BANIJAY KIDS & FAMILY SECURES SALES WITH ABC AND ZDF FOR “SUPER HAPPY MAGIC FOREST”

Banijay Kids & Family announced its sales division, Zodiak Kids & Family Distribution, has agreed pre-sales with ABC (Australia) and ZDF and ZDF Studios (Germany) for its upcoming animation “Super Happy Magic Forest.” Produced by Tiger Aspect Kids & Family, with Movimenti Production, “Super Happy Magic Forest” has also attracted the interested of broadcast partners BBC and Rai Kids. A pre-sale agreement has also been secured with Canal+.∙

BBC Studios has appointed Studio 100 Media as licensing agents for “Bluey” in the GSA region, with products launching in market this summer. Licensees set to launch “Bluey” products in Germany in addition to master toy partner Moose Toys include Amscan (partyware and dress up) Hasbro (co-branded classic games and Play-Doh), HTI Toys (large role play, cases, bubbles and outdoor toys), OTL (headphones, walkie talkies, and microphones), Ravensburger (puzzles and proprietary formats), Stor (lunchboxes, bottles and tableware), and TOMY (Toomies bath toys).∙

WildBrain unveiled a set of new license and content partnerships for the classic “Teletubbies” franchise. The recently reimagined live-action series, narrated by actor Tituss Burgess, which launched on Netflix in December 2022, has also sold in China to Youku, launching in June for an exclusive sixmonth window, then on Senyu and Bilibili later this year. The brand-new CGanimated show “Teletubbies Let’s Go!,” produced by WildBrain Spark’s digital studio and launched last fall on the official Teletubbies YouTube channel, has been sold to Senyu (China), Bilibili (China) and ITV (UK).∙