Starz Takes Pair of Shaftesbury Kids’ Programs

TORONTO/MIAMI: Shaftesbury’s Vacation with Derek and the tween series Baxter have been acquired by Starz Entertainment.

The 90-minute Vacation with Derek is a follow-up to the hit series Life with Derek, which airs in more than 120 countries worldwide. The 13×30-minute Baxter follows a group of teens at a performing arts school. Shaftesbury is in Miami with a slate of more than 80 hours of kids’ entertainment to offer NATPE buyers.

“Vacation with Derek is a perfect family film, providing fans with more of what they’ve come to love about the incredibly popular series Life with Derek,” said Shane Kinnear, the senior VP of sales, marketing and digital media at Shaftesbury.