principle photography in Vancouver on its Disney Channel TV movie co-production Sixteen Wishes. The new movie is slated premiere on Disney Channel US this summer and then rollout on other Disney Channels around the world. Starring Debby Ryan (The Suite Life on Deck) and Jean-Luc Bilodeau (Kyle XY), Sixteen Wishes is a comedy about a girl who has been planning her 16the birthday since she was little and over time has created a secret wish list that she has taped to her closet door. What starts off as a bad birthday turns the corner when a box of sixteen birthday candles arrives and the wishes on her list begin to come true, until she makes one wish on a candle that changes things forever.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Guess with Jess, In the Night Garden
Classic Media's CGI animated preschool series Guess with Jess debuts this week on Treehouse (Canada), Corus Entertainment preschool network, where it will air daily.
Co-produced by Corus' Nelvana Studio, Guess with Jess made its initial launch on BBC's CBeebies channel (UK) in fall 2009, and now airs on broadcasters around the world. Additionally, Tele-Quebec (Canada) will also begin airing Guess with Jess in summer 2010.
BBC Worldwide inks a licensing deal with publisher PT Media Griya Harmony, a unit of MRA Printed Media, to launch the preschool-aimed In the Night Garden magazine in Indonesia. The In the Night Garden magazine is based on the kid's TV series of the same name.
With Aksara Sophiaan as Editor in Chief, the first issue of the magazine in Indonesia, debuts this week featuring 20% original content and 80% UK content. Produced by Ragdoll Productions, the In the Night Garden TV series debuted on CBeebies channel in Indonesia in April 2009.
Co-produced by Corus' Nelvana Studio, Guess with Jess made its initial launch on BBC's CBeebies channel (UK) in fall 2009, and now airs on broadcasters around the world. Additionally, Tele-Quebec (Canada) will also begin airing Guess with Jess in summer 2010.
BBC Worldwide inks a licensing deal with publisher PT Media Griya Harmony, a unit of MRA Printed Media, to launch the preschool-aimed In the Night Garden magazine in Indonesia. The In the Night Garden magazine is based on the kid's TV series of the same name.
With Aksara Sophiaan as Editor in Chief, the first issue of the magazine in Indonesia, debuts this week featuring 20% original content and 80% UK content. Produced by Ragdoll Productions, the In the Night Garden TV series debuted on CBeebies channel in Indonesia in April 2009.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Friday kids news
Nickelodeon picks up a second season of its new kid game show BrainSurge. Production on the new season or 40 episodes will commence this spring 2010, with Jeff Sutphen returning as host.
In addition to the BrainSurge TV series (Monday-Friday at 4:30p), kids can play the game online at www.nick.com/brainsurge . BrainSurge is produced by 310 Entertainment and Stone & Company.
In Canada Family Channel, Astral Media's commercial kid/family network, will premiere Disney Channel's new original TV movie StarStruck on Friday, March 19 at 7:30p.
The movie will also be available on Family OnDemand (an SVOD service) from March 16-April 5. StarStruck premieres as part of Family Channel's week of spring break programming Monday-Friday, March 15-19 and Monday-Friday, March 29-April 2.
The animated preschool series the WotWots (52x10) will premiere in Canada on Treehouse on February 22, 2010 at 6:15p. The WotWots will air regularly on Treehouse on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:15p, and Saturdays at 6:30p and Sundays at 1:40p.
Created by Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor and Martin Bantyon, the WotWots made its initial launch in New Zealand on TVNZ last year and currently airs on TV2 and TVNZ6 daily. The series also airs in Australia (ABC1, ABC2), the UK (Channel 5's Milkshake), and in Finland (MTV3)
PBS Kids is inviting Mister Rogers fans young and old are invited to vote for their favorite episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood at www.pbskids.org/rogers . Once at the site you can choose from seven Mister Rogers episodes, with the winning episode to broadcast on air and online on Saturday, March 20 (check local listings), as part of the third annual Won't You Be My Neighbor? Day, which celebrates Fred Rogers' birthday and his world of neighborhoods.
