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.