Granada to Debut The Pinky & Perky Show at MIPTV 2008

LONDON, October 17: Granada International has acquired the
international distribution rights for the children’s animated series The
Pinky & Perky Show, excluding the U.K.
and France, for launch at MIPTV 2008.

ITV DVD has secured home entertainment rights to the series,
and will release the debut DVD in 2008.

The 52×13-minute animated series is aimed at 6- to
11-year-olds. Each week Pinky & Perky stage their very own live children’s
TV show full of mad games, wild cartoons and top celebrity guests. The series
has been commissioned by the U.K.’s CBBC and France 3 and is co-produced by Pinky
& Perky Enterprises, Method Films and DQ Entertainment.

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such a
talented team of co-producers on this brand new project,” said Emmanuelle
Namiech, the director of acquisitions and co-productions at Granada
International. “The show is fun, with great characters and irreverent mad-cap
stories which will have strong appeal for children and adults of all ages.”

—By Ned Berke