New Deals for Dinosaur King

NEW YORK, January 14: GMTV in the U.K. and Jetix in the Netherlands have signed on for the first season of 4Kids Entertainment’s Dinosaur King.

Additionally, a second season has been picked up by Jetix U.K. for launch in late February. 4Kids also reached a home-video distribution deal with KSM for German-speaking Europe.

In the U.S., Dinosaur King airs Saturday mornings on TheCW4Kids. Other broadcasters for the series include RTE in Ireland, Animax in Central and Eastern Europe and MNET in South Africa.

"These latest deals in several key territories confirms the increasing popularity of the Dinosaur King franchise," said Brian Lacey, the executive VP of international for 4Kids Entertainment.

—By Kristin Brzoznowski