While online fans can also view previously unseen clips, behind the scenes moment and outtakes from the long running preschool series at pbs.org/video, as well as share their own photos and stories in the Neighbors of All Ages area at PBSKids.org/rogers. Additionally, PBS Kids has also recently introduced Mister Rogers' Make a Journal iPhone/iPod Touch application.
Dolphin Entertainment signs a program sales deal with NRK (Norway) for the live-action series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Created and executive produced by Scott Fellow, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide was developed and produced for Nickelodeon, which launched the series in 2003. The series airs around the world on various broadcasters.
In addition to the BrainSurge TV series (Monday-Friday at 4:30p), kids can play the game online at www.nick.com/brainsurge . BrainSurge is produced by 310 Entertainment and Stone & Company.
In Canada Family Channel, Astral Media's commercial kid/family network, will premiere Disney Channel's new original TV movie StarStruck on Friday, March 19 at 7:30p.
The movie will also be available on Family OnDemand (an SVOD service) from March 16-April 5. StarStruck premieres as part of Family Channel's week of spring break programming Monday-Friday, March 15-19 and Monday-Friday, March 29-April 2.
The animated preschool series the WotWots (52x10) will premiere in Canada on Treehouse on February 22, 2010 at 6:15p. The WotWots will air regularly on Treehouse on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:15p, and Saturdays at 6:30p and Sundays at 1:40p.
Created by Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor and Martin Bantyon, the WotWots made its initial launch in New Zealand on TVNZ last year and currently airs on TV2 and TVNZ6 daily. The series also airs in Australia (ABC1, ABC2), the UK (Channel 5's Milkshake), and in Finland (MTV3)
PBS Kids is inviting Mister Rogers fans young and old are invited to vote for their favorite episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood at www.pbskids.org/rogers . Once at the site you can choose from seven Mister Rogers episodes, with the winning episode to broadcast on air and online on Saturday, March 20 (check local listings), as part of the third annual Won't You Be My Neighbor? Day, which celebrates Fred Rogers' birthday and his world of neighborhoods.
While online fans can also view previously unseen clips, behind the scenes moment and outtakes from the long running preschool series at pbs.org/video, as well as share their own photos and stories in the Neighbors of All Ages area at PBSKids.org/rogers. Additionally, PBS Kids has also recently introduced Mister Rogers' Make a Journal iPhone/iPod Touch application.
Dolphin Entertainment signs a program sales deal with NRK (Norway) for the live-action series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Created and executive produced by Scott Fellow, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide was developed and produced for Nickelodeon, which launched the series in 2003. The series airs around the world on various broadcasters.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Doodlebops and Yo Gabba Gabba
The new preschool animated series Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show from Cookie Jar Entertainment will premiere on Kid's CBC (Canada) on Saturday, February 20, at 11:30a. Based on the live action Doodlebops series, the new series is a co-production with Argentina's Illusion Studios and Germany's OPTIX Entertainment.
The series, during which the Doodlebops will help viewers solve age appropriate problems, will air regularly on Kids' CBC on Saturdays at 11:30a and Wednesdays at 10:30a.
Nickelodeon premieres the third season of the preschool music series Yo Gabba Gabba! on Monday, March 8, 10:30a.
The new season debuts with a week of new episodes, Monday-Friday, March 8-12, featuring a range guest appearances including Sarah Silverman, Weird Al Yankovic, Black Kids, Jack McBrayer, Paul Scheer, Weezer, Anthony Bourdain, Of Montreal, Mos Def, Devo, The Aquabats, Mark Mothersbaugh, Biz Markie and a special remix by Travis Barker.
Created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz, Yo Gabba Gabba!, is produced by The Magic Store and Wildbrain. Returning in their regular segments is Biz Markie in the Biz's Beat of the Day, Mark Mothersbaugh in Mark's Magic Pictures and Jack McBrayer and Paul Scheer in the recurring Knock Knock joke segment. The season will include many other celebrity appearances.
The series, during which the Doodlebops will help viewers solve age appropriate problems, will air regularly on Kids' CBC on Saturdays at 11:30a and Wednesdays at 10:30a.
Nickelodeon premieres the third season of the preschool music series Yo Gabba Gabba! on Monday, March 8, 10:30a.
