Studio100 to Offer 3D Updates of Classic Brands

MUNICH: Studio100 Media‘s catalogue of offerings for MIPTV includes the new 3D-animated versions of Vicky the Viking, Maya the Bee and Heidi, among other titles.

Maya the Bee was presented in 3D at MIPCOM 2009 for the first time. The 78×11-minute series, aimed at kids 2 to 6, follows the curious little Maya and her best friend Willy, who are always ready to discover new adventures. The new 3D version of Vicky the Viking, with 78 11-minute episodes in production, is aimed at 5- to 9-year-olds. Vicky continues to help the vikings of his little village out of delicate situations by using his head. For 8- to 12-year-olds, Enyo is set in a prehistoric background. The 26×24-minute series is slated to begin airing in Germany on Ki.Ka in late 2010.

Further Studio100 offerings include Florrie’s Dragon, an animated series that centers on a little princess and her best friend who is a bubble-blowing dragon; Amika, a soap for 8- to 14-year-olds; and Kerwhizz, a quiz show in which three animated teams compete to win extras for their racing cars. The 3D-animated series Zeke’s Pad is aimed at the 8-to-12 set. The show has been airing on Ki.Ka since January. There’s also Big & Small, about two best friends who are different sizes and have completely different qualities, and Titipangpangrescue, set in a town where everything is made of paper. The Studio100 and Nickelodeon joint venture House of Anubis began airing on Nickelodeon in Germany in late September 2009 and has a second Germany-language season in production.

Patrick Elmendorff, the managing director of Studio100 Media, said: "From 3D animation such as Maya the Bee, Heidi, Enyo and Zeke’s Pad to classical animated series such as Florrie’s Dragon and on to soaps like Amika and the quiz show Kerwhizz, which are at home on different platforms such as TV, radio and Internet—The Studio100 Media MIPTV lineup boasts highly-varied, superior-quality, violence-free programs that are guaranteed to be entertaining! With these new programs and our strong catalogue, we intend to keep expanding our position on the international market and, above all, throughout Europe."