Serving as the first hires following the company's restructuring efforts, the team will develop, commission, and produce original scripted comedy, led by Anil Gupta, with newly discovered talent and creatives working alongside them.
Aimed at kids aged 4-7, the distributor has also recently closed deals with TVB (Hong Kong), City Saskatchewan (Canada) and the American Forces Radio and Television Service for all offshore US Military Bases.
The company extended its rights to show live coverage of every ABB FIA Formula E World Championship E-Prix following a new agreement with the all-electric racing series.
The service is projected to reach 12 million SVOD subs by the end of February. The platform pledges to have “the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service."
The series, created by Nelvana’s Vanessa Esteves and Adrian Thatcher, will air on Corus Entertainment’s YTV in Canada and Discovery Kids Latin America in 2022.