{"id":18076,"date":"2020-02-11T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-international-acquires-best-bester-renews-hunter-street\/"},"modified":"2020-02-11T10:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:00:54","slug":"nickelodeon-international-acquires-best-bester-renews-hunter-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nickelodeon-international-acquires-best-bester-renews-hunter-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon International Acquires Best &amp; Bester, Renews Hunter Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nickelodeon International has acquired pre-buy rights to the animated comedy series <em>Best &amp; Bester<\/em> and given a fourth season to the mystery and adventure live-action series <em>Hunter Street<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A new co-production between London-based studio Eye Present and Finnish studio Gigglebug Entertainment, <em>Best &amp; Bester<\/em> focuses on two close pals obsessed with comparing the best things of all time, all while being able to transform themselves into anything they want, once a day.\u00a0The deal for the series includes creative editorial input and broadcast commitment from Nickelodeon International, as well as YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, and development funding from Creative Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Layla Lewis, senior VP of global acquisitions and content partnerships for Nickelodeon, said: \u201c<em>Best &amp; Bester<\/em> offer both the laughs and the smarts that we think will resonate with our audience. We\u2019re excited to welcome them to the Nick family and bring this comedic duo to our international screens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teija Rantala, head of children\u2019s programs at YLE, said: \u201cWe love the positive message of this show which is, at its heart, a celebration of diverse opinions and identities. Kids today live in a world that is full of possibilities, when you have a curious mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Genevieve Dexter, CEO of Eye Present, said: \u201cThis is great news, the Nickelodeon greenlight for the series now leads us to explore gaming and experiential content which is built into the core of the IP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anttu Harlin, executive producer and co-founder of Gigglebug Entertainment, commented: \u201cWe want to spread joy through animation. To make seriously silly stuff, with a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Production on <em>Hunter Street<\/em>\u2019s fourth season is set to commence in May before returning on Nickelodeon\u2019s international channels in more than 170 countries and territories. The new season\u2019s mystery will see the Hunter kids go undercover to find and unite both new and ancient technology, learn they\u2019re not the only kid members of \u2018The Relatives\u2019 and take on powerful enemies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hunter Street<\/em>, originally co-developed with the Nickelodeon Netherlands series <em>De Ludwigs<\/em>, is produced for an international audience by Blooming Media.<\/p>\n<p>Nina Hahn, senior VP of international production and development at Nickelodeon, said: \u201c<em>Hunter Street<\/em>\u2019s success is a testament to Nick\u2019s innovative, international production model and we know fans everywhere will enjoy seeing what adventures the Hunters get into this season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nickelodeon International has acquired pre-buy rights to the animated comedy series Best &amp; Bester and given a fourth season to the mystery and adventure live-action series Hunter Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":18077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5278,2373,1230],"class_list":["post-18076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-best-bester","tag-hunter-street","tag-nickelodeon-international","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nickelodeon International Acquires Best &amp; 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