Toronto-based children’s content producer Guru Studio has announced that it has signed a slew of new international broadcast deals for its new preschool series “Pikwik Pack” and its hit “True and the Rainbow Kingdom.”
Pre-Sales for “Pikwik Pack” include Super RTL (Germany), Canal Panda (Portugal), HOP (Israel) and Minimini+ (Poland). The series was previously acquired by Disney Junior (U.S., Australia/New Zealand, Korea and India), Hulu (U.S.), and Treehouse (Canada).
The strong lineup of new broadcast partners for “True and the Rainbow Kingdom” includes TVP ABC (Poland), 9Go! (Australia) and AFN (US Military). Having previously acquired “True and the Rainbow Kingdom” seasons 1 and 2, HOP (Israel) and Star Channel (Greece) have quickly acquired seasons 3 and 4, with HOP having also signed on as the L&M Agent in Israel for the series.
“We're seeing tremendous enthusiasm from broadcasters for our incredible lineup of originals,” says Jonathan Abraham, vice president, sales and business development, Guru Studio. “’Pikwik Pack’ is gearing up for its Disney Junior launch this November and is attracting top-tier preschool partners, “True and the Rainbow Kingdom” continues to rate extremely well around the world, and we’re so excited for buyers to dive into our newest original series, “Big Blue,” at MIPCOM.”
Along with “Pikwik Pack” and “True and the Rainbow Kingdom,” Guru Studio’s line up of originals includes “Justin Time,” and its newest original series “Big Blue” which is debuting at MIPCOM’s virtual market this year.
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