The new season debuts with a week of new episodes, Monday-Friday, March 8-12, featuring a range guest appearances including Sarah Silverman, Weird Al Yankovic, Black Kids, Jack McBrayer, Paul Scheer, Weezer, Anthony Bourdain, Of Montreal, Mos Def, Devo, The Aquabats, Mark Mothersbaugh, Biz Markie and a special remix by Travis Barker.
Created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz, Yo Gabba Gabba!, is produced by The Magic Store and Wildbrain. Returning in their regular segments is Biz Markie in the Biz's Beat of the Day, Mark Mothersbaugh in Mark's Magic Pictures and Jack McBrayer and Paul Scheer in the recurring Knock Knock joke segment. The season will include many other celebrity appearances.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Electus, JimJam, Big and Small
Electus, Ben Silverman's newly formed multimedia company that is a business of IAC, inks a development deal with kid-centric build-a-robot entertainment brand Robotgalaxy for TV and movie projects.
Under the deal, Electus will package, develop, distribute and produce original content based on the brand's likeness across a variety of platforms including TV and film worldwide.
Additionally, Electus has teamed with Charlie Walk's CWE Media to serve as producer on all Robotgalaxy projects. Robotgalaxy is a concept based on the RobotGalaxy comic book series that includes a build-a-robot retail experience, a web-enabled toy, as well as a virtual world, which allows kids to create and program their own robots.
JimJam, the global preschool channel, expands further throughout Asia, which coincides with the channel's new look. The JimJam channel has its first launch in Thailand as a 24/7 service on Cable Thai Holding, a consortium of TV operators, and also signs a carriage deal with Indovision (Indonesia). The channel's new look begins with the jungle theme and later this year will feature other themes such as outer space, circus and the sea. The JimJam on-air refresh, which was created by Chello Zone's in-house production team, also simultaneously rolls out on all its feeds, including 50+ countries across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Welsh broadcaster S4C acquires preschool series Big and Small (52 episodes), as well as the series website, from Kindle Entertainment. S4C will debut the series as part of its preschool service Cyw from April 2010, weekdays at 12:30p. The broadcaster will feature the Big and Small microsite as part of the Cyw website. Big and Small is a co-production of Kindle Entertainment the 3J's Productions for BBC, produced in association with Treehouse TV and studio 100.
Under the deal, Electus will package, develop, distribute and produce original content based on the brand's likeness across a variety of platforms including TV and film worldwide.
Additionally, Electus has teamed with Charlie Walk's CWE Media to serve as producer on all Robotgalaxy projects. Robotgalaxy is a concept based on the RobotGalaxy comic book series that includes a build-a-robot retail experience, a web-enabled toy, as well as a virtual world, which allows kids to create and program their own robots.
JimJam, the global preschool channel, expands further throughout Asia, which coincides with the channel's new look. The JimJam channel has its first launch in Thailand as a 24/7 service on Cable Thai Holding, a consortium of TV operators, and also signs a carriage deal with Indovision (Indonesia). The channel's new look begins with the jungle theme and later this year will feature other themes such as outer space, circus and the sea. The JimJam on-air refresh, which was created by Chello Zone's in-house production team, also simultaneously rolls out on all its feeds, including 50+ countries across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Welsh broadcaster S4C acquires preschool series Big and Small (52 episodes), as well as the series website, from Kindle Entertainment. S4C will debut the series as part of its preschool service Cyw from April 2010, weekdays at 12:30p. The broadcaster will feature the Big and Small microsite as part of the Cyw website. Big and Small is a co-production of Kindle Entertainment the 3J's Productions for BBC, produced in association with Treehouse TV and studio 100.
Monday, February 15, 2010
What kids’ buyers are looking for
(Kids | MIPJUNIOR, 04.10.09)
Although the new online screening system means programmes can be viewed online for the next 12 months, key buyers were making the most of the opportunity for two days of intensive screening at MIP Junior, fuelled by refreshments provided by Cookie Jar.
- “We want strong live action and animated comedy for 6-9s, and boys’ action series,” said Jules Borkent, SVP global acquisitions and international programming for Nickelodeon (photo).
