{"id":17086,"date":"2019-09-26T08:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T12:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/pbs-international-set-bring-expanded-kids-catalog-mipjunior\/"},"modified":"2019-09-26T08:46:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T12:46:05","slug":"pbs-international-set-to-bring-expanded-kids-catalog-to-mipjunior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/pbs-international-set-to-bring-expanded-kids-catalog-to-mipjunior\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS International Set to Bring Expanded Kids\u2019 Catalog to MIPJunior"},"content":{"rendered":"
PBS International has added a raft of new content from the PBS KIDS catalog to its MIPJunior lineup, including the new series Molly of Denali<\/em>.<\/p>\n Molly of Denali<\/em> is an adventure-comedy series that follows the adventures of feisty and resourceful 10-year-old Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl. It is the first nationally distributed children\u2019s series in the U.S. to feature a Native American lead character.<\/p>\n Each episode of the series, produced by WGBH Boston, includes two 11-minute stories as well as interstitial content\u2014including live-action segments featuring real children and regions in Alaska.<\/p>\n At MIPJunior, PBS International will unveil their growing kids\u2019 catalog featuring more than 1,000 engaging stories\u2014from the long-running Arthur<\/em> series, which tackles universal kid problems, to classic episodes of Mister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood<\/em>, as well as Pinkalicious & Peterrific<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud to bring Molly of Denali<\/em>, the newest in a long line of successful PBS KIDS series, to MIPJunior and we are excited to continue growing our catalog with the amazing stories PBS KIDS creates for children around the world,\u201d said Tom Koch, VP of PBS International.<\/p>\n Linda Simensky, head of PBS KIDS content, noted: \u201cAt PBS KIDS, our mission is to create shows that are both smart and funny. We know the best way to engage kids is through humor, entertaining stories, and well-developed characters who reflect our audience\u2019s interests and experiences. All of our characters ask questions, connect with others, explore new things, and have amazing adventures along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PBS International has added a raft of new content from the PBS KIDS catalog to its MIPJunior lineup, including the new series Molly of Denali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":17087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4905,4906,4433,146,2641],"class_list":["post-17086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-arthur","tag-mister-rogers-neighborhood","tag-pbs-international","tag-pbs-kids","tag-pinkalicious-peterrific","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n