eOne Announces Broadcast Deal with HBO Europe for preschool properties

Entertainment One (eOne) today announces that HBO Europe has acquired its award-winning preschool animated shows, Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom for its SVOD service HBO GO across Central Europe (CE).

HBO Europe made available on HBO GO in the KIDS section Series 1 of Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom in multiple CE countries last week, including Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and will come to Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Macedonia and Bulgaria in spring 2018.

Both Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom hail from British animation studio Astley Baker Davies and are beloved by families across the globe.

Monica Candiani, eOne’s EVP Content Sales, Family & Brands said, “There is real demand for quality children’s programming that has proven universal appeal and we’re delighted that HBO Europe will be introducing audiences in Central Europe to these much loved and critically acclaimed animated series.”