GMTV buys next Jetix toon

MIP NEWS: The UK’s GMTV has inked a deal with Disney’s distribution arm Buena Vista International Television which sees it pick up Jetix’s animated TV series A.T.O.M (Alpha Teens on Machines).

A.T.O.M will launch on GMTV in the Saturday morning slot Toonattik in September. The futuristic series follows the adventures of rebellious teens Axel, King, Shark and Lioness who are in a battle with their nemesis, Mr Paine, an evil genius who leads a prison outbreak.

The animation is a copro between Jetix Europe and France’s SIP Animation.

Tom Toumazis, exec vp and md EMEA and BVITV, told C21: “The series will add to GMTV’s line up which has already had success with other Jetix and BVITV titles.” GMTV is 25% owned by BVITV’s parent Disney.