KidsCo Commissions Malaysian Original Series

LONDON: KidsCo and Inspidea are teaming up to produce a 13×2-minute "green" animation, Boo and Me, which will air as a pay-TV exclusive to the channel worldwide and will air on KidsCo throughout Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Boo and Me, targeting the 6-to-10 set, follows the adventures of Boo the orangutan, who lives in a sanctuary in Malaysia after being rescued by poachers. Boo’s favorite visitors are two children who help him learn lessons about environmental conservation. Produced in Malaysia by Kuala Lumpur-based Inspidea, Boo and Me will launch across KidsCo channels starting in September.

Paul Robinson, the managing director for KidsCo and joint executive producer of Boo and Me, said: "We are delighted to be collaborating with one of Malaysia’s leading animation companies, Inspidea, on Boo and Me. This exciting new series bolsters our home-grown library of original programming and is also a perfect fit for our stable of educational entertainment which is loved by children and their families around the world. As KidsCo grows across Asia we are committed to invest in Asian programming to further improve our quality program lineup."

"We are very excited to work with a brand new channel like Kidsco which has access to major markets around the world," added Andrew Ooi, the managing director of Inspidea. "We value this co-production effort because it expands our experience in storytelling. This is a great opportunity for us to tell cute and funny stories to kids while we discreetly embed the green cause in their brains. So while they’re having fun watching cartoons, we start them young to be our future leaders of environmental protection."