The Hive to Air Across Playhouse Disney Channels

LONDON: The Walt Disney Company EMEA has picked up the CGI preschool series The Hive for broadcast on Playhouse Disney across 150 territories.

The Hive, from The Hive Enterprises and distributed by Bejuba! Entertainment, is being produced by Lupus Films, Monumental Productions and DQ Entertainment International. The show will launch in early 2011 on Playhouse Disney in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, India, Latin America, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Giorgio Stock, the executive VP and managing director of Disney Channels EMEA and Disney Interactive Media Group EMEA, said: “The Hive is a good addition to our worldwide programming schedule and underscores our on-going commitment to create global programming with creative production companies from markets in the U.K. and the rest of Europe. The characters are hugely endearing and we hope that The Hive will encourage preschoolers to foster an appreciation for the environment and working together to solve problems.”

“It’s fantastic to have Playhouse Disney on board,” added David Willing, the creator and producer of The Hive. “A huge amount of work has been put into the show and everything from the scripts to the animation is absolutely spot on, so I’m delighted that it’s now guaranteed a massive global audience.”

“Playhouse Disney is a great partner and their support has proven to us that The Hive is setting up to become an international hit,” commented Tatiana Kober, the president of Bejuba! Entertainment.