FUNimation and Chorion Bring Europe's Leading Preschool Brand to the United States; Noddy Broadcast, Home Video and Licensing in 2005.FORT WORTH -- FUNimation Productions, Ltd., a full-service brand management company and one of the nation's leading independent home video entertainment companies, announced today that it has acquired the rights to Noddy noddy, tropical tern including five species in the genus Anous. The name noddy is said to derive from their easy familiarity with man. Noddies are web-footed seabirds with long wings (though shorter than those of most terns) and pointed, tapering bills. , a leading preschool brand in Europe that will make its U.S. broadcast debut on PBS KIDS PBS Kids (often styled all-caps as "PBS KIDS") is the umbrella brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. in July 2005, from Chorion Chorion The outermost of the several extraembryonic membranes in amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) enclosing the embryo and all of its other membranes. PLC, one of the leading owners and managers of classic literary-based brands. Noddy is a property that appeals to both parents and children. The series is non-violent, wholesome family entertainment that teaches life lessons and imparts social values with humor. Noddy embodies the themes associated with growing up including the importance of creativity, the value of reading and telling stories, the significance of family and friends, and understanding diversity. Noddy already has very strong international appeal and is shown in 115 territories including England and Australia and will debut in three of the world's largest markets in 2005: China, Japan and the United States. The Noddy brand has some impressive highlights. Last year, it was the number one rated preschool series for the three- to five-year-old demographic in the United Kingdom and Noddy was the most popular pre-school television character among children ages two to four in France. In the U.K. alone, the Noddy property has sold over 1 million books and over 500,000 videos since its launch in 2002. The popularity of the brand has also led to a full line of merchandise that includes toys, interactive, apparel, plush, playsets, publishing, party goods, games and much more. Noddy is based on the best-selling books by Enid Blyton and is produced by Chorion. Noddy is equally popular with boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. , and the U.S. release features 50 all-new CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. episodes, brand new story lines and new songs. As the master licensor for Noddy in North America, FUNimation will feature Noddy at this year's NATPE NATPE National Association of Television Programming Executives , Toy Fair and Licensing Show. About FUNimation FUNimation Productions, Ltd. is a full-service brand-management company and one of the nation's leading independent home video entertainment companies. The company's divisions include in-house production, licensing, Internet, marketing and home video sales and distribution. For information about FUNimation and its properties, visit www.funimation.com. About Chorion Chorion (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :COR) is a leading owner and manager of classic literary-based brands. Its foremost properties include Enid Blyton's Noddy, Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men and Little Miss Mr Men and Little Miss was a British television show that aired in the United Kingdom but was produced by Dargaud-Marina, a French company. In the United Kingdom, it originally aired from 1995 to 1997, and it aired again on Nick Jr. from 1999 to 2001. series, Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and Georges Simenon's Inspector Maigret. Visit www.chorion.co.uk. |
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