CAKE Seals New Stoked Deals

CANNES: The Fresh TV animated surf comedy Stoked, recently acquired by Cartoon Network in the U.S., has been sold by CAKE to CANAL+ and TPS Jeunesse in France.

Developed and produced for TELETOON in Canada, the animated sitcom focuses on six teens working at the Surfer’s Paradise Resort for a summer. It is targeted at kids aged 8 to 12. CANAL+ and TPS Jeunesse have also acquired Fresh TV’s Total Drama Island and Total Drama Action.

Genevieve Dexter, partner and commercial director at CAKE, noted: “This is great three series deal with our valued partners, Canal + and TPS Jeunesse. Stoked and Total Drama Action are fantastic properties that tap into the tween market really successfully; these deals show that there is a real desire for quality kid’s programming that challenges the status quo.”

In other CAKE news, the company has appointed Leila Ouledcheikh to the position of senior sales manager for German and French-speaking territories, Italy, Benelux, the Middle East, Africa, Greece and Turkey. She joins CAKE from Entertainment Rights.