Toronto, Canada – December 8, 2015 – 9 Story Media Group is pleased to announce that it has secured a number of deals in Asia Pacific for its kids and family content. Over 500 episodes have been licensed to broadcasters across South East Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and New Zealand.
Da Vinci Media has acquired pay TV and SVOD rights to live action series Artzooka (46 x 22’) and Look Kool (16 x 22’) for multiple territories across Asia, including Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Both programs will air on the company’s educational channel, Da Vinci Learning.
TVB (Hong Kong) licensed the Emmy® award winning preschool series Peg + Cat (80 x 11’) along with the second season of the hit show Wild Kratts (26 x 22’); while GoodTV (Taiwan) acquired the first two seasons of Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (130 x 11’).
TVNZ (New Zealand) licensed multiple programs, including the first two seasons of the animated preschool series Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (104 x 11’) for its 24 hour Kidzone children’s channel and the first seasons of the animated comedies Camp Lakebottom (52 x 11’) and Numb Chucks (52 x 11’) for its free to air serviceTV2.
9 Story Media Group Inc. is a leading content creator, marketer and distributor of kids & family focused intellectual property. Recognized around the world for best-in-class brands such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood, Wild Kratts, Numb Chucks, Arthur and Peg + Cat, 9 Story represents over 2,150 half hours of animated and live action programming, seen on some of the most respected international channels and platforms. With one of North America’s largest animation studios, 9 Story employs over 250 creative and production staff in its Toronto facility and has produced over 900 half hours of award-winning children’s content. 9 Story recently acquired the award winning animation studio Brown Bag Films, which employs over 170 staff members across Dublin, Manchester and Los Angeles. Brown Bag is recognized for producing leading animated children’s series such as Octonauts, Doc McStuffins, Bing Bunny and Henry Hugglemonster. 9 Story is owned by senior management, ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital) and media entrepreneur Neil Court. www.9story.com
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For further information:
Jennifer Ansley, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 9 Story Media Group
+1 416 530-9900 ext 230, jennifera@9story.com