- Francine Laprade, evaluation officer for CBC Radio-Canada, wanted 2- and 3D animated series of all lengths for all age groups between 2 and 12. “I will screen more than 50 series this weekend,” she said.
- David Levine of Disney Channels Worldwide directs programming strategy for nearly 100 Disney channels around the world. “Our priority is animation for Disney XD, and original movie co-production opportunities,” he said.
- Signe Lindkvist was buying for Ramasjang!, Danmarks Radio’s new kids’ channel. “We launch next month,” she said. “It’s Denmark’s first public service channel specifically for kids.”
- Bella Stjerna, head of children’s and youth at SVT was seeking ‘anything good’ for SVT Barnkanalen, SVT’s dedicated children’s channel. “We have plenty of good pre-school content,” she said. “But it’s more difficult to find content for the hard-to-please 7-11 year olds.”
- Ola Kurcz of Poland’s Canal+ Cyfrowy was seeking content for the pre-school channel Mini Mini and Zigzap, for 8-12s. “We saw a lot of new titles this year, particularly from Asia.”
- Nils Stokke, head of planning, scheduling and acquisitions for NRK Super, the Norwegian public service children’s channel, screened for kids from 2-12. “I’d like to see more live action for older kids,” he said. “That’s been hard to find for a couple of years now.”
- At his first MIP Junior, YLE’s Jusu Lounela was buying for 12-16 year olds for Finland’s TV2 channel. “I’m also seeking content for my youth magazine show, Summesi,” he said.
Although the new online screening system means programmes can be viewed online for the next 12 months, key buyers were making the most of the opportunity for two days of intensive screening at MIP Junior, fuelled by refreshments provided by Cookie Jar.
- “We want strong live action and animated comedy for 6-9s, and boys’ action series,” said Jules Borkent, SVP global acquisitions and international programming for Nickelodeon (photo).
- Francine Laprade, evaluation officer for CBC Radio-Canada, wanted 2- and 3D animated series of all lengths for all age groups between 2 and 12. “I will screen more than 50 series this weekend,” she said.
- David Levine of Disney Channels Worldwide directs programming strategy for nearly 100 Disney channels around the world. “Our priority is animation for Disney XD, and original movie co-production opportunities,” he said.
- Signe Lindkvist was buying for Ramasjang!, Danmarks Radio’s new kids’ channel. “We launch next month,” she said. “It’s Denmark’s first public service channel specifically for kids.”
- Bella Stjerna, head of children’s and youth at SVT was seeking ‘anything good’ for SVT Barnkanalen, SVT’s dedicated children’s channel. “We have plenty of good pre-school content,” she said. “But it’s more difficult to find content for the hard-to-please 7-11 year olds.”
- Ola Kurcz of Poland’s Canal+ Cyfrowy was seeking content for the pre-school channel Mini Mini and Zigzap, for 8-12s. “We saw a lot of new titles this year, particularly from Asia.”
- Nils Stokke, head of planning, scheduling and acquisitions for NRK Super, the Norwegian public service children’s channel, screened for kids from 2-12. “I’d like to see more live action for older kids,” he said. “That’s been hard to find for a couple of years now.”
- At his first MIP Junior, YLE’s Jusu Lounela was buying for 12-16 year olds for Finland’s TV2 channel. “I’m also seeking content for my youth magazine show, Summesi,” he said.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Branded Content initiatives
Walmart and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are teaming to produce family-friendly TV programming and begin this effort with the 2-hour TV movie Secrets of The Mountain, which will premiere on NBC on April 16, 2010.
Family-friendly TV commercials from both companies will run during the movie's breaks and, per the WSJ, it will also feature an array of product placements during the movie, and that P&G is spending $4.5+ million to produce the TV movie.
Secrets of the Mountain is described as a drama-adventure about a single working mother who takes her family to a mountain cabin they inherited from their eccentric uncle, where they set off on an adventure.
The partnership falls under Walmart's new Family Moments, a marketing, in-store and digital family-centric entertainment initiative. P&G is co-founder, and Walmart is c0-fhiar with P&G, of the Alliance for Family Entertainment (f/k/a Family Friendly Programming Forum), a group of about 40 national advertisers, which is supported by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA).
