Studio B Inks New Being Ian Deal

TORONTO, June 13: Canadian kids’ network YTV and
Vancouver-based Studio B Productions have struck a deal to produce 10 new
special episodes of Being Ian for
broadcast beginning September 2007.

The terms of the agreement also give Corus Entertainment
rights to the brand’s online assets, including BeingIan.com, and the capacity
to create interactive web-based games and activities, as well as stream clips
and episodes. Corus’s multiplatform plans for Being Ian will include content on mobile TV and VOD beginning
this fall.

“Combining one of Studio B’s most internationally acclaimed
animated series with Corus Entertainment’s leadership in multiplatform brand
development, this deal will take Being Ian
to the next level in the Canadian market,” said Phil Piazza, the VP of
programming at Corus Children’s Television. “Through unique stunt events and
unprecedented content initiatives, YTV and Studio B have taken an innovative
approach to building and extending the Being Ian brand.”

A YTV original production, Being Ian is produced by Studio B Productions and is
distributed by Nelvana. It recently won the 2006 Shaw Rocket Prize and Leo
Award for Best Animation Program and Series.