Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep Scores Disney U.S. Slot

BRISTOL, June 22: Disney Channel has picked up the animated
series Shaun the Sheep from the U.K.’s
Aardman Animations for a
prime-time premiere in the U.S. on July 8.

Last week, Shaun the Sheep won the Cristal Award as Best TV Production at the Annecy Animated Film
Festival. Since launching as the most viewed show at MIPCOM 2006, the property
has sold to broadcasters in 145 territories, including Australia, New Zealand,
Spain, Germany, India, France, Benelux, Japan and Latin America.

Targeted at kids aged 5-10, Shaun the Sheep follows the comedic misadventures of a young sheep
who leads his barnyard buddies into all sorts of funny and calamitous
situations, disrupting peace in the valley. Shaun was first introduced as a
character in the Oscar-winning animated short A Close Shave, directed by Nick Park.

"Shaun was always destined to be the star of his own
show," said Miles Bullough, Aardman's head of broadcast and executive
producer of the series. "The show has been hugely popular with
broadcasters around the world and we're thrilled that Disney Channel will bring
its enormous marketing expertise to his American debut."