World news on animated TV series and streaming

Quebec animation studio Happy Camper Media, announced a new seven-minute cartoon series Super Agent Jon Le Bon! Based on Adventure Press's best-selling comic, the 2-episode 39D animated series was produced in collaboration with Radio-Canada e CBC Kids, as well as CBC / SRC Distribution e Zodiac Kids. Happy Camper has also secured funding for another 41 episodes, now in pre-production, which means the new adventures of the Agency's best (or simply luckiest) agent will continue to air in 2022.

“We are thrilled to be broadcasting for Kidscreen, in collaboration with our distributors Zodiak Kids, Radio-Canada and CBC. We know kids all over the world will embrace the extended seven-minute format of fun and adventurous stories with our clumsy, yet smart, agent. Having won the hearts of over 1,1 million readers with his comic in Quebec, we are thrilled for a new audience to discover Jon and his extravagant crew. In Happy Camper Media, we are in love with this universe full of unlikely missions and we think that during these COVID-19 times Super Agent Jon Le Bon! it will bring fun and laughter to many audiences on both linear and digital platforms ”. - Renaud Sylvain, executive producer

The new longer format and 49 x 90 ″ shorts package are being offered to shoppers at Kidscreen Summit. Super Agent Jon Le Bon! stream both on ici.tou.tv and on GEM.

Leading company in Russian animation Rick Group has secured several deals for its flagship series around the world.

• DaVinci Media will broadcast The Fixies in multiple territories including South Africa, India, United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Brazil in English and local languages. The deal was secured by the Play Big series sales agent. Based in Berlin, Germany, Da Vinci Media offers entertaining educational content for children ages 6-12 and families through its 24/24 TV channel, Da Vinci TV, as well as its Da Vinci Kids App curated; available in 7 languages ​​for over 7 million subscribers in over 18 countries.
• playkids he answered The Fixies for the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
• Panda and Krash will soon be available in Brazil while Riki Group continues its collaboration with Globosat - which also acquired the rights for the third season of BabyRiki. Panda and Krash premiered in China in January, followed by broadcasts in Russia starting in February. It was created jointly by Riki Group and China's FUN Union e CCTV animation group. The 3D 52 x 12 'CGI series follows the adventures of the Chinese panda HeHe and the rabbit Krash del Kikoriki animated series.
• Tina and Tony started broadcasting TiJi, which will launch the series in Russia, the CIS and Israel.
• Leave it alone presents Tina and Tony on YouTube around the world with Romanian dubbing.
• Epic Story Media, exclusive distributor of the English and French versions of Tina and Tony for the United States and Canada, he sent the project to KidoodleTV.
• Based in Hong Kong TVB he answered Pin code to start the file Giada e J2 channels and myTV Super e TVB everywhere platforms this spring.

Atlantica Entertainment award-winning animated series for children Berry Bees he is heading to Asia. New distribution and multi-platform agreements, signed by co-production and distribution partners Cosmos Maya, will see the 52-episode series air on: FPT Telecom platforms (Vietnam); Muse Communication Digital Platform (China); IN10 Gubbare Channel (India); Wow Kidz Network on Amazon and Facebook (India), launch this month; is Astro (Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei), premiered in June.

The animated series Berry Bees consisting of 52 episodes lasting 12 minutes, it is a high-energy spy comedy about a trio of young elite agents. When the world's top secret villains wreak havoc and adult spies simply aren't right for chance, Bobby, Lola and Juliette become disguise lovers, undercover secret agents, crafty mentalists and radical martial arts experts who also use cool gadgets to berry theme to save the day. Co-produced by Atalntyca, Cosmos-Maya, SLR Productions  e Telegael with the participation of RAI Ragazzi and NINE Network.

Atlantica he also recently partnered with Future Today, the only full-stack streaming solution that packages branded channels and gives the public the opportunity to watch them, to distribute the first season (52 episodes) of Bat pat on its main channel for children and families happy kids, bringing the adorable Bat's frightening comic adventures to young audiences in the US, UK, and Canada.

Bat pat follows the spooky and comical animated adventures of Bat Pat and his friends Martin, Leo and Rebecca Silver as they unravel mysteries and cross paths with supernatural creatures of the night that lurk, stalk, scream and burrow into every dark corner of their Fogville home - a small town that seems to be the center of all the strange things in the world, a true magnet for ghosts, mummies, witches, creatures, werewolves and things that run wild in the night, but only because they need help! The first season, produced with the participation of Rai and RTVE, sold over 100 countries.

9 Story Distribution Int'l collected three new children's series for international distribution ahead of the Kidscreen Summit, including a live musical comedy Andy and the band, CGI series Weird Waters and hybrid show Bad Nature.

• Weird Waters (Strange waters) (60 x 7 '; children 4-7). Produced by Wayletta Productions, Meticulous Media and Moondog Animation Studio and represented by Courageous Artists, the series follows three Best Fish Friends Forever (BFFF). Two tropical fish, BZ and IM Tiger, accidentally find themselves in the depths of a magical pond. Along the way, the duo befriends Jam, who sweeps them away on a series of incredible adventures. Through hidden realms, crazy monsters and ancient mysteries, these friends learn that growing up is the wildest race of all. 9 Story has acquired the distribution and merchandising rights worldwide.
• Bad Nature (25 x 5 '; kids 6-11) Through a unique hybrid of live animals and cutting-edge CGI animation, Bad nature answers all the wonderfully weird questions about animals. The series follows Marv the Mandrill, Gloria the Puma and an insane menagerie of misfits. Bad nature delves into all the disgusting yet incredible things that animals do. Produced by Bristol-based Rebel Television for Sky Kids, the series shares the extraordinary journey that takes viewers into the hideous world of Bad Nature. 9 Story has acquired the distribution rights worldwide, excluding the UK

Pablo

London-based children's entertainment specialist CAKE signed an agreement with the Italian public broadcaster Rai (Italy) for the first season of the revolutionary preschool animated series Pablo - the first children's series to feature a central character with autism. The agreement finalized by CAKE sales manager Bianca Rodriguez sees Rai join the main public broadcasters including TVE Spain, RTP Portugal, Czech TV, NRK Norway, TV Brazil and RTS Switzerland, as well as Netflix in multiple territories. The series will be launched on February 20 on the Rai Play platform and on March 1 on the Rai Yoyo channel.

Pablo features an intelligent, artistic child whose imaginative designs come to life allowing him to face the real world with confidence. Pablo is 5 and a half years old and is on the autism spectrum. Using his magic crayons, Pablo boldly transforms his life challenges into fantastic adventures and his feelings into colorful characters with a voice. With the help of his friends from Art World, Llama, Noa, Mouse, Draff, Tang and Wren, Pablo manages to make sense of his 5 XNUMX/XNUMX year old world. The series is produced by Paper Owl Films for CBeebies and RTEjr, in association with Kavaleer Productions e ingenious with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and BAI.

Kiddinx Media GmbH, owner of the evergreen German properties Benjamin the Elephant and Bibi Blocksberg, commissioned  bRAND-WARD Services with the development and execution of a strategy to take it Bibi and Tina brand to a global audience. The story began as a radio spin-off and then a TV series on ZDF and a series of other audiovisual productions that follow Bibi, a girl with special powers, her best friend Tina and their horses Sabrina and Amadeus.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021, Bibi and Tina sold over 20 million storytellers, 5,6 million videos and 1,7 million books, generated a # 1 soundtrack, 54-episode TV series, live-action Amazon Prime series, four feature films, and 105 million streams per month on major online platforms. The XNUMXth episode of the radio broadcast was launched in January.