Toronto, Canada – April 03, 2013 – 9 Story Entertainment is pleased to announce the sale of its new kid’s animated comedy Camp Lakebottom (26×22’) to Disney XD US, and multiple international Disney Channels in the UK, Ireland, Benelux, Italy, Spain (through LUK), CEE including Poland, Asia including Japan, Korea and India, Middle East, Turkey, South and Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Camp Lakebottom will premiere on Disney XD US this Summer.
The series, produced by 9 Story Entertainment for TELETOON Canada, has also been licensed to ABC (Australia), Super RTL (Germany), Canal + Family (France), Noga (Israel), and Luk International for Spain and Portugal.
“We couldn’t be happier with the tremendous response for Camp Lakebottom from so many Disney Channels around the world,” said Natalie Osborne, EVP Business Development. “It’s truly wonderful to work with one of the world’s most respected international brands to bring these wonderfully wacky characters to young audiences.”
Camp Lakebottom is an animated comedy about 12-year-old prankster McGee, who was headed for an awesome summer at Camp Sunny Smiles when his bus took a wrong turn and landed him at old, run down and ridiculously spooky CAMP LAKEBOTTOM! McGee soon discovers though that Lakebottom is not just your average camp; it’s the BEST CAMP EVER!
9 Story Entertainment is one of the industry’s leading creators, producers and distributors of award-winning animated and live-action content for young audiences around the world. With one of North America’s largest animation studios based in Toronto, 9 Story has over 200 creative and production staff, and has produced over 800 half hours of quality children’s and family programming, seen on some of the most respected children’s channels around the world across multiple platforms. The company’s distribution arm 9 Story Enterprises represents a growing catalogue which includes several beloved brands such as Arthur, Wibbly Pig, Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, Wild Kratts and Almost Naked Animals in addition to popular new series such as Camp Lakebottom, Cache Craze, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood and Nerds and Monsters. www.9story.com
For further information:
Mary Powers, MPowers Communications +1 416 767 8692, mpowers@mpowers.ca