Zodiak Kids concludes new TV deals for Waybuloo

MUMBAI: Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Media Group?s children?s production and distribution arm, concluded a number of new sales deals for its long-running preschool show, Waybuloo.

Following the success of the series in Australia, ABC has picked up the 50x11 minute spin-off version of Waybuloo as has Zappelin in the Netherlands.

RAI (Italy) has licensed another 50 episodes of the original ?19? series taking the total number of episodes that they have acquired to 150. Other sales include: Canal Panda (Portugal / 52x19?); Luli (Turkey / 52x19?) and EM TV (Papua New Guinea / 15x19?).

Internationally, Waybuloo airs in over 80 other countries worldwide.

Zodiak Kids SVP Global Sales and Co-Production Karen Vermeulen comments, ?We are thrilled to be announcing more Waybuloo sales. These new and returning broadcaster deals demonstrate that Waybuloo continues to have international appeal with preschool children worldwide.?

Zodiak holds worldwide rights in all media for Waybuloo, with the exception of Canada where Decode Enterprises handles broadcast and home entertainment rights, and DHX Licensing represents consumer products rights. Both Decode Enterprises and DHX Licensing are subsidiaries of DHX Media.