Ameba, a Winnipeg-based IPTV system for kids' entertainment, prepares for the North American launch of AmebaTV.com ( www.amebatv.com ) by taking delivery of proprietary set-top boxes in preparation. This new portal aims to deliver commercial free, kid-targeted entertainment directly to television viewers via the web.
AmebaTV.com's library includes 500 hours of live-action and animated kid-centric content from producers including Decode Entertainment, Breakthrough New Media, Casablanca Kids, Sockeye, Marble Media, Portfolio, TVO, Compugraf, Blender, Agogo Entertainment, Ingaldson-Smith Productions, and Janet's Planet, National Film Board, among others.
Sprite is inviting teens to express their creativity via music and film in its first global integrated marketing campaign, The Spark, which takes its name from Sprite's newly updated Spark logo. The campaign includes TV commercials, an online interactive music mixer featuring content from music artist Drake and a digital film mixer, aimed at inspiring teens to interact and be creative. The Spark launches this year first in North America, and then across Europe, Africa and Asia. The new campaign will be showcased at the NBA All-Star 2010 this weekend, which will feature a soundtrack by Drake. A range of different artists will be featured in The Spark campaign around the world. Sprite is part of The Coca-Cola Company.
Family-friendly TV commercials from both companies will run during the movie's breaks and, per the WSJ, it will also feature an array of product placements during the movie, and that P&G is spending $4.5+ million to produce the TV movie.
Secrets of the Mountain is described as a drama-adventure about a single working mother who takes her family to a mountain cabin they inherited from their eccentric uncle, where they set off on an adventure.
The partnership falls under Walmart's new Family Moments, a marketing, in-store and digital family-centric entertainment initiative. P&G is co-founder, and Walmart is c0-fhiar with P&G, of the Alliance for Family Entertainment (f/k/a Family Friendly Programming Forum), a group of about 40 national advertisers, which is supported by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA).
Ameba, a Winnipeg-based IPTV system for kids' entertainment, prepares for the North American launch of AmebaTV.com ( www.amebatv.com ) by taking delivery of proprietary set-top boxes in preparation. This new portal aims to deliver commercial free, kid-targeted entertainment directly to television viewers via the web.
AmebaTV.com's library includes 500 hours of live-action and animated kid-centric content from producers including Decode Entertainment, Breakthrough New Media, Casablanca Kids, Sockeye, Marble Media, Portfolio, TVO, Compugraf, Blender, Agogo Entertainment, Ingaldson-Smith Productions, and Janet's Planet, National Film Board, among others.
Sprite is inviting teens to express their creativity via music and film in its first global integrated marketing campaign, The Spark, which takes its name from Sprite's newly updated Spark logo. The campaign includes TV commercials, an online interactive music mixer featuring content from music artist Drake and a digital film mixer, aimed at inspiring teens to interact and be creative. The Spark launches this year first in North America, and then across Europe, Africa and Asia. The new campaign will be showcased at the NBA All-Star 2010 this weekend, which will feature a soundtrack by Drake. A range of different artists will be featured in The Spark campaign around the world. Sprite is part of The Coca-Cola Company.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Hit Entertainment, Latin America Multimedia Corporation
Hit Entertainment goes ahead with the development of two new projects from noted US TV writer/producers:
For the Birds - an animated comedy series targeted to K8-11, which follows the adventures of Earl E. Bird. The series comes from writer/producers Tom Ruegger (Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain) and Randy Rogel (Animaniacs, Batman).
Zip Zip Zippy - a music-based preschool series that invites viewers to physically participate in story-based adventures, and featuring a live-action host in an animated world of animals and kids. The series is created by Jeanine Kay and Luciana Brafman Bienstock.
Latin America Multimedia Corporation (LAMC) moves forward with new episodes of the live action preschool series Dos y Dos. Recorded in Spanish and English, the new episodes of Dos y Dos will include 26x30 new episodes for two new seasons of the series, which are scheduled to be available beginning September 2010. 4Kids Entertainment is the worldwide merchandising and licensing agent and brand manager for the property.
Mexico City-based Rose Entertainment handles international distribution for the series. Dos y Dos has also inked a deal with Peer Music to serve as the exclusive music publisher in the Americas and parts of Europe. Peer Music and 4Kids Entertainment will work together to develop merchandise that showcases music from the TV series.
