Announced at MIPCOM, Studio 100 Media has signed a deal with Al Jazeera Media Network which will bring the CG updates of classic brands Vic the Viking and Heidi and CG preschool series Trains to its pan-Arab broadcast outlets.
Al Jazeera, which owns the kid-targeted Jeem TV and preschool network Baraem TV, has acquired exclusive Arabic TV rights for the MENA region for 60 x 12 of Vic the Viking, 39 half-hours of Heidi and 44 x 5 of Trains. The roll out will commence at the end of the years. The channels are already home to Studio 100’s Maya the Bee.
Vic the Viking is produced by Studio 100 Animation in association with TF1 and ZDF. Heidi is a production of Studio 100 Animation and Flying Bark Productions. Trains is created by Mikhail Pogosov and produced by AA Studio.
