MIPTV: The Week in Kids

The kids’ content sessions on the MIPTV agenda last week were firmly focused on what’s next in the business, from Moonbug Entertainment CEO Rene Rechtman’s keynote address on fan engagement and the creator economy to Dubit’s presentation on opportunities in the metaverse.

The market also served as a platform for several distributors to announce content sales deals, including ZDF Studios and Federation Kids & Family, which kicked off the week with a slew of sales on the Egyptology-themed live-action adventure series Theodosia.

The BBC has signed up for the show, along with Salto, France TV, Quebecor, OSN, Dreamia (Biggs Channel) and NPO. Katharina Pietzsch, director of Junior at ZDF Studios, who brokered the deal with the BBC, said: “After our hugely successful collaboration with the BBC colleagues on previous projects such as Wolfblood, Heirs of the Night and The Worst Witch, we are very excited to partner with them on Theodosia as well. We also welcomed broadcaster NPO on board and are convinced that the Dutch children will love the series just as much as we do.”

Dandelooo announced an agreement with France Télévisions for Jasmine & Jambo from Barcelona-based Teidees and Televisió de Catalunya, while APC Kids clinched new international deals for the live-action family series Go Green with the Grimwades and the brand-new 2D animated show Zoe & Milo. Odin’s Eye Animation landed slots for The Beachbuds with Disney Japan and ABC Australia. The week also saw Superights align with the toy company VTech for the international distribution rights to Go! Go! Cory Carson, a preschool series based on VTech’s Go! Go! Smart Wheels line of electronic toy vehicles and playsets.

Commissions that made headlines last week included BBC ordering Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures, a box set of specials based on six of Sir Quentin Blake’s best-selling books, from Eagle Eye Drama.

On the L&M front, meanwhile, 9 Story Brands and Retail Monster signed on new licensing partners in the U.K. for Karma’s World, and WildBrain CPLG said it is building out its global footprint with expansion across the Asia-Pacific region and the launch of new dedicated offices in Singapore, Taipei and Seoul.

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