Pubcasters pounce on Peter RabbitNickelodeon USA is expected to premiere Brown Bag Films, Penguin Books and Silvergate Media's brand new CGI-animated "Peter Rabbit" series in March 2013.
Public broadcasters in Australia and across Europe have picked up the forthcoming CGI-animated series based on Beatrix Potter’s classic Peter Rabbit character.
Peter Rabbit
ABC in Australia, France Télévision, RTÉ in Ireland, SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway and Finnish broadcaster YLE will all air the upcoming 50x11′ series, as well its three half-hour specials.
The cartoon is a coproduction between Irish studio Brown Bag Films, Penguin Books and Silvergate Media, which secured pre-sales with UK preschool channel CBeebies and Nickelodeon in the US.
A one-off Christmas special aired on CBeebies and BBC1 in the UK, Nickelodeon in the US and ABC in Australia, last month, while the series is set to debut in the US, UK, France and Australia later this year. 2012 marked the 110th anniversary of the publication of the very first Peter Rabbit book.
The new series, set in the Lake District in the UK, is a re-imagining of the classic books and features other Beatrix Potter characters such as Jemima Puddleduck and Mrs Tiggywinkle.
Nico Franks
15-01-2013
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GENRES: Animation, Children's
SHOWS: Peter Rabbit
PEOPLE: Beatrix Potter
COMPANIES: ABC, Brown Bag Films, CBeebies, France Télévision, Nickelodeon, NRK, RTE, Silvergate Media, SVT, YLE
SECTIONS: C21Kids
COUNTRIES: Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, UK, US
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Silvergate Media’s new Peter Rabbit animated preschool series, which is based on the classic Beatrix Potter tales, has secured pre-sale deals with ABC TV Australia, France Television, RTE Ireland, SVT Sweden, NRK Norway and Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE.
The new deals follow a recent sale to CBeebies in the UK.
The series, co-produced with Brown Bag Films, Penguin UK and Nickelodeon US, consists of 50 x 11-minute and three half-hour specials and will launch this year in the US, UK, France and Australia. A half-hour Christmas Special, Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale, premiered in December 2012.
Silvergate Media holds worldwide licensing and merchandising rights for the Classic Peter Rabbit and holds all audiovisual, licensing and merchandising rights for the new CGI Peter Rabbit worldwide, excluding the Americas and India, which are controlled by Nickelodeon US. Penguin will be supporting the animation in 2013 with a full publishing program with other licensed merchandise to follow.
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Silvergate Media has inked a raft of international deals for the new Peter Rabbit animated series.
The company makes and distributes the CGI animated show, which is coproduced by Penguin UK and Nickelodeon in the US.
It has presold it to ABC TV Australia, France Televisions, RTE Ireland, SVT Sweden, NRK Norway and Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. These agreements follow a deal with CBeebies in the UK.
There will be a 50x11mins series and three half-hour specials. It will launch in 2013 in the US, UK, France and Australia.
A half-hour Christmas special, Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale, premiered in December 2012.
Silvergate has worldwide rights to the show ex-US and India where they reside with Nickelodeon.
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Deals have been secured with ABC TV Australia, France Television, RTE Ireland and more.
Silvergate Media has secured new pre-sale deals for animated TV series Peter Rabbit.
Deals have been secured with ABC TV Australia, France Television, RTE Ireland, SVT Sweden, NRK Norway and Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, following a deal with CBeebies in the UK.
The series, co-produced with Penguin UK and Nickelodeon US, consists of 50 11-minute and three half-hour specials. It will launch this year in the US, UK, France and Australia.
A half-hour Christmas Special, Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale, premiered in December 2012.
Silvergate Media holds worldwide licensing and merchandising rights for the classic Peter Rabbit property and holds all audiovisual, licensing and merchandising rights for the new series Peter Rabbit worldwide, excluding the Americas and India, which are controlled by Nickelodeon US.
Mary Durkan, CEO at Silvergate Media, said: “We are incredibly proud to have been charged with re-imagining the world of Beatrix Potter for a contemporary children’s audience and we’re genuinely thrilled that key global broadcast partners are already on board. We look forward to announcing further deals shortly.”
The new animated Peter Rabbit is produced by Brown Bag Films and Executive Produced by Silvergate Media’s Paula Rosenthal. UK writing team Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby helped define the series with an authentically British voice.
Paula Rosenthal added: “Having grown up with The Tale of Peter Rabbit, developing the property for broadcast has been both daunting and exhilarating. In Peter we found a character to whom children could connect; and in Potter's world, endless fodder for rich, heartfelt stories of friendship and adventure."
David McCamley, Series Director at Brown Bag films, commented: “To work on a project as beloved as Peter Rabbit was a real honour for us all."
Penguin will be supporting the animation in 2013 with a full publishing programme. Other licensed merchandise will ollow.
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CBeebies' Peter Rabbit remake travels the world
CBeebies’ forthcoming remake of classic kids series Peter Rabbit has been sold around the world ahead of its launch.
Australian public broadcaster ABC, France Television, Ireland’s RTE, Sweden’s SVT, Norway’s NRK and Finnish network YLE have all picked up the animated series, which is produced by Brown Bag Films.
The deals have been closed by Silvergate Media, which co-owns the property with Penguin UK.
The 50x11 minute series will launch on CBeebies and Nickelodeon US later this year and follows a half hour Christmas special, Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale.
Peter Rabbit is directed by Brown Bag’s David McCamley and exec produced by Silvergate Media’s Paula Rosenthal. It was written by Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby.
Mary Durkan, chief executive at Silvergate Media, said: “We are incredibly proud to have been charged with re-imagining the world of Beatrix Potter for a contemporary children’s audience and we’re genuinely thrilled that key global broadcast partners are already on board. We look forward to announcing further deals shortly.”
