Pat&Stan Lands New Broadcasters

MUNICH/LONDON: TV-Loonland has firmed up a raft of TV deals worldwide for its multi-formatted property Pat&Stan, which will have new episodes available at MIPTV.

Further deals have been secured across Europe with Scandinavian broadcasters NRK Norway, YLE Finland and the Icelandic Broadcasting Corporation all picking up the show alongside TV3 Catalunya, S4C Wales, Jetix Europe for the Benelux region, TSR Switzerland and TV5 Monde France. All TV and DVD rights will be handled by Grand Entertainment for Ex-Yugoslavia. Strategic deals have also been signed with Cartoon Network in both Latin America and South Korea, Global TV in Indonesia, Noga Communications in Israel and M-Net in South Africa.

The CGI-animated series is centered on two best friends, Pat and Stan, who love to play practical jokes on each other and the other characters in their town. Pat&Stan is co-produced by French animation producer MacGuff, TF1 in France and TV-Loonland, and is aimed at kids aged 6 to 9.