Zodiak Kids Inks Master Toy Deals For Nick Jr.'s CGI-Animated Preschool Series "Tickety Toc"

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Zodiak Kids inks Tickety Toc North American master toy deal

Zodiak Kids has appointed Florida-based toyco Just Play as the master toy licensee in the US and Canada for its Nick Jr. CG-animated preschool series Tickety Toc.

It's also granted the US L&M rights to US agency Established Brands who will work with Zodiak Kids to launch a robust consumer products program for fall 2013.

Just Play will preview Tickety Toc at Dallas Toy Fair in October and launch a toy range (plush, collectable figures, plastic playsets, track and vehicle play, role play and novelty items) to mass retail partners in North America from fall 2013.

The latest deal comes on the heels of UK toymaker Vivid Imaginations being named UK and international master toy partner for the series taking distribution rights for the UK & Eire, France, Germany, Iberia, Benelux, and Nordics, as well as global manufacturing rights outside North America, Japan and Korea.

The 52 x 11-minute series is produced by The Foundation (part of Zodiak Kids) and Korea-based FunnyFlux Entertainment.

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Zodiak Kids makes Tickety Toc master toy deal

Zodiak Kids has named UK toymaker Vivid Imaginations as the master toy licensee for its Nick Jr. CG-animated preschool series Tickety Toc.

The deal sees Vivid take distribution rights for the UK & Eire, France, Germany, Iberia, Benelux, and Nordics, as well as global manufacturing rights outside North America, Japan and Korea.

A range of toys including plush, collectable figures, playsets, puzzles and track and vehicle play are set to launch at retail in the UK and France.

The 52 x 11-minute series, produced by The Foundation (part of Zodiak Kids) and Korea-based FunnyFlux Entertainment, debuted on Nick Jr. in the UK this April and is set to launch on UK terrestrial block Milkshake! and France 5 this fall.

Additional broadcasters already on board for the series include Disney Junior (Canada), TG4 (Gaelic-language terrestrial channel in Ireland) and Pop TV (Slovenia).

Tickety Toc follows the fast-paced, comedic adventures of twins, Tommy and Tallulah Tockety and their friends as they race against time to keep the clock ticking. The series explores concepts of teamwork, social responsibility and problem solving.

Zodiak Kids owns worldwide rights to the series, with the exception of Korea and Japan. Tickety Toc consumer products are also expected to reach Canadian retail shelves after a recent deal with Toronto, Canada-based Studio Licensing.

Tags: Nick Jr., The Foundation, Tickety Toc, Vivid Imaginations, Zodiak Kids

Also, from Animation Insider:

Last month, Zodiak Kids reached an agreement for the UK toy rights for Tickety Toc, a new animated property whose Nickelodeon-enabled global rollout is on-going.

In September, Zodiak reached a deal that will land Tickety Toc toys in North America. Just Play is on board to produce a robust collection of plush dolls, playsets, role-play items, collectible figurines, and novelty products based on the preschool animation. Just Play will be targeting autumn 2013 as the projected retail date for many of its items. The CG series is produced by The Foundation (Maidstone, Kent) and FunnyFlux Entertainment (Seoul, South Korea).