Toronto, Canada – December 1, 2013 – 9 Story Entertainment, a leading producer and distributor of quality children’s entertainment content, has secured a host of key sales across Asia as it heads to Asia Television Forum.
Discovery Kids Asia has acquired the third season of the animated adventure program Wild Kratts (26 x 22’), the third season of the live action science series Finding Stuff Out (13 x 22’) and the first two seasons of the edutainment focused Making Stuff (104 x 5’). The animated preschool series Peg + Cat(80 x 11’) has been picked up by Zee Learn (India) and Disney Korea, while the first season of Almost Naked Animals (52 x 11’) has been sold to Animax Korea.
“Asia is an important territory for us, and we are so pleased with this raft of sales in the region ahead of ATF,” said Natalie Osborne, Managing Director at 9 Story Entertainment. “9 Story continues to produce content for an international audience and we look forward to reaching even more broadcast partners during and following the market.”
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 exciting new series such as Numb Chucks, Camp Lakebottom, Cache Craze, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood and Nerds and Monsters. The company recently acquired CCI Kids, the family content division of CCI Entertainment, increasing 9 Story’s portfolio to over 1500 half hours of content with popular shows such as Guess How Much I Love You, Joe & Jack, Artzooka! and Extreme Babysitting. www.9story.com
For further information:
Jennifer Ansley, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 9 Story Entertainment
+1 416 530-9900 ext 230, jennifera@9story.