Discovery Kids Latin America Takes Hi-5

SYDNEY, October 18: Discovery Networks Latin America/Iberia
has picked up the rights to the American version of the preschool series Hi-5 from Southern Star International for its Discovery
Kids feed.

Angela Recio Sondon, the VP of programming for DNLA/I, said
the show is a “perfect fit for our young audience, with themes that centre
around children’s emotions, coordination as well as music and language.”

The Australian
version of Hi-5 is now
in its ninth season. Hi-5 USA is a Kids Like Us and Nine Films and Television production for
Discovery Kids that was produced in Australia with an American cast.