Additionally, the four main characters from the series will star in a new live stage version of Dos y Dos, currently scheduled to stop in 10 cities in the US this summer.
For the Birds - an animated comedy series targeted to K8-11, which follows the adventures of Earl E. Bird. The series comes from writer/producers Tom Ruegger (Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain) and Randy Rogel (Animaniacs, Batman).
Zip Zip Zippy - a music-based preschool series that invites viewers to physically participate in story-based adventures, and featuring a live-action host in an animated world of animals and kids. The series is created by Jeanine Kay and Luciana Brafman Bienstock.
Latin America Multimedia Corporation (LAMC) moves forward with new episodes of the live action preschool series Dos y Dos. Recorded in Spanish and English, the new episodes of Dos y Dos will include 26x30 new episodes for two new seasons of the series, which are scheduled to be available beginning September 2010. 4Kids Entertainment is the worldwide merchandising and licensing agent and brand manager for the property.
Mexico City-based Rose Entertainment handles international distribution for the series. Dos y Dos has also inked a deal with Peer Music to serve as the exclusive music publisher in the Americas and parts of Europe. Peer Music and 4Kids Entertainment will work together to develop merchandise that showcases music from the TV series.
Additionally, the four main characters from the series will star in a new live stage version of Dos y Dos, currently scheduled to stop in 10 cities in the US this summer.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Spin Master Entertainment, The Kratt Brothers, PorchLight Entertainment
Spin Master Entertainment, a division of Spin Master Ltd., and animation studio Titmouse are partnering to co-develop and produce a new tween animated music TV series The Special Offers.
Created by Titmouse's VP Keith Fay, the series will feature music by Fay and Gina Shock -- yes, you remember her as the drummer of the Go Go's (she has also penned songs for Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Miranda Cosgrove). Fay previously produced the first two seasons of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse, and was also creative producer for in-game cinematics scenes on the last five Guitar Hero video games.
The series follows four music-loving misfit kids that form a band, The Special Offers. Each episode will feature an original song, culminating in a soundtrack release at the end of the season.
We can also look forward to a live tour. Spin Master Entertainment will serve as the global merchandising, licensing agent and toy maker for the property, with Titmouse Entertainment creating the animated series and retaining the global music rights.
Spin Master's Matt Wexler and Jennifer Picherack and Titmouse's Fay and Shannon Prynoski will serve as Executive Producers of the TV series. Schock will serve as a producer and will collaborate on original music with Fay for the series.
The Kratt Brothers head back into the wild in the new animated wildlife adventure/comedy series Wild Kratts (40x22). Targeted to K6-9, Wild Kratts will premiere in January 2011 on PBS Kids Go!, and in Canada on TVOntario, Knowledge Network and Tele-Quebec, and will be showcased next week at the KidScreen Summit in NYC.
Co-produced and distributed by The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Entertainment, the series follows animated versions of real life zoologist brothers Chris and Martin Kratt as they take viewers on adventures where they explore habitats of unusual animals.
In each episode the brothers work to help animals in crisis, often instigated by their nemesis Zach Varmitech and his mission to collect endangered animals. 9 Story Entertainment will distribute the series outside of North America. The Kratt's created and produced Kratt's Creatures, Zoboomafoo and Kratt Brothers: Be The Creature.
PorchLight Entertainment adds the new Flash animated series Agent A to Agent Z (52x11) to its development slate. Created by Andy Rash (author/illustrator) and Dan Yaccarino (author/creator, Oswald, Willa's Wild Life) and based on Rash's kid's book of the same name published by Arthur A.
Levine Books, Agent A to Agent Z is a comedy/mystery that revolves around the misadventures of a father and son (12-yr-old Aaron) spy duo and their secret missions.
Created by Titmouse's VP Keith Fay, the series will feature music by Fay and Gina Shock -- yes, you remember her as the drummer of the Go Go's (she has also penned songs for Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Miranda Cosgrove). Fay previously produced the first two seasons of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse, and was also creative producer for in-game cinematics scenes on the last five Guitar Hero video games.
