With a focus on sales to emerging and traditional platforms, Distribution360, a marblemedia company, has unveiled its 2014 Kids and Youth roster for MIP Junior filled with new animated and live-action television properties in addition to new interactive content.
D360 will present three new third party acquisitions including the Victory Arts preschool series’ Alphabet Stories (26×1.30’) and YOUniverse (26×2.15’), in addition to the Positive Productions and Media Rendezvous environmental youth series Planet Echo (52×30’).
Distribution360 will also debut the new marblemedia live-action preschool series Hi Opie! (13×30’/ 39×30’) as a completed series and format for sales in Canada, France and Australia. The series is produced in partnership with TVO and in association with The Jim Henson Company, who will handle the distribution of the series in all other territories. The series recently premiered on TVO, City Saskatchewanand Knowledge Network in Canada.
HiOpie.com, the accompanying interactive portion will additionally be available for international licensing. Hosted by Opie the website reinforces the core messages of the brand by offering meaningful interactive stories, explanatory environments, as well as activities and games that entertain and deliver important educational takeaways. Users will join Opie as he takes them on a tour of a typical kindergarten classroom, preparing preschoolers for what they might expect when they enter that environment. On the way users will watch exclusive videos and play games that teach health, music, culture and memorization.
”We are committed to continue growing our well-known kids and youth catalogue with content that is internationally appealing and relatable,” said Kirsten Hurd Director, International Sales and Acquisitions of D360. “We look forward to connecting with new and existing buyers as well as producers who are looking for distribution partners.”
Additional series: Other titles that will be showcased at MIPCOM this year include the Cuppa Coffee Studios animated series’ Bruno and the Banana Bunch and Tigga & Togga along with Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group’s Atomic Betty, The Raccoons, Miss BGand Kids World Sports. D360 will also present the marblemedia series Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong!