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KI.KA Secures Broadcasting Deal for New Babar Series
Monday, August 30th, 2010
German broadcaster KI.KA has purchased the first 26 episodes of Nelvana Enterprises‘ new animated series, Babar and the Adventures of Badou. The series will launch on the channel in spring 2011. Babar and the Adventures of Badou is an updated version of the classic Babar series and introduces King Babar’s 8-year-old grandson, Badou. In the CGI series, Badou and his friends Chiku the monkey, Zawadi the zebra, and others explore the exotic world of Celestville. The show, for kids ages 4 to 7, is a co-production by Nelvana Studio and TeamTO, in association with The Clifford Ross Company.
The series will premiere on YTV in Canada this November and is set to air on TFI in France, Playhouse Disney Japan, Disney Channel in Italy and Spain, ABC TV in Australia, TV2 in Norway, YLE 2 in Finland, DR TV in Denmark, Thai PBS, SRC for French Canada, and M-Net in South Africa, among others.
Tags: Babar, Babar and the Adventures of Badou, KI.KA, Nelvana Enterprises, Nelvana Studio, TeamTO, The Clifford Ross Company, YTV
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Simba Dickie Group to Develop Toys for Kikaninchen
Monday, June 21st, 2010
As a first step in the marketing of Kikaninchen, a new preschool brand by KI.KA, M4e AG has announced that Simba Dickie Group has been named the first partner for the toys/soft-toy sector.
Simba Dickie Group will produce an exclusive range of products via its many brands. Nicotoy will develop various Kikanichen soft-toys; Eichhorn will produce a range of wooden toys; Simba Toys will develop creative toys such as painting and handicraft boxes, finger paints, and Softknete modeling clay; Big will offer outdoor toys such as its Big-Bobby-Car, and a balance board; and Noris-Spiele will develop games and puzzles.
All of the products will debut at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair in next February, and should be available at retail the following summer.
Tags: Big, Eichhorn, KI.KA, Kikaninchen, m4e AG, Nicotoy, Noris-Spiele, Nuremberg International Toy Fair, Simba Dickie Group, Simba Toys
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