Your Family Entertainment closes deals with KI.KA and Junior

Your Family Entertainment AG - January 2007

 

The ARD/ZDF children´s channel KI.KA has acquired the broad-casting rights to all twenty-six episodes of the successful German-Australian series "Gloria´s House" from Your Family Entertainment. It is due to be screened by KI.KA in 2007.

In addition, the pay-TV channel Junior.TV has bought the transmission rights to the first season of the popular German-French series "Dragon Hunters" as part of a larger program package. This series, whose theme song is performed by the rock band, The Cure, is to be broadcast via the Premiere platform. The series´ great popularity is also reflected in countless internet forums, with users waiting longingly for the second season.

Susanne Schosser, Managing Director at Junior.TV said: "We are pleased to have Your Family Entertainment as a competent and reliable partner with high-quality offerings. Series like Dragon Hunters, Fix & Foxi, Gnarfs, Bob and Margaret, Generation O! etc. provide an ideal addition to Junior´s program portfolio."

Sebastian Debertin, Head of Acquisition and Coproduction at KI.KA said: "We are very pleased that now under its new name, Your Family Entertainment will continue to be one of our partners. The Gloria's House series is a first-class program that fits well with our program profile."

Dr. Stefan Piëch, Director of Your Family Entertainment AG said: "It´s great that that we´ve again been able to expand our good business ties with KI.KA and Junior. We´re looking forward to cooperating further with both broadcasting platforms."