Mexico's Televisa Acquires "Peppa Pig" Broadcast And Consumer Products Licensing Rights From eOne

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen is reporting the "Peppa Pig" news that the international entertainment business Entertainment One Family has sold the television broadcast and consumer products licensing rights to Nick Jr. UK and Ireland's popular Astley Baker Davies-produced animated preschool series "Peppa Pig" to the Mexican Free-to-Air (FTA) broadcaster Televisa.

Televisa will begin airing episodes throughout Mexico by the end of 2013. And in conjunction with the broadcast launch, the multimedia mass media company company will be developing a full L&M (Licensing and Merchandising) campaign for the preschool property. Consumer products and promotions for "Peppa Pig" are likely to debut in Mexico in 2014, with a soft launch starting in Q3 [third quarter] and a full product launch hitting Mexican retail in Q4 [fourth quarter] 2014.

eOne has also partnered with Exim Licensing Group to develop a major consumer products program for the Intellectual Property (IP) in South America, where "Peppa Pig" will air on Discovery Kids Latin America. The firm will look to develop toys, publishing and home entertainment categories throughout the region. The first line of products is slated to launch at retail in 2014 in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador:

Televisa gets into the Peppa Pig business

Free-to-Air broadcaster Televisa has acquired broadcast and consumer products licensing rights to eOne Family’s hit preschool property Peppa Pig for Mexico.

Televisa will begin airing episodes throughout Mexico by the end of 2013. And in conjunction with the broadcast launch, the company will be developing a full L&M campaign for the property. Consumer products and promotions for Peppa Pig are likely to debut in Mexico in 2014, with a soft launch starting in Q3 and a full product launch hitting Mexican retail in Q4 2014.

eOne has also partnered with Exim Licensing Group to develop a major consumer products program for the IP in South America, where Peppa Pig will air on Discovery Kids Latin America. The firm will look to develop toys, publishing and home entertainment categories throughout the region. The first line of products is slated to launch at retail in 2014 in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador.

Tags: eOne, Exim Licensing, Mexico, Peppa Pig, Televisa

Imira Entertainment Taps Exim Licensing Group To Represent "Lucky Fred" Brand In Latin America

The children's entertainment and media news website Kidscreen is reporting the Nickelodeon Latin America and Brazil news in the following article that Spain's Imira Entertainment has inked a deal with Exim Licensing Group to represent the popular "Lucky Fred" property for licensing across Latin America.

"Lucky Fred" is an original Imira Entertainment animated co-production with Televisió de Catalunya and Rai Fiction that is currently shown in the LatAm region on Nickelodeon Latin America and Nickelodeon Brazil (Brasil). The animated series is about a young boy named Fred and Friday, his shape-shifting robot. The property has a global licensing program, and the deal with Exim covers key Latin American territories including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Chile.

Exim will represent "Lucky Fred" apparel and accessories, stationery and paper products, toys and games, party goods, health and personal care, food and beverage, along with other licensed "Lucky Fred" products to roll out over the coming months:

Imira Entertainment taps Exim to rep Lucky Fred

Spain's Imira Entertainment has inked a deal with Exim Licensing Group to represent its Lucky Fred property for licensing across Latin America.

Lucky Fred is an original Imira Entertainment animated co-pro with Televisió de Catalunya and Rai Fiction, that features young boy Fred and Friday, his shape-shifting robot. The property has a global licensing program, and the deal with Exim covers key Latin American territories including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Chile.

Exim will represent apparel and accessories, stationery and paper products, toys and games, party goods, health and personal care, food and beverage, along with other licensed products to roll out over the coming months.

Currently, the series runs on Nickelodeon in the region.

Tags: Exim Licensing Grouo, Imira Entertainment, Lucky Fred

Nickelodeon UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the very exciting Nick UK News that, after nearly a nine month hiatus, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will be premiering and showing more brand new episodes of the Nickelodeon original comedy series "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures" in July 2013, as part of Summer on Nickelodeon UK 2013 (exact transmission (TX) air dates, air times and episode names to be announced by Nickelodeon UK)!

Some of the remaining "Bucket & Skinner" episodes still to air on Nickelodeon UK include "Epic Break-Up", which guest stars Nickelodeon Stars Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly"), Patrick Gallagher, Cody Simpson, and Matt Shively ("True Jackson, VP", "The Troop"), the Australian pop singer Cody Simpson, and the Canadian actor Patrick Gallagher (Disney XD's "Pair of Kings" and Attila the Hun in "Night at the Museum"), "Epic Copycat" and "Epic Cupids".

You can currently watch "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures" on Nick UK and Ireland and Nick HD UK every Saturday and Sunday morning at 6.30am (repeated at 7.30am on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1).

Nickelodeon South East Asia To Premiere New "House of Anubis" Special "The Touchstone of Ra" On Wednesday 19th June 2013

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/nickasia, the very exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nickelodeon SEA will premiere and show the brand new thrilling 90-minute "House of Anubis" movie special "The Touchstone of Ra", on Wednesday 19th June 2013 at 9:30pm, and to celebrate, Nick Asia has added episodes from Nickelodeon's hit mystery series "House Of Anubis" to the channels' official "House Of Anubis" show website on the networks' official websiite, which Nickelodeon fans and viewers located in Asia can watch here on nick-asia.com!:

Hey SIBUNAs! Touchstone of Ra will be airing on 19 June @ 9:30pm! Do you know you can watch back episodes of House of Anubis season 3 here at http://at.nick.asia/11qJ5YJ?

Entertainment One Announces New UK "Peppa Pig" Licensing Deals

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry news magazine The Grocer is reporting the exciting "Peppa Pig" news in this article on the magazines official website, thegrocer.co.uk, that Entertainment One Family has announced a raft of brand new UK licensing deals for Nick Jr. UK and Channel 5 Milkshake!'s popular preschool television series "Peppa Pig" as part of the shows L&M program [Licensing and Merchandising program].

The Nick Jr. UK megastar and popular cartoon character, who has starred in over 200 five-minute TV episodes, has already appeared on products including cake mixes, pasta shapes and iced lollies, and is now set to extending her supermarket presence with a host of licensing deals and extensions.

From September 2013, Peppa Pig will make her debut on branded cartons of healthy fruit juice in a range produced by supplier Appy Food & Drinks, which will also launch a Nickelodeon branded fruit juice line in July 2013.

Symington's, which produces "Peppa Pig" cake mixes, will be extending its licensed range later this year to include "Peppa Pig" porridge pots ("Yummy Porridge Bowl"), which will include a strawberry flavour choice and feature finely milled porridge, and bread sticks.

Plus, existing products are also gaining new listings, with lollies from Icefresh rolling out to Morrisons and The Co-op shops, and gingerbread biscuits launched by Cheshire baker Frank Roberts as a Waitrose exclusive last year (2012) will now be sold in Morrisons and Asda stores.