NGTI Shores Up Toot & Puddle Deals

LONDON, December 19: National Geographic Television
International has notched up a range of deals on its 45-minute holiday family
special Toot & Puddle: I’ll Be Home for Christmas, based on the Holly Hobbie book of the same name.

The special has been licensed to ARD and Ki.Ka in Germany,
Nickelodeon in the U.K. and Australia, YLE Finland, TV2 Norway, DR1 Denmark and
ATV Hong Kong.

Karen Vermeulen, the head of kids’ sales at NGTI, noted,
“This is the first program out of the four in production from National
Geographic Kids’ Entertainment to deliver, and has been tremendously well
received. Kids is a relatively new area of business for NGTI but the strong
heritage of the National Geographic brand means that buyers know to expect top
quality kids’ programming that both entertains and excites kids to explore the
world around them.”

Toot & Puddle: I’ll Be Home for Christmas tells the tale of two piglet pals who must overcome
severe winter weather, cancelled flights and other unexpected delays in order
to spend Christmas together. Targeted at kids aged 3-8, it is produced by
National Geographic Kids’ Entertainment, in association Warner Home Video.