'Angelina Ballerina' Goes CGI In New Animated Series

Children's entertainment producer HIT Entertainment is taking children's television show "Angelina Ballerina" into CGI animation with co-production partners Thirteen/WNET New York and Nick Jr. UK. The new series, entitled "Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps," will be produced by SD Entertainment with Executive Producer Karen Barnes from HIT Entertainment. The series will be supported by a full licensing and merchandising program.

"Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps" is based on the classic Angelina Ballerina books by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig and follows an 8-year-old Angelina as she embarks on the next stage in her life at a new school where she'll experience new forms of music and dance. The series is slated for a fall 2009 premiere as a weekly series on PBS Kids in the US and Nick Jr. in the UK.