{"id":14623,"date":"2018-07-10T09:57:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T13:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/breakthroughs-kids-family-content-acquired-9-story\/"},"modified":"2018-07-10T09:59:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T13:59:22","slug":"breakthroughs-kids-family-content-acquired-by-9-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/breakthroughs-kids-family-content-acquired-by-9-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough&#8217;s Kids &#038; Family Content Acquired by 9 Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9 Story Media Group has inked a deal to acquire Breakthrough Entertainment&#8217;s kids and family library and development slate; the transaction is expected to close within the next month.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, 9 Story is adding 757 half-hours of animated and live-action kids and family programming, bringing the company&#8217;s total distribution catalog to more than 3,500 half-hours. Titles include <em>Ro<\/em><em>cket Monkeys<\/em>, <em>Jimmy Two Shoes<\/em>, <em>Captain Flamingo<\/em>, <em>Wandering Wenda<\/em>, <em>Bruno &amp; Boots<\/em> and the <em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em> movie series.<\/p>\n<p>9 Story is also taking over Breakthrough&#8217;s kids and family development slate, with the right to produce future seasons of these properties. Breakthrough has signed a three-year non-compete deal in the kids and family arena, but will complete its current kids and family production slate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreakthrough has built an impressive catalog of popular animated and live-action kids and family content,\u201d said Vince Commisso, 9 Story&#8217;s president and CEO. \u201cThe acquisition adds significant depth and breadth to our distribution library, expands our development slate and production opportunities, and solidifies our position as one of the industry\u2019s top suppliers for kids and family content internationally. In particular, the deal increases 9 Story\u2019s live action offering with top titles like <em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em>, <em>Bruno &amp; Boots<\/em> and <em>Max and Shred<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreakthrough is honored to have our award-winning kids&#8217; content, produced over the last 33 years, become part of 9 Story\u2019s high-quality kids and family library,\u201d added Ira Levy, co-founder and president of Breakthrough. \u201c9 Story\u2019s excellence in kids&#8217; media is the perfect fit to continue the legacy of Breakthrough\u2019s kids and family catalog both domestically and in the international market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9 Story Media Group has inked a deal to acquire Breakthrough Entertainment&#8217;s kids and family library and development slate; the transaction is expected to close within the next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":14624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[221,803],"class_list":["post-14623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-9-story-media-group","tag-breakthrough-entertainment","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Breakthrough&#039;s Kids &amp; 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