Broadcasters Buy ‘Team Franco’

DreamWorks Classics, the distribution arm of DreamWorks Animation, has inked a series of global broadcasting deals for the animated series “Team Franco” as IP holder Formula Fun Entertainment preps a merchandising program for the series. Product will begin rolling out six months before the series’ first television appearance.

New broadcasting sales include Channel One Carousel (Russia), Pro Plus (Slovenia), QTV (Ukraine) and Kazakhstan TV. Additionally, TV2 (Norway), MTV Oy (Finland), Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) and IBC (Iceland) have already picked up 52 x 11-minute series.