NEWS BRIEF: A children’s UK broadcaster has picked up comedy toon Nerds & Monsters, produced by US/Canadian prodco Slap Happy Cartoons.

CiTV will air the 40×11′ series, which is aimed at six- to 11-year-olds and sees a group of nerdy kids living on an island inhabited by dim-witted monsters. The toon is distributed by 9 Story Entertainment and aired on YTV in Canada.