KidsCo Picks Up Live-Action Shows from Beyond

LONDON: Beyond Distribution’s live-action series Snake Tales, Misery Guts and Eyewitness are to air on KidsCo’s feeds across Australia, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Snake Tales will premiere on pay TV in Australia and Asia in April, while Misery Guts launches in June and Eyewitness in September. KidsCo recently launched into Australia with Foxtel and Austar and continues to add to its lineup that already includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong, Super Mario World and Adventures of Super Mario Brothers, as well as original KidsCo productions Boo and Me and Jass Time!

Paul Robinson, the managing director at KidsCo, said: “KidsCo is committed to providing children and their families with high-quality programming from around the world. Beyond’s content is both educational and entertaining and these series are great additions to our schedules.”

“Beyond offers a fantastic portfolio and we’re delighted to be bringing these shows to our audiences,” added Eileen McCarthy, the program director at KidsCo. “We select shows that reflect the world our kids are growing up in. A show like Snake Tales, which features two friends brought together from other ends of the world, has universal relevance that kids around the world will relate to. We’re confident our viewers will enjoy the shows as much as we do.”

Munia Kanna-Konsek, the head of sales for Beyond Distribution, commented: “The shows KidsCo will air appeal to parents and children alike. One of the aims is to bring families together. In the past, some kids shows have been just that—made for kids and mostly ignored by adults but there’s no reason for this. What is happening in kids’ cinema now—intelligent scripts, humor that adults will enjoy and other such qualities—can be mirrored in TV. If the content and platforms are right you can create genuine family viewing that everyone of every age will enjoy.”