In addition, Nickelodeon USA has also announced a new deal between their action and animation channel Nicktoons and 4K Media, which manages the Japanese anime series "Yu-Gi-Oh!" franchise in all territories excluding Asia, which includes a pick-up of two seasons of the latest installment, "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL", along with the entire 11-year-old "Yu-Gi-Oh!" library, which includes "Classic Yu-Gi- Oh!", "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX" and "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds". The franchise is comprised of roughly 600 episodes. "Classic Yu-Gi-Oh!" debuted last month on the network, and the newly produced "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL" began airing earlier this month. The boy-centric brand is supported by its trading card game, animated series and motion picture (movie) releases:
Nickelodeon adds humor, more Tickety Toc and Yu-Gi-Oh! to US channelsAlso, from C21Media:
With a keen eye for comedy in tow, Nickelodeon has added the original comedy series Sanjay and Craig to its US channel lineup. The broadcaster is also bringing a second season of Tickety Toc to Nick Jr. and the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! to Nicktoons stateside.
All-new comedy series Sanjay and Craig will make its debut on Nickelodeon on May 25. The 20-episode series produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios follows the misadventures of Sanjay, an excitable and irreverent 12-year-old boy (Maulik Pancholy, 30 Rock) and Craig, a smooth-talking snake and master of disguise (Chris Hardwick, Back at the Barnyard).
The series is a collaboration between newcomers Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell and Andreas Trolf, who have teamed with veteran writers and producers Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Alvin and the Chipmunks).
Naturally, the series will be accompanied by a dedicated page and a new online game called Rad Awesome Butt Doctors.
For the younger set, Nickelodeon has ordered up a second season of Zodiak Kids’ preschool series Tickety Toc for global broadcast on Nick Jr. Nickelodeon has picked up three additional 30-minute specials as part of the agreement.
Following its UK debut last year, Tickey Toc became the number-one rated show on Nick Jr. in the UK among kids in its launch month, and in the US, Tickety Toc is currently the number-one preschool show in its time period.
Nicktoons US, meanwhile, is tightening its grasp on Japanese anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! A new deal between Nicktoons and 4K Media, which manages the franchise in all territories excluding Asia, includes a pick-up of two seasons of the latest installment, Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, along with the entire 11-year-old Yu-Gi-Oh! library, which includes Classic Yu-Gi- Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds. The franchise is comprised of roughly 600 episodes.
Classic Yu-Gi-Oh! debuted last month on the network, and the newly produced Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL began airing earlier this month. The boy-centric brand is supported by its trading card game, animated series and motion picture releases.
Tags: Nickelodeon, NickToons, Sanjay and Craig, Tickety Toc, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Zodiak Kids
Nick winds up Tickety TocAlso, from Broadcast:
Nickelodeon has greenlit a second season of preschool CGI-animated series Tickety Toc from Zodiak Kids.
The show will air on Nickelodeon channels around the world, including Nick Jr in the US and UK.
The latest 26x11’ run takes the number of episodes available to 78. Nickelodeon has also ordered 3x30’ specials as part of the agreement.
The series first appeared on Nick Jr in the UK last April and has consistently been one of the channel’s top rated shows. The programme follows the comedic adventures of twins in a magical world inside a clock.
Zodiak Kids controls the worldwide rights for the series, excluding Japan and Korea. International broadcasters including Channel 5 in the UK, TG4 in Ireland, France 5, Disney Junior in Canada, Network Ten in Australia and YLE in Finland have previously aired the first season.
Tickety Toc was created and is directed by FunnyFlux Entertainment founder and president Gil Hoon Jung. Executive producers are Nigel Pickard and Vanessa Hill for The Foundation, part of Zodiak Kids, and the series producer is Karina Stanford-Smith.
Clive Whittingham
23-04-2013
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TAGS: Commissions
GENRES: Animation, Children's
SHOWS: Tickety Toc
PEOPLE: Gil Hoon, Nigel Pickard, Vanessa Hill
COMPANIES: FunnyFlux Entertainment, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon, Zodiak Kids
SECTIONS: C21Kids
COUNTRIES: UK, US
Nickelodeon picks up more Tickety TocAlso, from TBI Vision:
Nickelodeon has picked up another batch of Zodiak Kids’ series Tickety Toc which it will air internationally including via Nick Jr. in the US and UK.
The latest 26 x 11-minute acquisition gives the broadcaster a total of 78 episodes of the CGI animation. Nickelodeon has also ordered 3 x 30-minute specials of the series, which it debuted in April 2012.
The series follows twins Tommy and Tallulah on their adventures set in a world behind the face of a clock.
