{"id":19211,"date":"2020-09-24T09:17:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-tom-gates-series\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T10:02:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:02:29","slug":"wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/","title":{"rendered":"WildBrain Takes Distribution Rights to Tom Gates Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WildBrain has secured global distribution rights, excluding the U.K., to <em>The Brilliant World of Tom Gates<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The forthcoming Sky Original TV show is based on the best-selling <em>Tom Gates<\/em> book series, written and illustrated by Liz Pichon. Recently commissioned by Sky in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland, <em>The Brilliant World of Tom Gates<\/em> is produced by TG Entertainment and will primarily target kids aged 7 to 12. The series is set to premiere on Sky Kids in early 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode of <em>The Brilliant World of Tom Gates<\/em> will feature an original animated <em>Tom Gates<\/em> story, interwoven with craft ideas, drawing, interactive games and songs. Tom and his friends will pop-up and interact throughout, with Pichon, also an executive producer, working closely on the production and presenting the \u2018draw it\u2019 section of the series.<\/p>\n<p>Deirdre Brennan, executive VP of content partnerships at WildBrain, said: \u201cThe <em>Tom Gates<\/em> book series has been a runaway success all over the world, capturing the imaginations of families through its authentic story-telling, humor and unique graphic style. As the books prepare to make the highly anticipated jump from the page to the screen, we\u2019re confident the series will delight both new and existing <em>Tom Gates<\/em> fans, internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arabella Page Croft and Ken Anderson, executive producers for TG Entertainment, added: \u201cWe are delighted that WildBrain are partnering with us on <em>The Brilliant World of Tom Gates<\/em>. Everyone has great ambitions for this terrific show. We look forward to many international broadcast partners joining Sky (U.K. and ROI), Screen Scotland, Scholastic, WildBrain and ourselves on the journey\u2014so even more kids around the world can discover Liz Pichon\u2019s fantastic characters and stories, unlocking more laughter, inspiration and fun!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WildBrain has secured global distribution rights, excluding the U.K., to The Brilliant World of Tom Gates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":19212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5561,1156],"class_list":["post-19211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-the-brilliant-world-of-tom-gates","tag-wildbrain","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WildBrain Takes Distribution Rights to Tom Gates Series - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WildBrain Takes Distribution Rights to Tom Gates Series - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WildBrain has secured global distribution rights, excluding the U.K., to The Brilliant World of Tom Gates.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-24T13:17:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-24T14:02:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/Tom-Gates-Liz-Pichon-Red-920.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"416\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/\",\"name\":\"WildBrain Takes Distribution Rights to Tom Gates Series - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-24T13:17:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-24T14:02:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wildbrain-takes-rights-to-tom-gates-series\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WildBrain Takes Distribution Rights to Tom Gates Series\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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