The Enchanting Series Is Set To Debut On
BBC's CBeebies, Corus Entertainment's Treehouse and STACKTV Fall
2023
TORONTO, June 23,
2022 /CNW/ - Capitalizing on its proven success and
expertise in the creation of children's programming, Spin Master
Entertainment announced today the upcoming launch of an all-new
animated series "Vida the Vet"™. Vida the Vet marks
the 13th series to date from the creators of the
preschool powerhouse franchise PAW Patrolâ and
last year's worldwide box office success PAW Patrol: The
Movie™.
Season one of the series will debut on premiere children's
broadcasters, BBC's CBeebies and streaming platform BBC iPlayer in
the UK and Corus Entertainment's Treehouse and streaming platform
STACKTV in Canada, during the Fall
of 2023, expanding to a raft of international broadcasting partners
to be announced at a later date. Vida the Vet follows
ten-year-old Vida, an animal doctor who nurtures the charming and
silly woodland creatures who live outside her home. Is there a fox
with a sprained paw? A turtle with an itchy toe? A tiger with an
aching tooth? Then Vida is the vet for the job. With quick
thinking, a doctor's intuition and the help of her closest friends,
Vida helps adorable animals and makes sure they get the care they
need.
"Spin Master Entertainment has deep experience creating
award-winning content and engaging stories for preschoolers that
are infused with a sense of play," said Jennifer Dodge, Spin Master's President of
Entertainment. "Featuring a gorgeous, colorful world with a
distinct look and feel, Vida the Vet will enchant
preschoolers and their families with curious, courageous and caring
stories about a little girl and her animal neighbors who show us
how to take care of ourselves and others."
Executive produced by Spin Master Entertainment's President,
Jennifer Dodge, along with Spin
Master's Co-Founder, Ronnen Harary,
Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens and the Emmy Award winning
Jennifer Oxley ("Peg + Cat", "Wonder
Pets") who also acts as showrunner; the series is created by Emmy
Award Winner Dustin Ferrer ("Esme & Roy", "Peg+Cat") and will
be animated by Toronto-based Jam
Filled Entertainment.
Spin Master Entertainment is orchestrating a strategic global
franchise roll-out and will lead consumer products cross-category
licensing worldwide, starting with toys in 2024. Corus
Entertainment's Nelvana has been secured as the exclusive licensing
and merchandising representative for the brand in Canada and France.
"The classic and familiar world of Vida the Vet, with its
beautiful 2D artwork and core theme of nurturing love for all
animals, is the perfect property to extend across all facets of
children's lives," said André Lake Mayer, Spin Master's SVP, Global
Strategic Partnerships & Consumer Products. "We are
excited to activate our growing consumer products enterprise with a
fresh new property that will resonate within all key categories and
regions and through strategic partnerships and promotions
worldwide."
Vida the Vet complements Spin Master Entertainment's
overall content pipeline of multiplatform entertainment all created
with children in mind. Season one of Vida the Vet features
52 x 11-minute episodes.
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's
entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences
through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital
Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best
known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®,
Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air
Hogs®, Hatchimals®, Rubik's Cube®
and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other
popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces
compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and
partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool
franchise PAW Patrol and numerous other original shows,
short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established
presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca®
and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and
creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through
Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments
globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With over 30 offices
in close to 20 countries, Spin Master employs more than 2,000 team
members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or
follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.
About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and
content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and
content across platforms for audiences around the world.
Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of
multimedia offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39
radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of
digital and streaming assets, animation software, technology and
media services. Corus is an internationally-renowned content
creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world class animation
studio expert in all formats and Corus Studios, a globally
recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The
company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency
so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D
animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book
publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster of premium brands
includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network
Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase,
Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global
News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with
broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV, Nick+,
the Global TV App and Curiouscast. For more information
visit www.corusent.com.
About Nelvana
Entertaining kids for over 50 years, Nelvana is a world-leading
international producer and distributor of children's animated and
live-action content. Nelvana produces a stable of award-winning and
globally renowned brands that focus on comedies, preschool and
action series, and ancillary consumer products programs. Nelvana's
content airs on Corus Entertainment's kids channels in Canada and in over 180 countries around the
world. The Nelvana library has over 4,800 episodes of programming
and has received over 70 major international program awards
including Emmys® and Canadian Screen Awards. Visit the Nelvana
website at nelvana.com.
Follow Nelvana Enterprises on Twitter @NelvanaEnt
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