BooSnoo!, recently named an official Common
Sense Selection for Families, is rolling into nine new territories,
including via Peacock, Tubi and HappyKids in the U.S.
Live-action preschool series Mittens &
Pants adds Tubi, BeIN, Alibaba’s Youku and others to platform
pack
Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC – THBRF)
(“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) is excited to announce that
Thunderbird Distribution has inked multiple sales for innovative
children’s series BooSnoo!, a Sky Kids Original produced by
Visionality Media and Mackinnon & Saunders, and Windy Isle
Entertainment’s adorable live-action preschool series Mittens &
Pants.
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A new Common Sense Selection for
Families, innovative kids series BooSnoo!, will be rolling into new
territories, including the U.S. via streaming platforms including
Peacock and Tubi. Sit back, relax and follow the little red ball.
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BooSnoo! (41 x 7’) and its star, the little red ball, are
rolling into nine more territories, in addition to the series’ home
on commissioning broadcaster Sky Kids in the U.K. and Ireland. In
the U.S., NBCU’s Peacock, FOX’s Tubi and Future Today’s HappyKids,
have taken Season 1 of the series for their platforms.
International Broadcasters picking up BooSnoo! include DR Denmark
(Season 1), EBS South Korea (Season 1 & 2), NRK Norway (Season
1 & 2), PCCW/NOW Hong Kong (Season 1), SVT Sweden (Season 1),
TVO Kids Canada (Season 1 & 2) and Canadian French-language
broadcaster Téléquebec (Season 1 & 2).
BooSnoo! is an incredibly inventive mixed-media, dialogue-free
series that encourages both neurodiverse and neurotypical kids ages
two and up to sit back, relax and follow the little red ball on an
exciting yet calming adventure. The series features amazing
landscapes that combine beautiful sights and sounds in every
episode while exploring themes like wheels, rainbows and music.
BooSnoo! was commissioned by Lucy Murphy, Director of Sky Kids for
Sky UK and Ireland. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Ian
France.
BooSnoo! has also earned a four-star review and an official
Common Sense Selection for Families seal from U.S.-based nonprofit
Common Sense Media, whose ratings, research, and resources reach
approximately 150 million users worldwide and 1.2 million educators
per year. Common Sense Selections are made in recognition of
“outstanding entertainment with an official seal for quality and
impact… [they] include age-appropriate media with the potential to
spark family conversations, entertain families of all kinds, and
have a positive, lasting effect on society.”
CBC Kids and Sky Kids-commissioned Mittens & Pants (81 x 7’)
continues to grow its pawprint, finding more U.S. homes for its
first season on Tubi and public library-affiliated streamer Kanopy,
joining previously announced platforms Peacock, HappyKids,
Kidoodle.TV and Sensical. International broadcasters joining the
pack include beIN (MENA, Season 1), NRK (Norway, Season 1 & 2)
and Alibaba’s Youku (China, Season 1 &2). Additionally,
China-based content distributor Beijing 24 Bridges will be selling
both seasons of the series in the territory.
Mittens & Pants features best friends Mittens the kitten and
Pants the puppy who live in the all-animal town of Kibble Corners —
each day is a new adventure for these unlikely best friends. The
series is also currently available on CBC/CBC Gem (Canada), Sky
Kids (U.K., Ireland), France TV, Warner Bros. Discovery’s
Cartoonito, Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels (Australia, New
Zealand, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan), Hop! Channel
(Israel) and DR Denmark.
“With this latest group of sales, BooSnoo! and Mittens &
Pants continue to demonstrate the appeal to media platforms
worldwide of bespoke, niche original series made with the highest
production values,” said Richard Goldsmith, Thunderbird President
of Global Distribution & Consumer Products. “Each series is
truly unique amongst the wide range of content available in the
current market, and they both have tremendous potential to become
globally popular brands.”
Thunderbird Distribution will be representing BooSnoo! and
Mittens & Pants at upcoming international sales market
MIPjunior/MIPCOM taking place in Cannes, France, October 19 to 24,
2024. You can also find BooSnoo! and Mittens & Pants on YouTube
(@BooSnooOfficial, @MittensandPantsOfficial), Instagram
(@boosnooshow, @mittensandpantstv) and TikTok (@boosnooshow,
@mittensandpantstv).
ABOUT THUNDERBIRD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a global award-winning,
full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights
management company, headquartered in Vancouver, with additional
offices in Los Angeles and Ottawa. Thunderbird creates
award-winning scripted, unscripted, and animated programming for
the world’s leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and
international broadcasters. The Company develops, produces, and
distributes animated, factual, and scripted content through its
various content arms, including Thunderbird Kids and Family (Atomic
Cartoons), Thunderbird Unscripted (Great Pacific Media) and
Thunderbird Scripted. Productions under the Thunderbird umbrella
include Mermicorno: Starfall, Super Team Canada, Molly of Denali,
Highway Thru Hell, Kim’s Convenience, Boot Camp and Sidelined: The
QB and Me. Thunderbird Distribution and Thunderbird Brands manage
global media and consumer products rights, respectively, for the
Company and select third parties. Thunderbird is on Facebook, X,
and Instagram at @tbirdent. For more information, visit:
www.thunderbird.tv.
Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release, which
has been prepared by management.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
This news release includes statements containing
“forward-looking information” for purposes of applicable securities
laws (“forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are
indicated by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “continue”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “may”, “will”, “plan”, “project”,
“should”, “believe”, “intend”, or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not
limited to, statements with respect to plans to continue building
out Thunderbird Distribution’s operations with third-party titles
and original series, anticipated launch date of BooSnoo! and
Mittens & Pants, and the performance, results and outcomes
related to these titles.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause actual results and future events to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general
business, economic and social uncertainties; legislative,
environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and
competitive developments; product capability and acceptance; and
other factors set out in the “Risks and Uncertainty” section of the
Company’s management discussion and analysis for the period ended
March 31, 2024. and technology changes. The foregoing is not an
exhaustive list. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently
known to Thunderbird or that management believes to be less
significant may also adversely affect the Company and the
assumptions and estimates relied upon in connection with making the
forward-looking statements contemplated herein.
The forward-looking statements or information contained in this
news release represent the Company’s views as of the date hereof
and as such information should not be relied upon as representing
our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this news
release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
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Media Relations Contacts: Lana Castleman, Director,
Marketing & Communications Phone: 416-219-3769 Email:
lcastleman@thunderbird.tv
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Investor Relations Contact: Glen Akselrod, Bristol
Capital Phone: + 1 905.326.1888 ext 1 Email: glen@bristolir.com
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