Dedicated children’s free ad-supported video
services HappyKids, Kidoodle.TV and Sensical are also bringing the
new series to their U.S. viewers Mittens & Pants will launch on
HappyKids and Kidoodle.TV this month
Thunderbird Distribution, a division of Thunderbird
Entertainment Group (TSXV:TBRD) (OTCQX:THBRF) (“Thunderbird” or the
“Company”), is delighted to announce that adorable animal-centric
preschool series Mittens & Pants has been adopted by several
U.S. streaming platforms.
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Adorable live-action kids series Mittens
& Pants is launching in the U.S. on HappyKids Nov. 17 and on
Kidoodle.TV on Nov. 30 (Photo: Business Wire)
NBCU streamer Peacock is taking Season 1 (39 x 7 minutes) of
Mittens & Pants for the U.S. market and plans to launch the
series in calendar Q1, 2024.
Additionally, dedicated children’s free ad-supported video
services HappyKids (Future Today), Kidoodle.TV, the global home of
Safe Streaming™, and Common Sense Media-owned Sensical are bringing
the series’ first season to their U.S. viewers over the coming
months. HappyKids is set to launch Mittens & Pants on its U.S.
service on Friday, November 17, while Kidoodle.TV is launching the
series on both its AVOD and FAST services in the States on
Thursday, November 30.
Mittens the kitten and Pants the puppy are best friends that
live in the all-animal town of Kibble Corners — each day is a new
adventure for these unlikely best friends. The series debuted in
February 2023 on commissioning broadcasters CBC Kids (Canada) and
Sky Kids (UK), and the first season has since been picked up by
France TV, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cartoonito and Boomerang
channels (Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and
Taiwan), Hop! Channel (Israel) and DR Denmark. A second season was
quickly greenlit and debuted on CBC Kids and streamer CBC Gem in
July.
“Launching into the U.S. market is an amazing next step for this
live-action series that features real animals,” said Richard
Goldsmith, Thunderbird President of Global Distribution &
Consumer Products. “We are delighted that preschoolers and their
families all over the U.S. will soon be able to watch the funny and
inspiring stories of Mittens and Pants, and their friends, on these
great family-friendly platforms.”
“Our aim at Kidoodle.TV is to bring the best-in-class content
available to our audience and Mittens & Pants is a great
reflection of that promise. Additionally, with the great alignment
of our relationship with Thunderbird, we are looking forward to
seeing this brand’s growth,” commented Brenda Bisner, CCO at A
Parent Media Co. Inc. (owner of Kidoodle.TV).
“We are excited to be bringing this entertaining show to our
HappyKids audience,” said David Di Lorenzo, SVP of Kids &
Family, Future Today. “The uniqueness of the live-action animal
characters Mittens and Pants are sure to be a hit with kids and
their families.”
“We are thrilled and humbled that Mittens & Pants is being
so well-received around the world,” said series creator and CEO of
Windy Isle Entertainment, Phil McCordic. “We are overjoyed to be
working with such amazing partners and can’t wait to launch in the
U.S. market.”
The series is produced by Toronto-based Windy Isle
Entertainment, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund and
the assistance of Ontario Creates and the Canadian Film or Video
Production Tax Credit, and with the financial participation of the
Shaw Rocket Fund.
See more Mittens & Pants on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook
via @mittensandpantstv and at @mittensandpantsofficial on YouTube.
Watch the trailer NOW.
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 The Last Kids on Earth, Molly of Denali, Highway Thru Hell,
Kim’s Convenience, Reginald the Vampire and Boot Camp. Thunderbird
Distribution and Thunderbird Brands manage global media and
consumer products rights, respectively, for the Company and select
third parties. Thunderbird is on Facebook, Twitter, 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
Thunderbird’s public communications may include written or oral
“forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” as
defined under applicable Canadian securities legislation. All such
statements may not be based on historical facts that relate to the
Company’s current expectations and views of future events and are
made pursuant to the “safe harbour” provisions of applicable
securities laws.
Forward-looking statements or information may be identified by
words such as “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”,
“forecast”, “may”, “will”, “plan”, “project”, “should”, “believe”,
“intend”, or similar expressions concerning matters that are not
historical facts. Forward-looking statements in this document
include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the
series launching on platforms this month, Peacock planning to
launch the series in Calendar Q1, 2024, preschoolers and caregivers
all over the U.S. soon being able to watch the series on
family-friendly platforms, the growth of the Mittens & Pants
brand, the characters Mittens and Pants being a hit with kids and
families. 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;
litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial,
regulatory, political and competitive developments; product
capability and acceptance; international risk and currency exchange
rates; and technology changes. An assessment of these risks that
could cause actual results to materially differ from current
expectations is contained in the “Risks and Uncertainty” section of
June 30, 2023 MD&A. 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.
The forward-looking statements or information contained in this
document represent our 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 document. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities laws. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or
information.
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Media Relations: Lana Castleman, Director, Marketing
& Communications Phone: 416-219-3769 Email:
lcastleman@thunderbird.tv
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Julia@finchmedia.net
Investor Relations: Glen Akselrod, Bristol Capital Phone:
+ 1 905.326.1888 ext 1 Email: glen@bristolir.com
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