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With over 160 broadcast territories already signed, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom will continue to extend its reach into Central and Eastern Europe in a deal that will see Dexy handle broadcast and DVD rights for the pre-school animated show across Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Macedonia. The series will also begin airing on RTE in Ireland and in Welsh on S4C. Further international broadcast sales include Tractor Tom, the pre-school animated series set on a farm, which will premiere in Gaelic on TG4 Ireland, Humf which will re-launch on BBC Kids in Canada and join Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom on Welsh channel S4C and lastly the BAFTA award-winning half hour animated special Lost and Found has been acquired by Al Jazeera in the Middle East, TPBS in Thailand and RTSR in Switzerland. In addition to the numerous broadcast deals, eOne Family has also secured in-flight sales for Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom and Tractor Tom. Episodes will be shown on flights with Emirates airline and Air Mauritius. Olivier Dumont, Managing Director for Entertainment One Family said, “We’re delighted to have strengthened the international broadcast platforms for our children’s shows by expanding their presence in multiple new markets. This increased exposure will support the all important licensing and merchandise activities for these brands and we look forward to working with all our new broadcast partners in the future on securing the very best slots for our properties.” |