Storm Hawks Heads to GMTV

VANCOUVER,
March 17: Nerd Corps Entertainment’s 3-D animated series Storm Hawks has been picked up by the U.K.-based
free-to-air broadcaster GMTV.

The
52×30-minute series will launch mid-March, starting with back-to-back episodes
each weekday morning on GMTV’s Action Stations block and simulcast on CITV.

The series
is also slated to launch in more than 40 additional countries this year, and
currently sees multiple weekly airings on Cartoon Network in the U.S., France, Eastern
Europe and Latin America, as well as YTV and VRAK in Canada and terrestrial broadcasters France 3 and RTL II (Germany). Furthermore, the series airs more
than 25 times per week on Cartoon Network in the U.K., where it launched in
August 2007.

Storm
Hawks is set in a
fantastical world where squadrons of high-flying Sky Knights battle to protect
their homelands.

“We are so
looking forward to the launch of Storm Hawks on GMTV,” said Mark Wilson, the head of GMTV
Kids. “It's a glossy, witty, blockbuster show—perfect to launch our
Easter season on Action Stations.”

“Adding the
strength of GMTV to our already incredible positioning on Cartoon Network will
bring Storm Hawks
to a whole new level in the U.K.,” added Ken Faier, the “El Presidente” of Nerd
Corps. “It’s a key territory for us, and being able to launch on two of the
strongest broadcast platforms in the market offers the best possible
opportunity to build the brand.”

—By Ned Berke