Nick Junior Channels Around The World Catch Up With Chapman Entertainment's Preschool Series "Roary the Racing Car"

From C21Media:

Nick Jr nets catch up with Roary

International Nick Jr channels have acquired Chapman Entertainment preschool series Roary the Racing Car.

Viacom International Media Networks-owned (VIMN) Nick Jr channels in Europe (including Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg), Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden), Germany, Spain and Italy), the Middle East, Asia (including India), Africa, Latin America and New Zealand will air season one (52x10’) of the air show following a deal with distributor Target Entertainment.

Season two, also 52x10’, has gone to Nickelodeon’s Scandinavian and Benelux channels. This follows a recent season two deal with Italian net Rai Yoyo. In the UK, the show still runs on commissioning net Channel 5.

Further Chapman deals brokered through Target’s head of sales Karen Wise see preschool series Raa Raa the Noisy Lion (52x10’) going to TVNZ (New Zealand), RUV (Iceland), EBS (Korea) and Hop! (Israel).

Season two of evergreen series Fifi and the Flowertots has gone to YLE (Finland) and season one has been re-licensed to ABC (Australia).

The news is a boon for both Target – which has unveiled a batch of deals in 2012 despite a Q4 profit warning from parent Metrodome – and Chapman, which was last year forced to cut staff and make redundancies in the facing of rising production costs.

Last week, C21 reported Chapman management and Edge Performance, the VC group that acquired a 27% stake in the firm in December, were in talks over how best to take the company forward with its financial situation secure.

Jesse Whittock
02-02-2012
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Also, from Kidscreen:

Target revs up sales for Chapman titles

UK-based rights management business Target Entertainment has locked down a new multi-regional broadcast deal for Chapman Entertainment’s CG-animated preschool series Roary the Racing Car with Nickelodeon.

It has also inked new broadcast deals for preschool series Raa Raa the Noisy Lion and evergreen property Fifi and the Flowertots.

Series one of Roary the Racing Car (52 x 10 minutes) has been picked up by Nick Jr. channels in Europe (including Benelux, Scandinavia, Germany, Spain and Italy), the Middle East, Asia (including India), Africa, Latin America and New Zealand. Series two has been acquired for Nickelodeon’s Scandinavian and Benelux channels.

The series, which is narrated by Indy and NASCAR racer Sam Hornish Jr., has currently been sold to more than 150 territories including Rai Yoyo Italy (season two), as well as Rai, SVT Sweden and YLE Finland (renewal of series one). It also airs in the US on Sprout.

The deals for Raa Raa the Noisy Lion (52 x 10-minute) include TVNZ, RUV (Iceland), EBS (Korea) and Hop (Israel). The series, which debuted on CBeebies in 2011 and now reaches more than 60 territories, has also experienced a L&M rollout launched in the UK by Tomy in October 2011. The program will continue to rollout this spring at all major retailers.

Target’s Fifi and the Flowertots has been acquired by YLE Finland (series two) and ABC Australia has renewed series one.

Also, from Licensing.biz:

Chapman Entertainment bags new broadcast deals

Target Entertainment secures new multi-regional broadcast deal with Nickelodeon for Roary.

The first series of the 52 x ten-minute show has been licensed for broadcast by Nickelodeon’s international Nick Jr. Channels in Europe (including Benelux, Scandinavia, Germany, Spain and Italy), the Middle East, Asia (including India), Africa, Latin America and New Zealand.

Series two (52x10’) has also been acquired for Nickelodeon’s Scandinavian and Benelux feeds. The deals were brokered by Karen Wise, head of sales at Target Entertainment.

Other recent deals for Roary the Racing Car include a sale of series two to Rai Yoyo Italy, along with renewals of series 1 with Rai, SVT Sweden and YLE Finland.

With sales to over 150 territories, a nomination for a kids’ BAFTA and consistently ranking in the top five pre-school shows on Five Milkshake (UK), Roary shows no signs of slowing down.

Chapman Entertainment’s new pre-school series, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion has also received strong interest from international broadcasters and Target has now signed new deals with TVNZ, RUV Iceland, EBS Korea and Hop Israel taking global sales to now over 60 territories.

Fifi and the Flowertots continues to command significant enthusiasm from international broadcasters and Target has now signed Fifi’s second series to YLE Finland and has relicensed series 1 to ABC Australia where the show has performed consistently well since it launched seven years ago.

Target’s head of sales, Karen Wise, said: "The Chapman titles continue to grow in popularity around the world as demonstrated by this raft of recent deals for Roary, Raa Raa and Fifi.

"As well as being an established UK home for Roary, we are confident the series will resonate with Nick Jr. audiences around the world."

Chapman Entertainment’s director and co-founder, Andrew Haydon, added: "It’s wonderful to see our new property Raa Raa the Noisy Lion getting off to such a great start and of course its fantastic news that we have been able to secure Nickelodeon in multiple regions for Roary and of course to continue to sell our very first property Fifi and the Flowertots."