{"id":13031,"date":"2017-09-26T10:12:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T14:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/eones-peppa-pig-heads-japan\/"},"modified":"2017-09-26T12:28:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T16:28:06","slug":"eones-peppa-pig-heads-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/eones-peppa-pig-heads-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"eOne\u2019s Peppa Pig Heads to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment One\u2019s (eOne) preschool show <em>Peppa Pig<\/em> is slated to make its TV debut in Japan next month, where local master licensee SEGA TOYS is also preparing to launch a consumer-products program.<\/p>\n<p><em>Peppa Pig<\/em> will premiere on TV Tokyo on October 10. The consumer-products program, anchored by SEGA TOYS, will launch next year, with publishing leading the way. In early spring 2018, Froebel-kan will publish two titles.<\/p>\n<p>From March 2018, toys and games lines will launch at selected retailers before expanding to mass distribution by the end of the year. These include\u00a0Hanayama, distributing Character Options\u2019 global master toy line; Bandai for wooden toys and puzzles;\u00a0SEGA TOYS\u00a0for standard plush; and\u00a0Meteor APAC, the sole distributor for Ty in Japan, which will distribute Ty\u2019s plush Beanie Babies range. Nippon Columbia\u00a0will distribute DVDs starting in 2018 as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Peppa Pig<\/em>\u00a0is enjoying tremendous ratings and retail success across Asia, so we\u2019re incredibly excited to be bringing the brand to Japan,\u201d said\u00a0Andrew Carley, the head of global licensing at eOne Family. \u201cAsia is a key focus for our global licensing strategy so we\u2019re keen to explore opportunities in this exciting new market and with top-tier broadcast and licensing partners already on board, we have a strong foundation for future growth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment One\u2019s (eOne) preschool show Peppa Pig is slated to make its TV debut in Japan next month, where local master licensee SEGA TOYS is also preparing to launch a consumer-products program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":13032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[255,256,3081],"class_list":["post-13031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-entertainment-one","tag-peppa-pig","tag-sega-toys","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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