Tag Archives: Sprout

Nelvana has signed a broadcast deal with Sprout, the preschool destination of NBCU's Universal Kids channel, that sees the original animated series Ranger Rob airing in the U.S.

ABC Commercial has inked new multiyear broadcast deals that see The Wiggles programming headed to NBCUniversal's Sprout/Universal Kids network in the U.S. and Corus Entertainment's Treehouse in Canada.

Universal Kids has given the go-ahead to two new original animated series, Powerbirds and Norm, which are slated for broadcast during the Sprout preschool programming block in 2019.

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's preschool network Sprout is slated to rebrand as Universal Kids, targeted to young viewers between the ages of 2 and 11, in September 2017.

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal's 24-hour preschool channel Sprout has given the go-ahead to Remy and Boo, a new CGI-animated original series.

LONDON: Dot To Dot Productions is producing School of Roars, a new 2D animated preschool series that is slated for broadcast on CBeebies in the U.K. and Sprout in the U.S.

NEW YORK: Deirdre Brennan, a former ABC TV exec who joined Corus Entertainment early last year, has been appointed general manager of Sprout and will relocate from Toronto to New York next month.

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's Sprout has made three appointments to its leadership team, including former Discovery Kids exec Dea Connick Perez as VP of program strategy and acquisitions.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) and Sprout have inked a deal that will see the BAFTA award-winning film Lost and Found air in the U.S. on NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s 24-hour preschool network.

NEW YORK: Sprout is premiering The Furchester Hotel, featuring Cookie Monster and Elmo, this September as part of its Back to New programming initiative.