9 Story Secures New Slots for Trio of Series

TORONTO: New broadcast deals have been inked by 9 Story Entertainment for Almost Naked Animals, Wibbly Pig and Survive This.

The 52×11-minute animated series Almost Naked Animals, which features seven free-spirited animals who run a beach-front hotel, has been sold to Canal+ in France, ABC in Australia and Noga in Israel. The show has been commissioned by Canada’s YTV and is scheduled for a fall 2010 debut.

The tween reality series Survive This, created by 9 Story and survival expert Les Stroud, was picked up by ABC in Australia and VRAK for French-speaking Canada. The first season of Survive This aired on Cartoon Network in the U.S., and was previously acquired by Cartoon Network in Latin America, YLE in Finland, SVT in Sweden, Noga in Israel and Teleview in the Middle East.

Based on the books of author and artist Mick Inkpen, Wibbly Pig is headed to CBeebies in Latin America. The 52×10-minute series targets 2- to 5-year-olds. The show has commissions from CBeebies in the U.K. and TVO and Knowledge Network in Canada.