Yo Gabba Gabba! To Launch in France
Zodiak Rights, part of Zodiak Media Group, has licensed the award-winning kid’s television series, Yo Gabba Gabba! in France to Lagardère Active’s TV channels.
Yo Gabba Gabba! is produced by The Magic Store and W !LDBRAIN Entertainment.
The first pay television pre-school channel TIJI and the successful DTT channel Gulli have both taken 26 episodes of the hit series. TiJi will broadcast the show at the end of 2010, with Gulli broadcasting it in 2012 in their dedicated preschool slot ‘GulliDoo’.
Yo Gabba Gabba! is currently building on its international success by securing TV partners in 50 territories and selling to several key broadcasters. As part of their international strategy, Zodiak Rights has also named S2BN Entertainment as their partner for Yo Gabba Gabba!: Live! There’s A Party in My City! live tour.
The live show is currently playing in over 60 cities across North America and will expand to play in territories outside of North America, bringing this ground-breaking series, which infuses beat driven, retro style music and simple life lessons to kids around the globe.
Angeles Blanco, head of International Licensing, Zodiak Rights comments: “We are very excited to be working with the S2BN Entertainment and W!ldbrain teams to bring this very successful family entertainment production to Europe. Yo Gabba Gabba! is the hippest kids program around and the live show offers kids and parents the experience to see their favourite characters come to life.”
“The North American production of the live tour has generated an overwhelming response from both kids and parents,” said Mike Luba, President of Global Music for S2BN Entertainment. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Zodiak Rights to bring the Yo Gabba Gabba! property to the rest of the world. Yo Gabba Gabba’s! theme of teaching life lessons through music is a universal message -- and we believe it will resonate with audiences worldwide.”
Zodiak Rights are also developing licensing programmes in Australia, Latin America and Asia.
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