Co-production partners Sesame Workshop and Televisa (Mexico) have begun production on a 13th season of Plaza Sesamo, which will include 65x30 new episodes of the preschool literacy-centric and story telling series, at Televisa's San Angel studio.
The new season will see the debut of the new Muppet character Gaby, a 4-year old girl, who, despite being timid and a dreamer, can overcome her shyness to sing.
The new episodes will also include new set features such as more buildings and windows, brighter colors, all designed to reflect Latin American neighborhoods that can be found in Mexico, Colombia, Chile or anywhere, and a new tree on the Plaza. Additionally, the new season sees the appointment of Lorenzo Dunoyer as new Sr. Producer. Javier Williams continues to serve as Executive Producer.
Season 13 of Plaza Sesamo will premiere on Televisa this fall and on Discovery Kids throughout Latin America in January 2011.
Sesame Workshop teams with the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) to assist in reducing the number of road accidents and fatalities among kids and families around the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Using its media expertise, Sesame Workshop will work with GRSP to create content and distribute materials that will educate kids/families about road safety behavior. So serious is the issue around the world, the UN General Assembly recently passed a resolution making 2011-2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Eori, Sesame Workshop and BASF Kids' Lab,
Malaysia-based Ed-Online Technologies, a multimedia developer of content including e-learning and entertainment projects, inks a co-production pact at MIPTV with South Korean animation producer/distributor NHC Media.
The deal is valued at US$15 million. Together the two will c0-produce the new 2D animated preschool series Eori (78x7), which will be available in English, Korean and Bahasa Malaysia from 2Q 2011.
Featuring a budget of US$2 million, the new series revolves around Eori, a boy that saves a fairy that in return provides him with a lifetime of adventure by giving him mask that can magically place him as a character in her wide range of storybooks.
The stories are all based on Malaysian, Korean and international folk tales. Primary work on the series will be produced in Malaysia, where it will create 100+ jobs.
The co-production is supported by Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), and Korea's Seoul Business Agency (SBA) and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA).
Sesame Workshop and BASF Kids' Lab, an three-year-old interactive educational program founded by chemical company BASF, join for a live interactive educational show featuring the Sesame Street Muppets called Magic Map Show, which will run at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, May 1 October 31, 2010, twice daily at the Dock Theater at the Expo Garden in Pu Xi.
Targeted to K6-11, the musical filled live show will take kids in the audience on a tour of five continents to educate them about and encourage them to take care of the Earth, and will also offer a hands on clean water-centric experiment called Recycle Dirty Water.
The deal is valued at US$15 million. Together the two will c0-produce the new 2D animated preschool series Eori (78x7), which will be available in English, Korean and Bahasa Malaysia from 2Q 2011.
Featuring a budget of US$2 million, the new series revolves around Eori, a boy that saves a fairy that in return provides him with a lifetime of adventure by giving him mask that can magically place him as a character in her wide range of storybooks.
The stories are all based on Malaysian, Korean and international folk tales. Primary work on the series will be produced in Malaysia, where it will create 100+ jobs.
The co-production is supported by Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), and Korea's Seoul Business Agency (SBA) and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA).
Sesame Workshop and BASF Kids' Lab, an three-year-old interactive educational program founded by chemical company BASF, join for a live interactive educational show featuring the Sesame Street Muppets called Magic Map Show, which will run at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, May 1 October 31, 2010, twice daily at the Dock Theater at the Expo Garden in Pu Xi.
Targeted to K6-11, the musical filled live show will take kids in the audience on a tour of five continents to educate them about and encourage them to take care of the Earth, and will also offer a hands on clean water-centric experiment called Recycle Dirty Water.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Monkey See Monkey Do, Totally Spies Fashion Agents
Hit Entertainment debuts the new kid-targeted mixed CG animated/live-action preschool series Monkey See Monkey Do (26x7) at MIPTV this week, and has inked seven deals with international broadcasters. Produced by Smartoonz, Monkey See Monkey Doo is hosted by Monkey, an animated character, and is designed to get kids up and moving and dancing around. The series has been acquired by: France 5 (France); TVA, TVO and Knowledge (all Canada); Al-Jazeera Kids (Middle East); Minimax (Eastern Europe) and Disney Latam (Latin America). A US broadcaster deal will be completed soon.
Canada-based kelencontent is debuting two new kid's series at MIPTV 2010:
Red Caps (26x30) - a 2D animated series aimed at K6-11, follows Santa's special year-long team of helpers that have special powers to help kids around the world stand up for their rights and take responsibility for the world. The series will also feature a book series, online community and games, a 3D feature film, The Magic Crystal, which will be available from September 2010. Red Caps is a co-production between Epidem Zot (Finland) and Cartoon One Italy). The series has been pre-sold to RTL2 Germany, Hungary, Finland, Turkey, Middle East and Baltic territories.
Lotza (52x30) - the mixed animation and live-action preschool series is virtually non-verbal and uses music to help kids develop cognitive skills and prepare them for school. kelencontent holds the worldwide right.
Marathon Media and Ouat Entertainment partner to launch the co-published Totally Spies Fashion Agents ( www.fashionagents.com/en/), the first Role Play Game (RPG) based on the Totally Spies animated TV series, on Facebook. A Beta version in French and English will be published online April 20, with new missions and functions added every week.
