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Turner dishes up DHX’s Meatballs

MIPCOM: Turner Broadcasting has acquired a forthcoming TV series based on an animated feature-film franchise for its Boomerang network outside of North America.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series (26×22′), originally commissioned by Teletoon in Canada, will air on the recently relaunched channel across EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

It is produced by Canada’s DHX Media following a deal with US studio Sony Pictures Animation last year to expand the franchise to TV.

The two Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs feature films, released in 2009 and 2013, grossed a combined US$510m in theatres worldwide and were based on the children’s books of the same name.

DHX holds the global television and non-US home entertainment exploitation rights to the toon, which will be a prequel to the feature films.

Cecilia Persson, VP of acquisitions and coproductions for international at Turner Broadcasting, said: “As we continue to expand our programming line-up, we’re on the lookout for great content that whole families can enjoy.”

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