MIPJunior Spotlight: WildBrain

DHX Media has become WildBrain and is at the market exhibiting Malory Towers, based on Enid Blyton’s book series of the same name.

The live-action show follows 12-year-old Darrell Rivers at her all-girls’ boarding school in the 1940s on the cliffs of the Cornish coast.

Gymnast Jenny Cortez is at the center of Springboard, which sees her strive to make her athletic dreams come true as she navigates school in the new town where her family has opened up its own gymnastics club. “There are considerable appetite and demand from broadcasters for distinctive tween live-action, and both shows underscore our commitment to the genre,” says Josh Scherba, president.

The 2D-animated preschool series Chip & Potato trails the kindergarten adventures of the titular 4-year-old pug and her secret mouse pal who everyone believes is a spud.

Scherba adds, “We are ready to hit the ground running with a strong, diverse slate of fresh new content and a new CEO, Eric Ellenbogen, at the helm.”