Octonauts disembark in CEE

MIPCOM: Preschool undersea adventure toon Octonauts is widening its global footprint with a handful of first-time deals in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and South Korea.

The new deals in CEE cover Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia and Kosovo, taking the series into more than 100 territories.

Five broadcasters have also returned for seasons two and three, including Disney in Japan, RTÉ in Ireland, Super RTL in Germany, Treehouse in Canada and YLE in Finland.

They join already announced renewals from the UK’s CBeebies, the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel in the US and ABC in Australia. Season three launches in 2014.

A Brown Bag Films and Silvergate Media coproduction, the animated series runs to 92×11’ epsiodes and 6×22’ specials.
Silvergate Media recently launched its own distribution arm, which now holds all AV and ancillary merchandising and licensing rights to the show.