Thursday, October 17, 2013

Nickelodeon Acquires Broadcast Rights For New Animated Preschool Series "Wanda and the Alien" For International Channels

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon News in the following article that Nickelodeon has picked up Random House Children's Screen Entertainment's "Wanda and the Alien" under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE that will see the new animated preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world (Nickelodeon International).


Co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertaiment, the 52 x 10-minute series will debut in the UK on Channel 5's Milkshake! preschool programming block this Autumn/Fall (2013). The Nickelodeon deal marks the first key international agreement for "Wanda and the Alien" and a large step for Random House's first book-to-screen venture.

The animated series is based on the books written by children's author and illustrator Sue Hendra. The show will begin airing on Nick channels in late 2014:
Wanda and the Alien lands on Nick channels

Nickelodeon has picked up Random House Children’s Screen Entertainment’s Wanda and the Alien under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE that will see the new preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels.

Co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertaiment, the 52 x 10-minute series will debut in the UK on Channel Five’s Milkshake! this fall. The Nick deal marks the first key international agreement for Wanda and the Alien and a large step for Random House’s first book-to-screen venture.

The series is based on the books written by children’s author and illustrator Sue Hendra. It will begin airing on Nick channels in late 2014.

Tags: Komixx Entertainment, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Random House Children's Screen Entertainment, Wanda and the Alien

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