Breakthrough in U.K. Deal on Miss BG

TORONTO, April
17: Breakthrough Animation has licensed 26 half-hour episodes of the 3-D
animated series Miss BG
to Cartoon Network’s Cartoonito in the U.K. for premiere on May 24.

Miss BG is a co-production between ELLIPSANIME,
Breakthrough Animation, TVO, TFO in Canada and France 5. Aimed at kids ages
5-8, the series centers around the world of Miss BG (short for Big Girl), a precocious
eight year-old girl who sees it as her mission to teach her young brother
George the ways of the world. The series is adapted from the acclaimed Gudule
& les Bébés book
collection published in France by Hachette-Jeunesse, authored by Fanny Joly and
illustrated by Roser Capdevilla.

“Miss BG opens doors everywhere she goes and we
are delighted that Cartoon Network has chosen Miss BG as an integral part of their launch of
Cartoonito in the U.K.,” said Kevin Gillis, the executive producer and managing
partner of Breakthrough Animation Inc. “We look forward to a long and
successful relationship with this well-respected children’s network.”