Jetpack Distribution, Global distributor, has inked a deal with Outfit7 Limited, the family entertainment company, for the global broadcast rights to the animated series based on the phenomenally popular app brand, Talking Tom and Friends.
Under the terms of the agreement, Jetpack will have the exclusive global TV rights, excluding Asia, to distribute the 52 x 11-minute, CGI animated series. Featuring the popular characters from the smash hit app franchise of the same name, the series already has a built in audience due to its 3 billion worldwide downloads and the 250 million users returning to the apps every month.
Created by Outfit7, produced by Vienna-based arx anima and written by Tom Martin (WordGirl, The Simpsons), Talking Tom and Friends chronicles the adventures, hijinks and inventions of Talking Tom and the gang as they shoot their own reality television show.
Jetpack Distribution, CEO, Dominic Gardiner commented on the agreement, “We are delighted to have acquired the distribution rights to Talking Tom and Friends: The Animated Series. The franchise is a massively successful app which has engaged millions of families around the globe in over 230 countries and territories. There is already much interest in this internationally recognisable brand and we look forward to working with Outfit7 and our global broadcast partners as we bring this much anticipated TV series to living rooms around the world.”
Outfit7 Limited, CEO and Co-Founder, Samo Login commented, “We’re hugely excited at the prospect of reaching fans in the comfort of their homes via traditional TV through this cooperation with Jetpack Distribution. Having seen unprecedented demand on our branded YouTube channels for Talking Tom and Friends animated content, this partnership signals the next step in our content delivery strategy to solidify the brand as a household name across the globe.”
Talking Tom and Friends features an all-star voice cast led by Golden Globe nominee Colin Hanks (Life In Pieces, Fargo), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time With Finn & Jake), Lisa Schwartz (Party Girl), James Adomian (Comedy Bang Bang!, Gravity Falls), and Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite, WordGirl).
Since, the series launched on the Talking Tom and Friends YouTube channel in April 2015, Talking Tom and his posse of fun-loving and hysterically funny friends have won the hearts of kids, young adults and families across the world. Till date all content relating to the series including episodes, trailers and minisodes have drawn in over 300 million online views. With consumer demand at an all-time high, and a flourishing global consumer products program to boot, the franchise is set for continued success in the years to come.
