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Mattel Creations’ Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!<\/em> has been revealed as the first 2017 MIPJunior World Premiere TV Screening, taking place on Saturday, October 14, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!<\/em> is produced and distributed by Mattel Creations. The 26×11-minute show looks on as the titular tank engine travels to new countries, learning about different cultures along the way. The exclusive debut\u00a0will\u00a0feature\u00a0brand-new content as well as a behind-the-scenes peek at the production and a Q&A with the creators and producers of the forthcoming show, which\u00a0is slated for broadcast\u00a0next year.<\/p>\n

Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, Mattel\u2019s chief content officer, remarked: \u201cWe are delighted to receive a World Premiere TV Screening at Reed MIDEM\u2019s MIPJunior, which is the perfect platform to showcase our newly refreshed series. The updated format will make Thomas & Friends<\/em> content more entertaining, inclusive, meaningful and global, whilst ensuring all the favorite characters and storylines that fans around the world love remain at the heart of the action.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel so privileged to showcase the new version of Thomas & Friends<\/em> at MIPJunior,\u201d added Lucy Smith, the director of MIPJunior. \u201cIt\u2019s such an iconic brand and TV show with a strong international presence and that\u2019s very inspirational for our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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