PorchLight Picks Up DVD Rights for 64 Zoo Lane

LOS ANGELES, April 8:
PorchLight Home Entertainment has acquired the U.S. DVD distribution rights for
the preschool series 64 Zoo Lane from
Millimages U.K.

64 Zoo Lane currently airs on Noggin in the U.S. and BBC in the
U.K. From the award-winning Belgium television producer and author An Vrombaut,
the series follows the adventures of a little girl named Lucy who lives next
door to a zoo. 64 Zoo Lane has
a pre-order date of June 25 and a street date of July 29.

Brenda Bisner, the VP of
acquisitions for children’s programming for PorchLight Home Entertainment,
commented: “This exceptional, award-winning programming is already a hit on
Nick Jr.’s Noggin network and is indicative of PorchLight Home Entertainment’s
expanded commitment to acquiring the best in branded television content. We are
extremely pleased to join Millimages U.K. to make 64 Zoo Lane available for the first time on DVD in the U.S.”

Said Jonathan Peel, the
chairman of Millimages U.K.: “Millimages U.K. is pleased to partner with
PorchLight Home Entertainment as we continue to grow the audience for 64 Zoo
Lane, already a hit on television,
through the DVD marketplace and in other mediums.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski