Explorer Express Heads to Indonesia

VIENNA: Indonesian national broadcaster TV Eduksi (TV-E) has picked up Explorer Express, an educational kids’ show from Austrian pubcaster ORF.

Targeted at 8- to 12-year-olds, Explorer Express is a scientific and educational entertainment programs for kids. The show has been licensed by ARTE in France, Nick Germany and Da Vinci Learning for Eastern Europe. Produced by Story & Co., Explorer Express is now in its ninth season on ORF 1 in Austria.

Beatrice Riesenfelder, the head of sales and acquisitions at ORF, said: "We are happy to see that local educational content can be spread worldwide if it is done in the right way, in spite of cultural differences and varying restrictions in children’s programming. We hope to see the Austrian Explorer Express travel to many more countries in the world."