Toronto, Canada– Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group announced that production of season five of the hit animated series Wild Kratts is now underway for PBS KIDS in the U.S. and TVO and Knowledge Network in Canada. Wild Kratts has one of the largest kids’ television audiences in the U.S. The fifth season will include another 20 episodes, taking the total episode count to 138. The new season is expected to premiere on PBS KIDS in 2017. … [Read more...] about Wild Kratts in production
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New co-pro pre-school series to air on CBeebies and Seven Network
Popular Australian children’s band Lah-Lah will be bringing music and fun to kids around the world following a deal between Stella Projects in Australia and Bardel Entertainment in Canada. The two companies will co-produce a pre-school series for CBeebies channels worldwide (ex UK) and The Seven Network Australia. Commissioning broadcasters in Canada are Knowledge Network and BBC Kids. Lah-Lah’s Adventures follows the exploits of lead singer Lah-Lah and band members … [Read more...] about New co-pro pre-school series to air on CBeebies and Seven Network
VIDEO: Beyond The Wave promo reel
Switzerland – International distributor First Hand Films has finalised co-production deals and pre-sales with broadcasters for the documentary film Beyond the Wave. The doco won the Best Japan Pitch Award at this year's Asian Side of the Doc. First Hand Films has entered agreements with NHK (Japan), BBC (UK) and IKON (The Netherlands) who join WDR Cologne as co-production partners. The company has also signed pre-sales with SVT (Sweden), YES (Israel) and Knowledge Network (Canada) and … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Beyond The Wave promo reel
Post-tsunami doco gains international attention
Switzerland – International distributor First Hand Films has finalised co-production deals and pre-sales with broadcasters for the documentary film Beyond the Wave. The doco won the Best Japan Pitch Award at this year’s Asian Side of the Doc. First Hand Films has entered agreements with NHK (Japan), BBC (UK) and IKON (The Netherlands) who join WDR Cologne as co-production partners. The company has also signed pre-sales with SVT (Sweden), YES (Israel) and Knowledge Network … [Read more...] about Post-tsunami doco gains international attention
