Los Angeles and Hong Kong – Bagdasarian Productions has partnered with PGS for its upcoming series ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks around the world, excluding North America. Under the terms of the agreement, PGS will work closely with Bagdasarian Productions on the licensing and merchandising strategy and all aspects of the iconic brand’s development and consumer products roll out.

“The Global response to our new television series has been unbelievably exciting,” said Ross Bagdasarian, CEO, Bagdasarian Productions. “Janice and I have been incredibly impressed with everything that PGS has accomplished with our latest iteration of the Chipmunks franchise and we felt very confident in extending our business relationship to include licensing and merchandising. We are looking forward to collaborating with them on some exciting and innovative programmes around the world.”

ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks, created by Janice Karman and produced by Bagdasarian Productions and OuiDO! Productions, marks the return of the franchise to television after 20 years. The all new CG-animated series offers a fresh take on the classic adventures of Alvin, Simon, Theodore and The Chipettes. In addition, each new episode will feature a new original song produced by Bagdasarian.

PGS represents the ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks TV series around the world, excluding the U.S. and France, and recently announced a broadcast licensing deal with Nickelodeon to air two seasons of the series (104 x 11’) on more than 70 Nick channels around the world beginning early 2015. The series was commissioned by M6 in France.

“It’s a tremendous privilege to be representing a legacy brand like The Chipmunks,” said Guillaume Soutter, President, PGS. “This is a property that has been popular with three generations of kids and families, generating billions in music, TV, video/DVD and box office sales. It’s a dream property for buyers, especially with the fresh, contemporary look Janice has created for the show. We are very proud and excited to be working with Ross and Janice on the roll out of the new Chipmunks L&M programme.”