Posts Tagged ‘Nelvana Enterprises’
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Max & Ruby Partners With Fisher Price, Inc.
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Nelvana Enterprises has announced that Fisher Price, Inc. will act as the master toy partner in the U.S. for the popular bunny duo Max & Ruby. Fisher Price has developed a full range of toys, including plush, play sets and bath toys, that will be available next spring with a full launch in fall 2012. The Max & Ruby books, from author and illustrator Rosemary Wells, have sold over three million copies, and Max & Ruby DVDs (Nickelodeon Home Entertainment) have sold nearly 2.4 million copies. The brand is a top-rated show on Nickelodeon and it is also going on tour as a stage show by KOBA Entertainment this year.
Tags: Fisher Price Inc, Koba Entertainment, Max & Ruby, Nelvana Enterprises, Nickelodeon Home Entertainment
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Classic Media Names Licensees for Guess with Jess
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Classic Media announced preschool toy manufacturer Fisher-Price, home entertainment distributor Nelvana Enterprises’ Treehouse Presents, and The Licensing Shop, Inc. as anchors of the consumer products program for its new CGI-animated preschool television series, Guess with Jess.
Master toy partner Fisher-Price will debut the Guess with Jess line in Canada in fall 2011, Treehouse Presents will distribute Guess with Jess on DVD, and The Licensing Shop has been named licensing representative to oversee the brand in Canada.
Tags: Classic Media, Fisher Price, Guess with Jess, Nelvana Enterprises, The Licensing Shop, Treehouse Presents
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
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
New Broadcasting and Licensing Deals for Beyblade: Metal Fusion
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Nelvana Enterprises has announced several broadcasting and licensing deals for the new animated series Beyblade: Metal Fusion.
Beyblade: Metal Fusion, from Nelvana and d-rights Inc., will be airing on Cartoon Network in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand; Gulli in France; Nickelodeon in Germany; Nicktoons in the U.K.; Disney XD in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands; and BOING, Turner’s Free To Air Block in Spain, broadcasted on Telecinco and Factoria de Ficcion. The series premiered on YTV in Canada last month.
Hasbro, Inc. has been appointed the master toy licensee for most international markets outside of Asia. The new toy line has already launched in Canada and is set to hit shelves this fall in the U.S., Mexico, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Tags: Beyblade: Metal Fusion, CLM, CPLG, d-rights, Hasbro, Hudson Entertainment, Hudson Soft, Kidz Entertainment/EEMC, Lagardère Active, m4e AG, Nelvana, Nelvana Enterprises
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