TV Kids In-Demand: Known IP

In a crowded content landscape, delivering properties based on known IP always helps to cut through the clutter. This report on shows based on existing brands spotlights GO-N Productions’ Simon, Aardman’s Brave Bunnies and Studio 100 Media’s SeaBelievers.

Simon

Commissioned By: France Télévisions
Produced By: GO-N Productions
Origin: Based on the worldwide best-selling children’s books by Stephanie Blake, published by l’Ecole des Loisirs, with over 3.5 million books sold in key territories such as France, Japan, China, the U.K., Italy, Spain and South Korea.
Rights Available: All international rights are available from GO-N International.
Description: Simon is an adorable little rabbit who exudes all the vitality of childhood.
He is at an age when little rabbits (and indeed children!) are starting to come into their own—challenging relationships with parents, embarking upon school life and learning about the world in general. Geared at kids aged 3 to 6, Simon encompasses three seasons of 52 5-minute episodes.
Pitch Perfect: Simon has reached worldwide audiences thanks to its unique, realistic, fun and cute tone. Our little bunny Simon is an international phenomenon, garnering audiences all around the planet, from the U.K. to Spain, Italy, the Middle East, Japan, Canada, Scandinavia and many more markets. With over 4 million subscribers on YouTube, Simon also has an impressive international and digital presence. With three seasons of 52 episodes completed, Simon is going on a new journey with a new spin-off season in development with France TV!
Slot Winner: Our partners include France TV, Télé-Québec (Canada), RTS (Switzerland), YLE (Finland), NHK (Japan), Clan RTVE (Spain), Cartoonito (Italy), SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark), NPO (Netherlands), ERR (Estonia), HOP! (Israel), RUV (Iceland), RTV (Slovenia), Channel 5’s Milkshake (U.K.), Discovery Kids (MENA), Jim Jam (Central Europe) and VRT (Belgium).
Sales Contact: Eric Garnet, Producer & Co-Founder.

Brave Bunnies

Commissioned By: Soon to be announced.
Produced By: Glowberry (Ukraine), Anima (Spain)
Origin: Brave Bunnies originated as a successful storybook about a traveling Bunny family, released in Ukraine, created by Olga Cherepanova, who is creative producer on the series.
Rights Available: Worldwide in all media excluding certain rights in the U.K., Germany, Australia, Israel, Finland, Ukraine and Italy, from Aardman Animations.
Description: Brave Bunnies shows children the diversity of the world, encouraging viewers to accept differences, no matter how big or small. The series will launch autumn 2020. Targeted to the 3-to-5 set, the series encompasses 52 7-minute episodes and a digital miniseries, format to be determined. A second season is in development.
Pitch Perfect: You can watch the opening song of an episode by clicking the image. Launching in October 2020, this is the perfect time to partner on a refreshing new brand, with diversity and inclusion at the heart. Aardman Animations manages distribution rights worldwide, except Italy (DeAgostini), Spain (Anima) and Ukraine (Glowberry).
Slot Winner: The series is yet to launch, however 26 episodes will be ready in October 2020 with a further 26 episodes ready in May 2021, with many presales currently being finalized.
Sales Contact: Alison Taylor, Director, Distribution & Business Development.

SeaBelievers

Produced By: Baboon Animation (U.S.), Telegael (Ireland), AnCartoon (China). Brien Arone is the producer.
Origin: Founded and owned by SeaEO Brien Arone, SeaBelievers was inspired by the SeaBabies property of the 1990s created by Cathleen Arone. The property celebrated the environment and inspired children to care about the future of the planet. Determined to reboot this franchise and realize its full potential as environmental concerns reach an all-time high, SeaBelievers will teach a new generation of children the importance of caring for the planet in a fun and positive way. SeaBelievers is a member of 1% for the Planet, a global organization that connects businesses, individuals and nonprofits.
Rights Available: Worldwide rights (excluding Russia & CIS) for all audiovisual as well as L&M exploitation from Studio 100 Media.
Description: SeaBelievers is the first TV series to represent the genre of ecotainment. In each episode the positive SeaBelievers problem-solve and take action around key environmental issues with their Magic Sand Dollars, which ignite their unique super powers—fueled by their self-belief! The target demo is preschoolers aged 4 to 7. Season one consists of 52 11-minute episodes.
Pitch Perfect: “SeaBelievers is the world’s first ecotainment show for kids and will entertain children in the best possible way, especially as each episode comes with original tunes to sing and dance along to,” says Dorian Bühr, head of global distribution at Studio 100 Media. “A series with such high quality together with a strong message is something really special.”
Sales Contacts: Dorian Bühr, Head, Global Distribution; Tanja Aichberger Schaetzle, Senior Sales Executive; Vanessa Windhager, Sales Executive.