Abby Hatcher
French broadcaster TF1 has inked a deal for Nickelodeon’s new preschool series, and Spin Master co-production, Abby Hatcher. The show’s launch will follow in the footsteps of Nickelodeon's preschool hit PAW Patrol, also a Nickelodeon and Spin Master co-pro, which debuted on the channel in 2015.
Update (19/6) - TF1 will premiere Abby Hatcher, as well as season six of PAW Patrol (Paw Patrol, la Pat'Patrouille), on it's TFOU programming strand as part of it's 2019-2020 season!
Abby Hatcher tells the story of a little girl with a big heart who helps her friends, the amazing and quirky Fuzzly creatures, fix their mishaps, learn from their mistakes and negotiate their emotions. The series (26 episodes) features a social-emotional curriculum highlighting empathy, compassion and problem-solving skills. Abby Hatcher made its world debut on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, and will be rolling out on Nickelodeon’s international channels and branded blocks throughout 2019. The series also airs on TVO and Knowledge in Canada.
The Other Two
The U.K. public broadcaster Channel 4 picked up Comedy Central's 10-part scripted comedy series The Other Two, which has also been acquired by Foxtel in Australia. C4 will air it on younger-skewing entertainment network E4, while Foxtel has secured the rights for its Comedy Channel. A second season of the show has already been commissioned following strong ratings stateside.
The series stars Drew Tarver as a 28-year-old struggling actor and Heléne Yorke as his 30-year-old sister. As the two work toward finding themselves, their lives are upended when their 13-year-old brother, ChaseDreams (Case Walker), becomes incredibly famous overnight. The series also stars Molly Shannon as their pushy mother and and Ken Marino as the youngest brother’s manager. Guest stars have included Richard Kind and Wand Sykes. The show was warmly received by critics, with Indiewire saying: ‘Broad and goofy, yet snarky as hell, this comedy hasn’t met a pop culture reference it didn’t love to exploit. But beneath that farce is a surprisingly endearing portrait of a loving family still raw from shared pain.’
VIS’s agreement with C4 follows a deal last month with the broadcaster’s VoD platform, All4, which picked up scripted titles from VIS’s Awesomeness TV including new supernatural thriller Light as a Feather plus Sleep Tight, All Night and Love Daily.
From the Awesomeness catalog, Ziggo in the Netherlands acquired the first two seasons of Light as a Feather as well as scripted series Zac & Mia, Guidance (seasons one and two) and My Dead Ex (season one) for launch on its SVOD service Movies and Series. The news follows Awesomeness naming VIS as its International Distribution Partner in March 2019,
Lagardère Group strengthened its ties with AwesomenessTV; after having previously acquired the series You’ve Been T@gged and Sleep Tight, the network will launch two new Awesomeness titles on its youth channel, Elle Girl TV. Zac & Mia debuts April 11, followed by Light as a Feather on May 9.
Norway’s TV2 picked up MTV’s Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club, to be made available on the network’s SVOD platform, TV2 Sumo.
Lauren Marriott, Vice President (VP) of International Content Sales for VIS, said: “We’re thrilled to announce so many fantastic deals here at MIPTV. With a sales slate brimming with new shows spanning Viacom’s portfolio of global brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and now Awesomeness, now more than ever, we are incredibly proud to offer something for every audience and every schedule. We look forward to working closely with all our partners, to make these shows readily available to new audiences everywhere.”
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Originally published: Tuesday, April 09, 2019.
Sources: WORLD SCREEN, C21 Media, Variety, Chortle, tvmag.lefigaro.fr, Télécâble Sat Hebdo, Google Translate.
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