Distribution360 Closes Raft of Sales Across Kids’ Catalog

Distribution360 has sold a slew of kids’ series, including scripted, competition and edutainment titles, across the globe.

The marblemedia-produced shows The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker, an interconnected pair of series following the everyday lives of a diverse blended family from different perspectives, have been acquired by UPtv in the U.S., ABC in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand.

Also in the U.S., Future Today picked up the live-action kids’ culinary series Tastebuds, produced by marblemedia, as well as the natural-history title AnimalFanPedia, from Mobius.Lab Kids. AnimalFanPedia was also bought by Knowledge Kids in Canada and DuoMedia in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

DuoMedia also acquired two edutainment series from GAPC Entertainment, ScienceXplosion and MathXplosion, as well as seasons one through four of marblemedia’s All-Round Champion, in which young athletes compete in each other’s events. Akili in Kenya also acquired all four seasons of All-Round Champion, while RTM in Malaysia has taken seasons one and two. RTM bought Skyship Entertainment’s preschool title Caitie’s Classroom as well.

Distribution360 has closed deals for several Skyship Entertainment properties, including a deal with Mini Me Videos for Super Simple Songs in Spanish for Latin America. Asiana Licensing in South Korea, meanwhile, bought a package featuring Super Simple Songs, Super Simple Draw and Super Simple ABCs—Phonics Fun. Elsewhere in Asia, PCCW renewed its license for marblemedia’s Super Mighty Makers and MathXplosion in Hong Kong and Macau.

In the Middle East, beIN Media Group picked up the second season of ToonDraw Productions’ Yaya & Zouk and GAPC’s ScienceXplosion.

Diane Rankin, senior VP rights and executive producer at Distribution360, said, “These recent sales demonstrate not only the breadth and depth or our evolving kids’ catalog but also the wide appeal that our content continues to have with broadcasters, platforms and viewers all over the world. As we head into Kidscreen, we are excited to build on our relationships with global buyers and introduce new titles in development to the market, while sharing our passion for bringing engaging content to kids, tweens and family audiences everywhere.”