Nickelodeon International’s It’s Pony Travels to New Markets

Viacom International Studios (VIS) has notched up three new distribution deals for It’s Pony, Nickelodeon International’s U.K.-originated series created by British animation veteran Ant Blades.

Storyboarded, designed and animated in the U.K. by Blue Zoo Productions, the first season of the 20×30-minute series has been acquired by three international free-to-air networks. The show will launch in fall 2020 on YLE2 (Finland), Televisa’s Canal 5 (Mexico) and Teleamazonas (Ecuador).

VIS has also added the distribution rights for new series to its children’s slate. These include Greenhouse Academy, Spell Keepers, Craft Party Israel and The Hood, produced by Israeli-based Nutz Productions; Craft Party UK, produced by KI UK, and Forever, produced by Israeli-based Tedy Productions; as well as IB the Dog, a Danish preschool animation produced by Minicosmos, and Christmas-themed game-show Top Elf, produced for Nickelodeon by Ugly Brother Studios and Main Event Media.

Lauren Marriott, VP of international content sales at VIS, said: “All these titles bring different dimensions to our already rich kids’ catalog. With children of all ages at home and needing additional content to consume right now, we’re proud to be able to offer something new and entertaining for every age group.”