Nickelodeon picked up the global broadcast rights for the new series, set to debut on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr channels worldwide, including Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, from early 2014, last year (2012).
Based on Bafta-winning short film "The Happy Duckling", "Zack and Quack" follows the adventures of an inquisitive seven-year-old boy called Zack and his devoted duck Quack. The duo live in a unique "pop-up world", where they can use tabs, pulls and other devices to trigger popups that create an interactive story. The short's director Gili Dolev co-created the new series with Yvette Kaplan ("Ice Age", "Beavis & Butthead"). Pickard will exec produce with The Foundation's ("Summer In Transylvania") Vanessa Hill, alongside Kaplan and QQD's Ronen Shani. Simon Spencer serves as the series showrunner.
Licensing.biz is also reporting that Zodiak Kids has announced a raft of pre-sales for its brand new 3D animated kids series "Zack and Quack", which has made its debut at MIPCOM 2013.
The new pre-sales include Treehouse in Canada, Discovery Kids in Latin America, France TV, YLE in Finland and Turkey's Minika. Meanwhile, DVD partners have also been secured in North America with Phase 4 DVD in the US and Corus DVD in Canada:
Zodiak secures pre-sales for new kid's series Zack and Quack
3D animated pre-school series will make its debut at Mipcom; Nickelodeon Junior already signed as global broadcaster.
Zodiak Kids has revealed a raft of pre-sales for its brand new kids show, Zack and Quack, a 3D animated pre-schools series making its debut at Mipcom.
The new pre-sales include Treehouse in Canada, Discovery Kids in Latin America, France TV, YLE in Finland and Turkey's Minika.
Meanwhile, DVD partners have also been secured in North America with Phase 4 DVD in the US and Corus DVD in Canada.
Nickelodeon Jr. has already signed as the global broadcaster for the new series, set to debut on Nick Jr channels worldwide from early 2014.
Karen Vermeulen, SVP global sales and co-production, Zodiak Kids, said: “We are delighted to report such a strong start to Zack & Quack sales with this stellar line-up of preeminent broadcasters coming aboard the series.
"This beautifully animated series is absolutely unique in that Zack & Quack’s whole world revolves around the concept of pop-up and paper - so that pulling a tab or lifting a flap can catapult the story in a totally different direction.
"Their world of surprises is sure to resonate with young children everywhere and we look forward to presenting it to potential new broadcast partners at MIPCOM.”
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