{"id":10231,"date":"2016-06-10T09:47:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T13:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/yle-srf-order-second-season-of-gigglebug\/"},"modified":"2016-06-10T09:47:23","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T13:47:23","slug":"yle-srf-order-second-season-of-gigglebug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/yle-srf-order-second-season-of-gigglebug\/","title":{"rendered":"YLE &amp; SRF Order Second Season of Gigglebug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HELSINKI: Finland\u2019s YLE and Switzerland\u2019s SRF have jointly commissioned season two of the animated preschool series <em>Gigglebug<\/em>, which will begin production this month.<\/p>\n<p>Finnish animation and games studio Gigglebug Entertainment will produce the upcoming season, which will be distributed by WDR mediagroup. <em>Gigglebug<\/em>, which targets kids aged 2 to 5 and their families, teaches children about their emotions. The story lines show kids how to be resourceful and not to become discouraged. The series is set in the enchanted Greengown Forest and follows Gigglebug and his animal friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere hasn\u2019t been such a preschool series out of Finland since <em>The Moomins<\/em>,\u201d said Anttu Harlin, the CEO and producer of Gigglebug Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis series has really found its audience in Finland,\u201d added Kaisa J\u00e4rnfelt, producer at YLE. \u201cIt radiates positive values and Gigglebug\u2019s laughter is contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeason two is a true asset in terms of distribution,\u201d Stefanie Fischer, the head of content at WDR mediagroup, remarked. \u201cWith a total of 52 episodes, we can now offer a greater variety of Gigglebug\u2019s hilarious stories, which makes the show even more attractive for international program buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creators have crafted a wonderful world with charming characters and smart stories,\u201d added SRF\u2019s Marek Beles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HELSINKI: Finland\u2019s YLE and Switzerland\u2019s SRF have jointly commissioned season two of the animated preschool series Gigglebug, which will begin production this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":10232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1355,1356,1357,1270,723],"class_list":["post-10231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-gigglebug","tag-gigglebug-entertainment","tag-srf-switzerland","tag-wdr-mediagroup","tag-yle-finland","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>YLE &amp; 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