The Totally Spies game invites players to create their own avatar and set out on missions to help save the world and play mini-games, and also acquire costumes and objects to decorate their apartments. In the Facebook game, players can share their apartment with friends just like the friends in the series.
Additionally, players can buy objects/items via micro-transactions that allow them to move through the game quicker, though they aren't mandatory to progress in the game.
Canada-based kelencontent is debuting two new kid's series at MIPTV 2010:
Red Caps (26x30) - a 2D animated series aimed at K6-11, follows Santa's special year-long team of helpers that have special powers to help kids around the world stand up for their rights and take responsibility for the world. The series will also feature a book series, online community and games, a 3D feature film, The Magic Crystal, which will be available from September 2010. Red Caps is a co-production between Epidem Zot (Finland) and Cartoon One Italy). The series has been pre-sold to RTL2 Germany, Hungary, Finland, Turkey, Middle East and Baltic territories.
Lotza (52x30) - the mixed animation and live-action preschool series is virtually non-verbal and uses music to help kids develop cognitive skills and prepare them for school. kelencontent holds the worldwide right.
Marathon Media and Ouat Entertainment partner to launch the co-published Totally Spies Fashion Agents ( www.fashionagents.com/en/), the first Role Play Game (RPG) based on the Totally Spies animated TV series, on Facebook. A Beta version in French and English will be published online April 20, with new missions and functions added every week.
The Totally Spies game invites players to create their own avatar and set out on missions to help save the world and play mini-games, and also acquire costumes and objects to decorate their apartments. In the Facebook game, players can share their apartment with friends just like the friends in the series.
Additionally, players can buy objects/items via micro-transactions that allow them to move through the game quicker, though they aren't mandatory to progress in the game.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
CBeebies, Small Potatoes, Tinga Tinga Tales
BBC names kid's TV veteran Kay Benbow as the new Controller of CBeebies. Currently Head/CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions, a role she has held since 2006, Benbow will make the move next year with BBC Children's to BBC North in Salford.
Benbow takes over the vacancy left by Michael Carrington who exited the position earlier this year to join Turner Broadcasting as Chief Content Officer, Cartoon Network EMEA. Benbow joined BBC Children's in 1988, after beginning her career with BBC World and Domestic Services, and she also managed, produced and directed various series.
She spent two years at Tell Tale Productions, where she was a producer on Tweenies, before returning to BBC Children's and has since developed and executive produced a range of programs.
Little Airplane Productions inks pre-sales for its short-form preschool animated series Small Potatoes (26x3) across Europe, Australia and Canada. The new broadcast deals for the music-centric series include CBeebies (UK), NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden), ABC TV (Australia) and TVO and Knowledge (Canada). CBeebies plans to premiere Small Potatoes in summer 2011. Designed to help preschoolers learn about different genres of music, Small Potatoes features works by composers and lyricists such as Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof).
Classic Media signs further license agreement for its new preschool property Tinga Tinga Tales.
New deals across all categories include: William Lamb (footwear); Roy Lowe & Sons (socks and hosiery); VMC Accessories (dress up and accessories); Trademark Collections (bags, umbrellas, wallets); Zap (bedding and towels); Hall & Associates (health and beauty); MV Sport (bikes, trikes, scooters); Paul Lamond (board games and puzzles); Titan (stand alone magazine; BBC Worldwide (multi-character CBeebies Weekly and CBeebies Animals Magazine).
Previous deals include pan-regional deals with Penguin Group, as global master publishing, which will release its first titles in the UK this May 2010, and a Bandai, the master toy partner for the brand, which will roll-out toys based on the property from this September.
Benbow takes over the vacancy left by Michael Carrington who exited the position earlier this year to join Turner Broadcasting as Chief Content Officer, Cartoon Network EMEA. Benbow joined BBC Children's in 1988, after beginning her career with BBC World and Domestic Services, and she also managed, produced and directed various series.
She spent two years at Tell Tale Productions, where she was a producer on Tweenies, before returning to BBC Children's and has since developed and executive produced a range of programs.
Little Airplane Productions inks pre-sales for its short-form preschool animated series Small Potatoes (26x3) across Europe, Australia and Canada. The new broadcast deals for the music-centric series include CBeebies (UK), NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden), ABC TV (Australia) and TVO and Knowledge (Canada). CBeebies plans to premiere Small Potatoes in summer 2011. Designed to help preschoolers learn about different genres of music, Small Potatoes features works by composers and lyricists such as Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof).
Classic Media signs further license agreement for its new preschool property Tinga Tinga Tales.
New deals across all categories include: William Lamb (footwear); Roy Lowe & Sons (socks and hosiery); VMC Accessories (dress up and accessories); Trademark Collections (bags, umbrellas, wallets); Zap (bedding and towels); Hall & Associates (health and beauty); MV Sport (bikes, trikes, scooters); Paul Lamond (board games and puzzles); Titan (stand alone magazine; BBC Worldwide (multi-character CBeebies Weekly and CBeebies Animals Magazine).
Previous deals include pan-regional deals with Penguin Group, as global master publishing, which will release its first titles in the UK this May 2010, and a Bandai, the master toy partner for the brand, which will roll-out toys based on the property from this September.
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