{"id":11417,"date":"2016-12-07T10:08:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T15:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/televisa-picks-up-mattel-creations-welliewishers\/"},"modified":"2016-12-07T10:11:52","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T15:11:52","slug":"televisa-picks-up-mattel-creations-welliewishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/televisa-picks-up-mattel-creations-welliewishers\/","title":{"rendered":"Televisa Picks Up Mattel Creations\u2019 WellieWishers"},"content":{"rendered":"
NEW YORK: Mattel Creations has secured the first Latin American distribution deal for WellieWishers<\/em> from American\u00a0Girl, with the all-new animated series being picked up by Mexico\u2019s Televisa.<\/p>\n WellieWishers<\/em> has been dubbed into Latin Spanish and will launch on Televisa in mid-December. WellieWishers<\/em> joins Barbie<\/em>, Monster High<\/em>,\u00a0Max\u00a0Steel<\/em>, Thomas & Friends<\/em> and others as the latest of Mattel\u2019s properties to appear on Televisa. The series premiered earlier this year on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S.<\/p>\n Each 11-minute episode of\u00a0the 2D animated show for girls aged 5 to 7 follows the adventures of Jillian, Kendall, Ashlyn, Emerson and Camille. When the WellieWishers\u00a0step into their colorful rain boots, they are ready for anything they encounter in their\u00a0aunt\u2019s whimsical backyard\u00a0garden.<\/p>\n Justin Richardson, the VP of global content\u00a0distribution and strategy at Mattel Creations, said, “We are pleased to be\u00a0launching\u00a0WellieWishers\u00a0<\/em>with our\u00a0esteemed partners, Televisa in Mexico. The broadcaster has exactly the right\u00a0platform and audience for this compelling new series and with its\u00a0timeless,\u00a0illustration-inspired design and contemporary storytelling, we believe the show will resonate with\u00a0young girls in Mexico and the rest of Latin America.”<\/p>\n Maca Rotter, the managing director for Televisa Consumer\u00a0Products, commented, “We are delighted to be expanding the relationship we have with\u00a0Mattel\u00a0Creations, and we are sure this content will be amazing for everyone who\u00a0loves the American Girl brand.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0WellieWishers<\/em> product line is available at specific retailers across Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NEW YORK: Mattel Creations has secured the first Latin American distribution deal for WellieWishers from American Girl, with the all-new animated series being picked up by Mexico\u2019s Televisa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":11418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[345,1008,431,1020],"class_list":["post-11417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-american-girl","tag-mattel-creations","tag-televisa","tag-welliewishers","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n