Nick charmed by Sissi in Europe

Sissi the Young Empress

Nickelodeon has acquired Italian studio Mondo TV’s animated series Sissi the Young Empress for its channels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The Viacom-owned kids network has taken exclusive free-to-air and pay TV rights to the German-language version of the show in Germany for the next five years.

It will also have non-exclusive free-to-air and pay TV rights in Austria and Switzerland for the same period, following the deal with Italian distributor Mondo TV.

The show has also been available on French-language Canadian SVoD service Club Illico since June this year and on JeemTV in the Middle East since July.

Aimed at four- to eight-year-olds, Sissi the Young Empress (52×26’) is loosely based on the historical figure empress Elisabeth of Austria and tells stories of adventure, romance, mystery, intrigue and magic.