Nigel Pickard Zodiak chief executive MEAA/UK family and kids said: “The show is unique in both its look and content and the humour contained within the show has already resonated with children around the world - making it a ratings success for the channel.”
Zodiak Kids senior vice president of global sales and co-production Karen Vermeulen, added: “The season two and specials order from Nickelodeon underlines the strong global appeal and success of Tickety Toc to date.”
The show is also broadcast free-to-air on Channel 5’s Milkshake. It was created by and directed by FunnyFlux Entertainment founder and president, Gil Hoon Jung.
Executive producers are Nigel Pickard and Vanessa Hill for The Foundation, part of Zodiak Kids, and the series producer is Karina Stanford-Smith.
News brief: Nick winds up for more Tickety TocAlso, from Licensing.biz:
Nickelodeon has bought the second season of Zodiak Kids’ CG-animated preschool cartoon Tickety Toc.
The 26x11mins season will broadcast on Nick channels around world, including in the UK and the US. Nick also gets three 30-minute specials as part of the agreement.
The show, which comes from Korea’s FunnyFlux Entertainment founder Gil Hoon Jung and Zodiak Kids-owned UK prodco The Foundation, has sold into numerous territories around the world, including Australia, Ireland, France, Scandinavia, Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe.
Nickelodeon signs new Tickety Toc dealAlso, from C21Media:
Channel picks up 26 episodes in season two plus three half-hour specials.
Zodiak Kids has inked a new acquisition deal with Nickelodeon for more episodes of pre-school TV show Tickety Toc.
Nickelodeon will air the second season – 26 11-minute episodes – in countries across the world including Nick Jr in the UK and US.
The channel has also ordered three half-hour specials.
Tickety Toc made its debut on Nickelodeon in the UK in April 2012. It was the number one rated show on Nick Jr in the UK among kids in its launch month, and remains one of the highest rated shows for the UK channel.
Nigel Pickard, CEO of Zodiak MEAA/UK Family and Kids, said: “We are delighted to continue our creative and broadcast partnership with Nickelodeon in producing a second season of Tickety Toc.
"The show is unique in both its look and content, and the humour contained within the show has already resonated with children around the world – making it a ratings success for the channel.”
Karen Vermeulen, SVP Global Sales and Coproduction at Zodiak Kids, added: “The season two and specials order from Nickelodeon underlines the strong global appeal and success of Tickety Toc to date. We look forward to continuing to build upon this with Nickelodeon and our other Tickety Toc international partners.”
New Tickety Toc episodes will also debut on Milkshake in May. Other free-to-air broadcasters who have picked up the 52-episode series include TG4 (Ireland), France 5, Disney Junior (Canada), Network 10 (Australia), NRK Super (Norway), YLE (Finland), PTS (Taiwan), ATV (Turkey), Pixel (Ukraine) and Pop TV (Slovenia).
Tickety Toc follows the comedic adventures of twins Tommy and Tallulah, and teaches kids about friendship, social responsibility, problem solving and teamwork.
It's directed by FunnyFlux Entertainment founder and president Gil Hoon Jung. Executive producers are Nigel Pickard and Vanessa Hill for The Foundation, part of Zodiak Kids, and the Series Producer is Karina Stanford-Smith.
Zodiak Kids controls all worldwide rights for Tickety Toc except in Korea and Japan.
Tags: nickelodeon, tickety toc
Nick picks up mores Yu-Gi-Oh!
Nickelodeon in the US has picked up more episodes of Japanese anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! for its cable channel Nicktoons.
The deal with distributor 4K Media includes the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, along with the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! library of almost 600 episodes, including Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds.
Yu-Gi-Oh!, based on the trading card game of the same name, has maintained a presence on US television since 2002. Nicktoons began airing episodes of the classic Yu-Gi-Oh! series in March and the most recent show, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, made its debut on Nicktoons this month.
“The Yu-Gi-Oh! brand fits very nicely within the Nicktoons programming profile. Children all across the US will now have a new broadcast platform to catch their favourite episodes and engage with the Yu-Gi-Oh! characters,” said Kristen Gray, senior VP of 4K Media.
4K Media is a wholly owned subsidiary of Konami Digital Entertainment and is responsible for managing the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in all territories outside of Asia.
It acquired the rights to the franchise from the now defunct 4Kids Entertainment last June for US$15m.
Nico Franks
22-04-2013
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GENRES: Animation, Children's
SHOWS: Yu-Gi-Oh!
COMPANIES: 4K Media, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons
SECTIONS: C21Kids
COUNTRIES: US
