Series set to premiere on Disney XD on Saturday, July 13
Toronto, Canada – July 9, 2013 – 9 Story Entertainment is pleased to announce that the first episode of its highly anticipated kids’ animated comedy Camp Lakebottom (26×22’), is now available on the U.S. iTunes TV store as a free download. 9 Story is releasing the first episode as a pre-air premiere, prior to the series debut on Disney XD on Saturday, July 13 (9:30 a.m., ET/PT). Subsequent episodes of Camp Lakebottom will be available on iTunes the day after airing on Disney XD. Episodes of the series can be found at www.iTunes.com/CampLakebottom.
In addition to its partnership with Disney XD U.S., Camp Lakebottom, produced by 9 Story Entertainment for TELETOON Canada, has also been licensed to 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 in addition to ABC (Australia), Super RTL (Germany), Canal + Family (France), Noga (Israel), and Luk International for Portugal.
“Making the first episode available on iTunes prior to its Disney XD premiere offers a fantastic opportunity to engage new fans and generate excitement about the series,” said Natalie Osborne, EVP, Business Development for 9 Story. “Kids watch shows in multiple mediums and a pre-air premiere of the first episode on iTunes is a great way to help young audiences discover new content.”
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 of both in-house produced and acquired content 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 including 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