TV-Loonland Gives Go Ahead to Little Princess TV Specials

MUNICH/LONDON, March 25:
TV-Loonland has greenlit production for two seasonal specials for its preschool
property Little Princess, set
to be completed in August.

TV-Loonland has teamed up
with The Illuminated Film Company to premiere 22-minute specials themed around
Halloween and Christmas. The Little Princess series launched on Five in September 2006 and has
been a ratings success. The second 35×11-minute season currently airs on Five’s
Milkshake! block. The property
has been sold in more than 160 countries to date.

Olivier Dumont, the
managing director of TV-Loonland, commented, “Following the success of the hit
preschool show to date and the valued support from our broadcast partner Five,
we are confident these two TV specials of Little Princess are going to be a big hit. To compliment the
stunning animation, we continue to develop a strong licensing program in
addition to an extremely successful product launch by our master toy licensee
and look forward to further significant developments fit for a Princess!”

Iain Harvey, the producer
for The Illuminated Film Company, added: “Little Princess is proving such infectious fun that we just
couldn’t keep her out of mischief. We would love to share these further
adventures with all and with such a great team on board we are sure the
specials won’t disappoint.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski