TWF Heads to Asia Pacific

NEW YORK/HONG KONG,
February 26: Animation Collective has closed a deal to bring all four seasons
of Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF to
Turner Entertainment Networks Asia’s (TENA) channels across the Asia-Pacific
region.

Under the agreement, TWF
will air on all Cartoon Network,
Boomerang and POGO feeds in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, Southeast Asia,
Australia and New Zealand.

Larry Schwarz, the CEO of
Animation Collective and creator of Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF, said, "TWF has been a hit show in North America and in the
U.K. and we are excited to see TWF
moving around the world, and we hope that it will continue to be a huge hit
everywhere it travels and wherever kids love to thumb wrestle.”

“As a leader in the kids’
entertainment market and in animation, we believe in offering a complete
spectrum of content across all genres,” said Mark Eyers, the executive director
of programming at TENA. “Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF will make a wonderful addition to our existing
lineup with its blend of humor and imagination, perfectly complementing the
tone of our channels.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski