News on world animated series on TV and streaming

Bejuba! Entertainment acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the series The Curious World of Linda (Linda's Curious World), created by the South Korean studios of TakToon Enterprises for KBS, SK Broadband and SBA. The 2D animated preschool series follows young Linda, who loves going to her aunt's curio shop. The shop is filled with the most wonderful things that inspire Linda's adventures. In Linda's mind, anything is possible. He can be anyone and go anywhere in his imagination.

The first 26 episodes of the 78 x 7 'series have been delivered now, with the following 52 episodes due to be delivered between 2021 and 2022. Created by TakToon, the series was written by British and Korean writers with Debbie Macdonald as Head Writer . vision animation in Malaysia, which did most of the first season's animation, he became a co-production partner from the second on.

Boat Rocker Studios (a division of Boat Rocker Media) has announced a slew of new friends for Remy & Boo, with a multitude of international sales for CG animation based on the theme of friendship for preschoolers. The 52-episode 11-minute series will air in Australia on ABC Me and in New Zealand on TVNZ; all over Europe, come on Tiny Pop in the UK., France Télévisions, Yle in Finland, RTL In the Netherlands, D Smart in Turkey, TV2 in Hungary, Disney in Russia; for cartoon network in Korea; in the Middle East with Discovery Kids; and French Canada with SRC. The show aired in the US on Universal Kids in May as one of the top 3 premieres of the year on the channel and in Canada on CBC in September.

Remy & Boo tells the unique friendship between an adventurous six-year-old girl, Remy, and an amazing soft pink robot named Boo, whose enthusiasm sometimes goes wrong! Fueled by Remy's indomitable spirit and Boo's attitude, and fueled by two incredible imaginations, their days in Dolphin Bay are filled with adventures big and small that prove there is no greater power than the power of friendship. Created by Matt Fernandes of Industrial Brothers and produced by Industrial Brothers and Boat Rocker Studios, in association with Universal Kids, CBC Kids e Radio-Canada.

Based in Toronto Guru Study has signed a number of new international broadcasting deals for its brand new preschool series Pikwik Pack and her Emmy-nominated hit True and the Rainbow Kingdom.

The presales for Pikwik Pack They include Super RTL (Germany), Panda Channel (Portugal), HOP (Israel) e Minimini + (Poland). The series was previously acquired by Disney Junior (United States, Australia / New Zealand, Korea and India), Hulu (United States) e Treehouse (Canada).

The new broadcast partners for True and the Rainbow Kingdom. They include ABC TVP (Poland), 9 Go! (Australia) e AFN (US military). Having previously acquired Edge Seasons 1 and 2, HOP (Israel) e star channel (Greece) promptly acquired seasons 3 and 4 as well, with HOP also signing up as an L&M agent in Israel for the series.

Guru Studio's line-up of originals includes two-time Emmy nominated series Just in time e  his latest original series Big Blue, which will debut this year in the virtual market of MIPCOM. The new 52 x 11 'series for kids ages 5-9 follows the underwater adventures of brothers Lettie and Lemo, leaders of a bizarre submarine crew destined to protect a magical clandestine ocean fairy named Bacon Berry, as they uncover deep conflicts between the inhabitants of a vast ocean. The series is packed with thrilling comedies and adventures and will inspire kids to make their world a better place as they dive into the depths of the ocean's mysteries.

The award-winning animation studio Aardman and the Ukrainian creative production company Glowberry have announced an agreement with a number of international broadcasters for the acquisition of the first season of Brave Bunnies - (Brave Bunnies) - a 2-episode 52-minute 7D preschool series created by Olga Cherepanova, currently in production with the Spanish animation studio soul and distributed worldwide by Aardman.

The agreements were concluded with Nick jr (UK.), Super RTL (Germany), ABC (Australia), Yle (Finland), HOP! (Israel), Plusplus (Ukraine), Daekyo (South Korea) e Milkshake! (UK.). The series is scheduled to launch in autumn 2020.

Brave Bunnies - (Brave Bunnies) follows a family of brave and curious bunnies in search of adventure and exploration, traveling on the Bunny Bus. Each episode of the series, directed by Tim Fehrenbach, begins with a Bunny Bus-ride. At each stop, brother and sister Bunnies, Bop and Boo discover different animals, creating new games to build new friends. Brave Bunnies - (Brave Bunnies) show children the diversity of the world, encouraging viewers to accept differences, no matter how big or small, with the slogan: “We may look different at first, but we will find a way to be friends and play together”.

wowkidz, the distribution arm of the leading animation studio based in India and Singapore Cosmos Maya, is expanding its reach into the global children's animation industry, securing significant business through multiple new international TV, streamer and OTT sales agreements and international projects:

• In North America and Latin America, US-based streamers Olympusat Entertainment acquired pay-TV and digital rights for 221 half hours of catalog titles included Vir: The robot boy, Eena Meena Deeka e Chacha Bhatija, along with the new show Harry.
• In India, Disney+Hotstar acquired the online rights for 130 half hours of the same shows in the library. Next platform in English and Punjabi Heeroz OCT starting from Catrack Entertainment has acquired worldwide non-exclusive rights for Vir: The robot boy e Chacha Bhatija. And IN10 Medium is launching a new channel entitled gubbare with 78 half hours of Cosmos-Maya international co-production programs such as Atchoo, Berry Bees e OPS.
• Indonesian content broadcasting and distribution company, Spectrum movie licensed 536 half hours of 10 original Cosmos-Maya shows; while based in Dubai Dubuzz Entertainment has acquired non-exclusive AVOD rights for 208 winning half hours Motu Patlu e Chacha Bhatija.
• In further agreements, based in Vietnam FPT Telecom has collected 78 half hours for its SVOD OTT platform FPT Playand based in China puxin e Zhong Lu have acquired non-exclusive digital rights for 335 half hours of Motu Patlu, Vir: The Robot Boy, Eena Meena Deeka e Tik Tak Tail for digital streaming on government IPTV.

Sky  (UK and Europe) signed a long term content contract for hundreds of hours of DreamWorks Animation Television , guaranteeing the broadcaster exclusive access to new franchised spinoff series Madagascar: A Little Wild, Trolls Topia e Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, as well as family favorites like All Hail King Julien e Home: adventures with Tip & Oh. The episodes will air on Sky One on weekends and will be available on request via the Sky Kids Pack and the Sky Kids app. The agreement with has ended NBCUniversal global distribution.

Mediaset SpainChildren's channel Boing (Spain) exclusively premiered the 23rd season of the iconic Pokémon animation series, pokemon journeys, on Monday. The latest installment of the global hit series will air Monday through Thursday at 19pm. On its 15th anniversary, Boing is the most viewed children's channel on commercial television in Spain for the seventh consecutive year, a record it broke in September, when it beat Disney Channel in the 4-12 year target (11,6% vs. 7,1%). This year Boing shows a clear upward trend in this target, moving from the 10,3% share recorded in January to 11,6% recorded last month.

In pokemon journeys, Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum has a new plan: travel the world. But first, he and his partner Pikachu will travel to the inauguration of the Cerise Laboratory, a research center dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in each region. There they meet Goh, another child with boundless curiosity for Pokémon, and Professor Cerise asks them to become official researchers. Ash, determined as always to become a Pokémon Master, and Goh, who aspires to catch one of every Pokémon, set out to explore the vast regions of the Pokémon world, such as Kanto, Unova and Galar.

Global digital media company Moonbug Entertainment Ltd. has announced a new partnership with KT Corporation, South Korea's largest IPTV operator, to bring the popular preschool 3D series CoComelon to South Korea as the platform's leading English education brand. Families in the country can now access the episodes on all KT platforms, including Olleh TV e Seezn, with new content arriving throughout the year.

Being the most viewed YouTube channel in the world with over 92,8 million subscribers and 3,5 billion views per month, CoComelon teaches children how to approach daily activities such as housework with a sense of enthusiasm and contagious positivity. With its bright and bold colors, CoComelon attracts children between the ages of one and four to sing and dance along with Baby JJ and his siblings as they learn letters, numbers, animal sounds, colors and more.

Malaysia-based children's entertainment specialist Animasia Studio has been named the sole global distributor by Hyper Dimension entertainment (founded by Chinese film distributor Sublime Media) for the animated series dragon force. Animasia will handle distribution, licensing and merchandising outside of China. Continuing the show's success in season 1 and 2, Hyper Dimension will launch season 3's dragon force in China this fall, the series is produced in collaboration with the streaming platform Youku (where is it dragon force has 1,5 billion views) and an animation studio Blue arc.

Animasia has already secured several television sales for dragon force S1 and S2 with RTV (Indonesia), Mediacorp Suria (Singapore) and TBA leading children's channels in Israel and the Middle East with launch scheduled for 2021.

Aimed at children aged 6 to 11, the core of Dragon ForceIt's letting kids experience how the protagonist Lucas grows up as a young hero through adventure and battle. In the new Monsters Rise season, all 26 Mech monsters are based on the legendary ancient Chinese book Shan Hai Jing (Classic of mountains and seas), and Dragon Force will experience a new adventure in the virtual world of oriental legend. Under the leadership of the Dragon Force, Lucas bravely faces the challenge and grows in the process. The concept of "unity of knowledge and action" is shown through fascinating stories.

Shin-Ei animation e AlphaBoat teamed up to create and manage an official YouTube channel for the hugely popular anime series Oishinbo, based on the original cooking-themed manga by writer Tetsu Kariya and artist Akira Hanasaki. The new YT channel will make the latest 121 episodes available for free viewing in their original order, with English subtitles. The first episode premiered on October 2, with new episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. AlphaBoat will manage the official channel and Twitter (@oishinbo_ch), as well as provide copyright management services.

Launched on Nippon TV in 1988, Oishinbo centers on the food journalist Shirō Yamaoka and his partner (and later wife), Yūko Kurita. The story is about solving various people's problems through food while aiming to create "the ultimate menu". The manga was serialized in "Big Comic Spirits" published by Shogakukan and sold a total of 135 million copies, sparking the boom of "gourmet manga" in Japan.

Safe and positive children's media company azoomee announced the UK launch of its Azoomee children's TV channel su rlaxx tv, a free ad-supported service that combines linear channels for a relaxing TV experience with the flexibility of VOD. rlaxx TV is available on smart TV devices such as Blaupunkt, Hisense, Hitachi, JVC, Medion, Metz, Sharp, Telefunken, Toshiba and Vestel. The Azoomee children's TV channel shows hundreds of thought-provoking and imaginative TV programs that stimulate curiosity and wonder in children. From family favorites to DIY arts and crafts, everything is hand selected so kids can explore freely in safety.

By mid-2021, the Azoomee children's TV channel will also be available via rlaxx TV on all connected devices such as smart TVs (LGE, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sony), streaming sticks and boxes (Amazon Fire, Google Chromecast, Roku), mobile phones (Android, iOS), game consoles (Xbox, PlayStation) and all standard internet browsers.