Taffy Entertainment says Hola to Latin America

Latin American distributor Hola Entertainment has signed a deal with Taffy Entertainment to represent TV and video sales in the Latin American market.

Taffy, the distribution company of independent animation studio Mike Young Productions, already has a presence in the Latin American region, with recent deals including Pet Alien for Cartoon Network Latin America; Toddworld for Discovery Kids Latin America and Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, also for Discovery Kids Latin America.

Taffy has also announced four new original programmes for 2005/06:dive Olly dive!; I got a Rocket!; El Corazon and Quantum Ray.

Taffy recently struck a number of licensing deals for its CGI comedy Pet Alien.

These include Baby Boom Consumer Products for cuddle pillows, Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company for gift and speciality market products, Children’s Apparel Network for apparel; Fast Forward for bags and backpacks and Mello Smello for stickers.