4Kids Expands Reach of Viva Piñata

NEW YORK, January 11: 4Kids Entertainment has finalized broadcast agreements for Viva Piñata with Ten Network Australia, Cartoon Network Latin America and Turkey’s Digiturk JOJO Channel.

New episodes of the animated children’s property will launch on TEN on February 15, Cartoon Network Latin America on April 1 and Digiturk JOJO Channel in November.

The series currently airs Saturday morning in the U.S. on 4Kids TV, as well as on YTV in Canada, France 3 Television, Canal J in France, RTL II in Germany, NRK in Norway, SIC in Portugal, Children’s Channel in Israel, TV3 in New Zealand, Televisa in Mexico, Animax in South Korea, Momo Kids TV in Taiwan and MediaCorp TV12’s Kids Central in Singapore. It also airs on Nickelodeon in the U.K., Netherlands, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.

A co-venture production with YTV of Canada, Viva  Piñata follows a group of piñata friends who embark on wild adventures with mysteries to solve and parties to be had on Piñata Island. Vancouver-based Bardel Entertainment is responsible for animating the series in high-definition 3-D CGI.

—By Ned Berke