Further Sales for 3rd & Bird!

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has sold the animated series 3rd & Bird! to Swedish pubcaster SVT and Al Jazeera in the Middle East.

SVT took on all 50 ten-minute episodes and a 20-minute special. Al Jazeera also went for all 50 episodes. The series uses photo-puppetry animation, created by Little Airplane Productions. 3rd & Bird! broadcasts on CBeebies in the U.K. The show’s creator, Josh Selig, will be on hand at MIPTV to promote the series alongside BBC Worldwide.

Tim Mutimer, the senior VP for EMEA at BBC Worldwide, said: "We’ve had some really promising initial interest in 3rd & Bird!, which is down to Josh Selig’s unique reputation and its impressive share on CBeebies; we’re looking forward to many more conversations in Cannes."