COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT SELLS HOT NEW PROPERTIES TO MAJOR EUROPEAN NETWORKS Partners Include France 5, RTÉ, Nickelodeon (Italy), ZDF, TiJi, SVT and Jetix
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Toronto (April 8, 2008) - Cookie Jar Entertainment is taking Europe by storm in 2008. With thousands of hours of series' already airing across Europe, Cookie Jar is set to bring its newest shows to France 5, RTÉ, Nickelodeon (Italy), ZDF, TiJi (France), SVT (Sweden) and Jetix.
"Cookie Jar is delighted to partner with seven of Europe's top networks," said Jean-Michel Ciszewski, Senior Vice President of Sales and Co-productions. "We all share a common goal of providing quality entertainment to children, and Cookie Jar looks forward to long and successful relationships with each network and a few more to soon be announced."
Twenty six half-hour episodes of "Hurray For Huckle!" will begin airing in Europe on Nickelodeon (Italy), France 5, ZDF (Germany), TiJi (France) and SVT (Sweden) in 2008. Based on the books by best-selling author Richard Scarry, "Hurray For Huckle!" blends humor and learning by following the lives of six unforgettable characters who try to solve everyday life mysteries.
"Will & Dewitt" is set to make a splash on Ireland's RTÉ. Will, an everyday kid who wants to do it all, is able to jump into new situations with a little help from his best friend, cheerleader and morphing pal, Dewitt (who just happens to be a frog!). Twenty six half-hour episodes of this early school empowerment series will debut this fall.
Jetix has licensed two of Cookie Jar's newest adventure series' "Magi-Nation" and "World of Quest." The multi-platform fantasy-adventure property "Magi-Nation" follows a normal teenage boy whose world is forever changed when he is mystically transported to a beautiful world far beyond imagination." A new immersive online role-playing game, "Magi-Nation: Battle For the Moonlands," debuted this week at www.Magi-Nation.com. The comedic buddy series "World of Quest" follows a young pampered Prince and his reluctant sidekick Quest on a mission to save his family and their kingdom.
About Cookie Jar Entertainment
Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc., Cookie Jar Group's entertainment operation, is a leading, global, independent producer, marketing and brand manager of such renowned children's properties as "The Doodlebops", "Caillou", "Hurray For Huckle!" and "Magi-Nation". Combining globally renowned intellectual properties with an industry-recognized management team, Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. is a market-driven, brand building company that is committed to children first and foremost and is dedicated to the development and production of quality programming that embraces the whole child, with animated and live-action series that entertain, inspire and enlighten children and family audiences worldwide.
