m4e signs with Nick Jr. for U.S. Broadcast of Wissperm4e - September 2015 |
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The preschool animation series “Wissper” (52 x 7 minutes) is set to make its debut in the U.S. on the Nick Jr. channel in 2016. Nickelodeon has secured the U.S.-broadcasting rights from German brand management and media company m4e AG, who is co-producing the highly anticipated TV-show with Absolutely Cuckoo, Telegael and Discreet Art Productions as well as BASTEI Media. The series is being sold internationally by m4e AG, having been commissioned by Channel 5 in the UK for broadcast as part of its award-winning pre-school strand, Milkshake. “Wissper” is the first original commission for Milkshake to be picked up by Nickelodeon in the U.S. since its parent company Viacom Inc. completed its takeover of Channel 5 last year. “We are very proud that Nick Jr. has picked up ‘Wissper’ for the U.S. market, and it confirms to us our high expectations for the show. This absolutely marks another significant milestone for establishing this property as a global preschool brand”, says Hans Ulrich Stoef, CEO of m4e AG. |
“Wissper” is aimed at preschoolers and children. The series concerns a perfectly normal little girl called Wissper, who has a very special talent - she is able to communicate with animals. She is thus in a position to understand their problems and then assist them. Consequently, Wissper the animal whisperer is a wholly natural heroine for young viewers all around the world.
Die 52 Episoden der CGI-animierten TV-Serie werden vom Londoner Animationsstudio Absolutely Cuckoo – bekannt für die BBC-Hitserie „Waybuloo“ – kreiert, in Koproduktion mit der m4e AG, Telegael (Irland), Discreet Art Productions (Indien) und der deutschen BASTEI Media GmbH, einem Tochterunternehmen des Verlagshauses Bastei Lübbe AG. Die Episoden 1-26 werden Ende 2015 fertig gestellt sein, die Episoden 27-52 dann im Frühjahr 2016. Die m4e AG ist für den weltweiten Vertrieb verantwortlich.