Posts Tagged ‘3rd & Bird!’
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The Toy Book Toy Report 4/13/2010
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Read The Toy Book’s Toy Report for this week! (4/13/10)
Tags: 3rd & Bird!, Bain, BBC, Brian Goldner, Cadaco, Euromonitor International, Hasbro, HB 5130, IPO, Kids Wish Network, KKR, Munchkin, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Poof Slinky, Senario, TCKL, TIA, Toy Russia, Toys R Us, World of Toys
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
BBC Worldwide Sells 3rd & Bird! to Disney Channel
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Disney Channel has secured broadcasting rights for the UK animated preschool series, 3rd & Bird!, which will debut in the U.S. during the Playhouse Disney programming block in early 2011. The deal includes all 50 x 10 minute episodes of the series with one double episode, a 20-minute holiday special. Kate Livo, director, TV sales & co-productions for BBC Worldwide, brokered the deal.
Aimed at 3-5 year old children, the series features bold and colorful photo-puppetry, a style of animation created by production company Little Airplane. 3rd & Bird! follows the birds Muffin, Lovebird, and Samuel, and their friend Rudy, as they teach children diversity, tolerance, and perseverance.
3rd & Bird! has been sold to 17 territories, including Canada and Spain. Fisher-Price is currently the master toy licensee for the series and will develop electronic and non-electronic plastic figurines, toys, vehicles, playsets, and plush.
Tags: 3rd & Bird!, BBC, Disney, Playhouse Disney
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