Granada Sells Animation Hit 'Pocoyo' To Disney Channel

Granada International has sold pre-school animation hit 'Pocoyo' to Disney Channel across Scandinavia and The Baltics.
The complete first series (52 x 7minutes) of the multi award-winning programme, produced by Zinkia Entertainment/Granada International in association with Granada Kids and Cosgrove Hall, will air on pay and basic cable and satellite TV in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands as well as the Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from early 2007.
Zoe Scurfield, Director of Programmes for Scandinavia commented: "Pocoyo is a charming series which sits very comfortably in our pre-school portfolio. Playhouse Disney Channel is an environment where kids can join in and have fun while learning so this show has all the necessary elements."
Rochelle Bradley, Senior International Sales Executive at Granada International who brokered the deal, added: "Pocoyo has already been a great success in more than 100 territories around the world. I am delighted that Disney Channel will air the show throughout Scandinavia and The Baltics where I am sure Pocoyo and his friends will become extremely popular.”
The first series of POCOYO has already been acquired in Scandinavia by YLE, Finland and 365 in Iceland. Production is currently underway at Zinkia in Madrid on a further 52 x 7 minute episodes of POCOYO.
Written by Andy Yerkes 'Bear In The Big Blue House', with the English version narrated by Stephen Fry 'Gosford Park'; 'Thunderpants', the series uses CGI to create a unique, tactile and visually stunning look.
Part of ITV Worldwide, Granada International is one of the largest and most successful commercial television distributors in Europe.
Madrid-based Zinkia Entertainment is a creative factory producing audiovisual content, focusing on animation and cinematic documentaries as well as interactive content for on line communities, consoles and multi-player mobile games.
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