The commission follows a licensing deal between Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer products (NVCP) and Sixteen South, which will see NVCP exclusively represent all licensing rights for the property within the UK and Ireland.
Created and Produced by Sixteen South, "Lily's Driftwood Bay" premiered on Nick Jr. UK in May 2014 and has been watched by over 1.5 million Nick Jr. viewers to date. The mixed media animation series is created completely from items that have been found washed up on the beach and follows the imaginative adventures of six-year-old Lily. Based on an original idea from artist Joanne Carmichael, the series boasts an all-star line-up of voice talent including Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks, Ardal O'Hanlon, Peter Mullan and Annette Crosby.
Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:
NICK JR. UK SETS SAIL WITH SIXTEEN SOUTH FOR MORE LILY'S DRIFTWOOD BAY
London, Thursday 3rd July 2014 – After the successful launch of the first series, Nick Jr. UK has commissioned an additional 52 seven minute episodes of Sixteen South’s pre-school animation Lily’s Driftwood Bay. The commission follows a licensing deal between Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer products (NVCP) and Sixteen South, which will see NVCP exclusively represent all licensing rights for the property within the UK and Ireland.
Created and Produced by Sixteen South, Lily’s Driftwood Bay premiered on Nick Jr. UK in May 2014 and has been watched by over 1.5 million Nick Jr. viewers to date. The mixed media animation series is created completely from items that have been found washed up on the beach and follows the imaginative adventures of six-year-old Lily. Based on an original idea from artist Joanne Carmichael, the series boasts an all-star line-up of voice talent including Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks, Ardal O’Hanlon, Peter Mullan and Annette Crosby.
"Lily's Driftwood Bay has been a wonderful addition to the Nick Jr. schedule, the show's unique visual style and beautiful storytelling have proven to be popular with kids and parents alike," said Tim Patterson, VP, Director of Programming. "We're incredibly happy with the success the series has had so far and we're keen to further invest in UK-produced content on Nick Jr. with the commission of a second series"
"We are absolutely thrilled to be producing a second series of Lily's Driftwood Bay," said Colin Williams, Creator & Director of Lily's Driftwood Bay. "We have had the most incredible creative journey in creating and bringing to life this world and characters that children across the UK and Ireland have already fallen in love with. We're so excited to spend more time in the world of Driftwood Bay!"
Nick Jr.
Where every day's an adventure, Nick Jr. is a top-performing commercial pre-school entertainment brand in cable and satellite homes. Launched in 1999 as the world's first channel dedicated to pre-school children, Nick Jr.'s programming includes beloved shows Dora the Explorer, Peppa Pig, Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom and Bubble Guppies. Online, clips, games, exclusive activities and downloads are all available at nickjr.co.uk Viewers also have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick Jr. +1. Nick Jr. is available on Sky 615, Virgin 715, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 318.
The Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.
Sixteen South
In the last six years, Sixteen South has created and produced four award winning children's series including Sesame Tree, a new version of Sesame Street for CBeebies in partnership with Sesame Workshop, Big City Park, a co-production with BBC Scotland, for CBeebies, the BAFTA award winning Big & Small in partnership with Kindle Entertainment, for CBeebies and Pajanimals - a bedtime puppet show in partnership with the Jim Henson Company and the US cable giant, Sprout, which airs in over 300 million homes across the world.
Sixteen South's newest production is the mixed-media animated series, Lily's Driftwood Bay which has been sold to over 20 territories including the US, UK, Scandinavia and Australia.
Sixteen South is independently ranked as one of the UK's top production companies by Televisual magazine and has ranked at #7 in the Deloitte UK Fast 50 as well as earning over a dozen international awards for their work including a BAFTA, IFTA and a double EMMY® nomination.
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