ABC Kids’ Content Rolling Out on SVOD Service in NZ & Oz

SYDNEY: A range of ABC Kids’ content is due to launch on the preschool service PlayKids in Australia and New Zealand.

Available as of August 4, the productions will include select seasons of series such as Thomas & Friends, Sesame Street, Mister Maker and Fireman Sam. Also rolling out on the SVOD platform will be select episodes of Octonauts and the first season of The Wiggles’ Ready Steady Wiggle.

Other ABC Kids’ series launching on the PlayKids app are Joe & Jack, Q Pootle 5, Toby’s Travelling Circus, Peg + Cat, Cloudbabies, Mike the Knight and Dinosaur Train.

“ABC Commercial is excited to partner with PlayKids to bring local little ones and their parents more inspiring, imaginative ABC Kids content,” said Jessica Ellis, the head of ABC Video Entertainment & Distribution. “With the likes of The Wiggles, Fireman Sam, Thomas & Friends and more ABC series now available on the service, we’re confident Australian and New Zealand parents will always be able to find educational and entertaining programming for their children to enjoy.”

“Since we launched PlayKids, we’ve seen an unprecedented global appreciation for our vision: ‘edutaining’ services that delight children and please parents,” explained Flavio Stecca, the CEO of PlayKids. “It’s why we’ve been the number one global-grossing kids’ app overall for two years straight. We are proud to offer relevant content and are very happy with our partnership with ABC Commercial.”

The PlayKids app launched in Australia and New Zealand in 2014 and is currently available to download through Google Play and the iTunes App Store.