JTMG to Handle U.S. Licensing, Merchandising for Ricky Sprocket

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, June 11:
Bejuba! Entertainment and Studio B Entertainment have appointed Joy Tashjian
Marketing Group (JTMG) to handle the U.S. licensing and merchandising
activities for the new animated comedic series Ricky Sprocket, which will be unveiled this month at the Licensing
Show in New York.

At the Licensing Show, JTMG’s Tashjian will be seeking
partners for the series in all categories, particularly focusing on the areas
of publishing, electronics, games and apparel. Ricky Sprocket is slated to launch this fall on Nicktoons in the
U.S., TELETOON Canada, and later this year on Nickelodeon channels worldwide
including U.K., Australia, Latin America, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and
Scandinavia.

Ricky Sprocket—Showbiz Boy is a new co-production between Snowden Fine
Animation and Studio B Productions in association with Bejuba! Entertainment.
Created by Alison Snowden and David Fine, the Oscar-winning team behind Bob
and Margaret, the comedy series chronicles
the adventures of superstar child actor Ricky Sprocket as he tries to balance
family, friends and school with the pressures of his crazy showbiz life.

"Ricky Sprocket
is the perfect celebrity for all children who love to dream about being
famous,” said Tashjian. “We are thrilled with Nickelodeon's recent news on Ricky
Sprocket being part of their new comedic
over-all programming strategy for the fall. We are confident Ricky Sprocket will grow to be a popular entertainment kids
franchise for broadcasters and for licensees across a diversity of key consumer
categories."