Toronto, Canada – January 30, 2013 – 9 Story Entertainment announces the sale of their animated children’s series Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (40 x 22’) and Camp Lakebottom (26 x 22’) to Germany’s Super RTL. The broadcaster has also ordered an additional 40 episodes of the hit animated adventure comedy series Wild Kratts™, bringing over 50 hours of new programming to Super RTL.
Super RTL also airs all three seasons of 9 Story’s animated series Almost Naked Animals (52 x 22’).
Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood is a delightful new animated preschool series featuring Daniel, a shy but brave 4-year-old tiger, who with the help of his neighbors, family, and friends has fun and learns key skills necessary for school and for life.
In Wild Kratts™ (66 x 22’), the Kratt brothers leap into animated action in a half-hour comedy adventure. In each episode, Chris and Martin Kratt travel to a different corner of the world to meet amazing new animals. It’s laugh-out-loud comedy, as they activate their Creature Power Suits to rescue their animal friends.
Camp Lakebottom is a new animated comedy about 12-year old mastermind and ultra-rich kid McGee, who gets sent to the most dangerous and exciting summer camp in the world, Camp Lakebottom. The cabins are possessed, the staff members are a real creep show and McGee and his misfit pals are having way too much fun!
Super RTL, first launched back in April 1995, is by far the most popular TV channel among kids in Germany. For the past 15 years, Super RTL has reigned supreme as Germany’s uncontested market leader on the children’s TV market, having the broadest reach of any children’s channel across Europe. The high-quality programming does not only appeal to little folks but also meets the educational requirements of parents. The Cologne-based station attracts more than just younger audiences: it offers programs for the whole family, including classic animation films, cartoon specials, kids’ feature films and comedies for prime time viewing after 8.15 pm.
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 and Wild Kratts in addition to popular new series such as Almost Naked Animals, Camp Lakebottom, Cache Craze and Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood. www.9story.com
For further information:
Mary Powers, MPowers Communications +1 416 767 8692, mpowers@mpowers.ca