TORONTO, June 15: CCI Entertainment is attending DISCOP with a slate of kids’ animated series, headlined by the 3-D CGI production Erky Perky. The series follows the adventures of two bickering and dim-witted bugs, Erky and Perky, who spend their ...
Read More »Breakthrough to Showcase New TV Movie at DISCOP
TORONTO, June 15: In Budapest next week for DISCOP, Breakthrough Entertainment will be showcasing Cradle of Lies, the company’s first TV movie, as well as factual properties, formats and kids’ fare. The 90-minute film is a production of Blueprint Entertainment ...
Read More »Cookie Jar Set to Showcase Key Brands
LOS ANGELES, June 15: At the Licensing Show in New York next week, Cookie Jar Entertainment will showcase its key brands Caillou, The Doodlebops, and Spider Riders. For the preschool classic Caillou, Cookie Jar is gearing up for next year’s ...
Read More »PorchLight to Focus on Four Properties at Licensing Show
LOS ANGELES, June 15: Broadening the reach of Animalia, Doodlez, The Secret World of Benjamin Bear and Tutenstein will be PorchLight Entertainment’s focus for Licensing Show. “Our plan in building any property is to get major television exposure and build ...
Read More »FremantleMedia Looks to Extend Top Brands
LONDON, June 15: Extending the reach of the brands The X Factor, The Apprentice and Prehistoric Park will be FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide’s key priority at Licensing Show next week. “Our focus for Licensing International will be to seek partners who ...
Read More »Endemol Unveils New Consumer Products Initiatives
HILVERSUM, June 15: To support key brands such as Deal or No Deal and Big Brother, Endemol International will be unveiling a slate of new consumer products initiatives at Licensing Show in New York. “The first step was a move ...
Read More »Nick UK Deal for ABC’s Fairies
SYDNEY, June 15: ABC Enterprises has licensed the musical preschool series The Fairies to Nickelodeon UK. The series, available in 52 12-minute or 26 30-minute episodes, features sets designed by WETA Workshop, known for its work on The Lord of ...
Read More »TVC Set for First DISCOP Outing
BARCELONA, June 15: The distribution arm of Catalonian public broadcaster TVC is heading to DISCOP for the first time, offering up a slate of sitcoms, drama series, TV movies and documentaries. According to head of sales, Oriol Baquer, highlights of ...
Read More »Asian Deals for Parthenon
LONDON, June 15: Parthenon Entertainment, through representative Bomanbridge International, has shored up deals in Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Among the pickups were Britain's Worst Sleepwalker, The Green Land and Ice Hotel, as well as new wildlife HD special Lions ...
Read More »Bravo U.K. Announces First Advertiser-Funded Program
LONDON, June 15: Flextech Television’s male-targeted Bravo channel has announced its first advertiser-funded programming commission, partnering with the British Army. Tentatively titled Everest: Man Versus Mountain, the series will detail the British Army’s attempt on the summit of Mount Everest ...
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