BKN Goes Back to the ‘Stone Age’

BKN New Media, part of the German/British BKN International, has signed a 1.3-million euro deal with Italy’s Cartoon One for the co-production of “The Stone Age.” In return for the rights to the Italian market and a profit share, Cartoon One has agreed to a nonrefundable payment of 1.3 million euros or 25 percent of the production budget. The property, comprising 52 11-minute episodes, will be co-produced with BKN’s digital and high-definition studios in London and Barcelona, and Cartoon One’s studio in Rome.