The series follows four music-loving misfit kids that form a band, The Special Offers. Each episode will feature an original song, culminating in a soundtrack release at the end of the season.
We can also look forward to a live tour. Spin Master Entertainment will serve as the global merchandising, licensing agent and toy maker for the property, with Titmouse Entertainment creating the animated series and retaining the global music rights.
Spin Master's Matt Wexler and Jennifer Picherack and Titmouse's Fay and Shannon Prynoski will serve as Executive Producers of the TV series. Schock will serve as a producer and will collaborate on original music with Fay for the series.
The Kratt Brothers head back into the wild in the new animated wildlife adventure/comedy series Wild Kratts (40x22). Targeted to K6-9, Wild Kratts will premiere in January 2011 on PBS Kids Go!, and in Canada on TVOntario, Knowledge Network and Tele-Quebec, and will be showcased next week at the KidScreen Summit in NYC.
Co-produced and distributed by The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Entertainment, the series follows animated versions of real life zoologist brothers Chris and Martin Kratt as they take viewers on adventures where they explore habitats of unusual animals.
In each episode the brothers work to help animals in crisis, often instigated by their nemesis Zach Varmitech and his mission to collect endangered animals. 9 Story Entertainment will distribute the series outside of North America. The Kratt's created and produced Kratt's Creatures, Zoboomafoo and Kratt Brothers: Be The Creature.
PorchLight Entertainment adds the new Flash animated series Agent A to Agent Z (52x11) to its development slate. Created by Andy Rash (author/illustrator) and Dan Yaccarino (author/creator, Oswald, Willa's Wild Life) and based on Rash's kid's book of the same name published by Arthur A.
Levine Books, Agent A to Agent Z is a comedy/mystery that revolves around the misadventures of a father and son (12-yr-old Aaron) spy duo and their secret missions.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Disney Television Animation, Sesame Street Old School Vol. 1
Disney Television Animation commences production on Jake and the Never Land Pirates, a new interactive mixed 2D and CG animated preschool series, which will premiere on Playhouse Disney-branded blocks and channels around the world.
Designed to underline the importance of teamwork, the original music-filled series follows Jake and his pirate friends (and parrot) as they travel through Never Land in search of lost treasures and learning to work together and hone their problem solving skills, with the help of the at home audience, to outsmart Captain Hook and his ever-present lackey Smee.
The series stars Colin Ford as Jack, and Madison Pettis (Cory in the House, The Game Plan) as Izzy, and Jonathan Morgan Heit (Bedtime Stories) as Cubby. Executive produced by Rob LaDuca (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), Jake and the Never Land Pirates features original music by Loren Hoskins and Kevin Hendrickson of the pirate rock band Captain Bogg & Salty.
On the heels of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, E1 Music will release the CD box set Sesame Street Old School Vol. 1 on March 23, 2010.
The box set features three of the earliest Sesame Street albums, cast and original art: The Original Cast Recording (1970), Big Bird Sings (1974) and Bert & Ernie Sing Along, all digitally re-mastered and all on CD for the first time.
A ton of great songs and of course performances including at least one song featuring Mr. Hooper.
Designed to underline the importance of teamwork, the original music-filled series follows Jake and his pirate friends (and parrot) as they travel through Never Land in search of lost treasures and learning to work together and hone their problem solving skills, with the help of the at home audience, to outsmart Captain Hook and his ever-present lackey Smee.
The series stars Colin Ford as Jack, and Madison Pettis (Cory in the House, The Game Plan) as Izzy, and Jonathan Morgan Heit (Bedtime Stories) as Cubby. Executive produced by Rob LaDuca (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), Jake and the Never Land Pirates features original music by Loren Hoskins and Kevin Hendrickson of the pirate rock band Captain Bogg & Salty.
On the heels of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, E1 Music will release the CD box set Sesame Street Old School Vol. 1 on March 23, 2010.
The box set features three of the earliest Sesame Street albums, cast and original art: The Original Cast Recording (1970), Big Bird Sings (1974) and Bert & Ernie Sing Along, all digitally re-mastered and all on CD for the first time.
A ton of great songs and of course performances including at least one song featuring Mr. Hooper.
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