The official website of the entertainment industry newspaper Variety, Variety.com, and the children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen are reporting the exciting Nickelodeon International News in the following article that, in the run-up to MipTV, Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has picked up the rights to two seasons (104 x 11 min) of the brand-new CG-animated series "ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks" and will roll the show out on more than 70 of their international channels (excluding Nickelodeon USA and Nick Brazil) in early 2015!
Created by Janice Karman, the series is produced by Bagdasarian Productions and OuiDO! Productions.
""Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks" is a property loved by fans around the world so we're delighted to bring this re-imagined series to a whole new generation of kids," said Jules Borkent, Nickelodeon's Senior Vice President (SVP) of global acquisitions and international programming. "The new franchise will feature the fun-filled adventures of the Chipmunks and complement Nickelodeon's existing line-up of funny, smart and entertaining kids' content airing internationally."
Philippe Soutter, co-founder and President of PGS Entertainment, said "Nickelodeon's commitment for 104 episodes shows their dedication to making the show big and we are confident that the audience will be surprised and delighted with the new series."
The contemporary reboot of "Alvin and The Chipmunks" marks the return of the franchise to TV after 20 years and follows the adventures of Alvin, Theodore, Simon and the Chipettes. Each episode features an original song produced by Bagdasarian.
"The TV series offered Janice and me the creative freedom to create stories and explore The Chipmunks and Chipettes distinct personalities in ways that our movies don't allow," said Ross Bagdasarian. "And having an original song in each episode enables us to showcase a multitude of musical styles. Janice and I are overwhelmed by the incredible response to the series."
"ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks" was been commissioned by M6 in France.
Nickelodeon UK aired the original "Alvin and The Chipmunks" animated series in the mid-1990's.
From Variety:
Nickelodeon Acquires 'Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks'Also, from Kidscreen:
In the run-up to MipTV, Nickelodeon has acquired two seasons of “Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks” and will roll it out on more than 70 international channels (excluding North America and Brazil) in early 2015.
Created by Janice Karman, the series is produced by Bagdasarian Productions and OuiDO! Productions.
“Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks is a property loved by fans around the world so we’re delighted to bring this re-imagined series to a whole new generation of kids,” said Jules Borkent, Nickelodeon’s SVP of global acquisitions and international programming. “The new franchise will feature the fun-filled adventures of the Chipmunks and complement Nickelodeon’s existing line-up of funny, smart and entertaining kids’ content airing internationally.”
Philippe Soutter, co-founder and prexy of PGS Entertainment, said “Nickelodeon’s commitment for 104 episodes shows their dedication to making the show big and we are confident that the audience will be surprised and delighted with the new series.”
The contempo reboot marks the return of the franchise to TV after 20 years and follows the adventures of Alvin, Theodore, Simon and the Chipettes. Each episode features an original song produced by Bagdasarian.
“The TV series offered Janice and me the creative freedom to create stories and explore The Chipmunks and Chipettes distinct personalities in ways that our movies don’t allow,” said Ross Bagdasarian. “And having an original song in each episode enables us to showcase a multitude of musical styles. Janice and I are overwhelmed by the incredible response to the series.”
Skein has been commissioned by M6 in France.
FILED UNDER: MIPTV, Nickelodeon, Pgs Entertainment
Nick picks up new Alvin and The Chipmunks series
Nickelodeon has signed a deal to air the new CG-animated series ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks on more than 70 of its channels internationally (excluding North America and Brazil).
The series, created by Janice Karman and produced by Bagdasarian Productions and OuiDO! Productions, has been picked up for two seasons (104 x 11 min) and will debut on Nickelodeon’s international channels in early 2015.
The new series will mark the return of the franchise to television after 20 years in an all new CG-animation that will offer a fresh take on the adventures of Alvin, Theodore, Simon and the Chipettes. In addition, each new episode will feature a new, original song produced by Bagdasarian.
PGS Entertainment represents the ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks TV series around the world, excluding the U.S. and France. The series was commissioned by M6 in France.
Tags: Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, Bagdasaian Productions, Nickelodeon, PGS Entertainment
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