Irish Distributor Monster Entertainment Picks up ‘Pip Ahoy' and Signs New Deals on ‘Jungle Beat'
Irish distributor Monster Entertainment is handling the international sales for the much-anticipated 52 x 11' UK children's animated series Pip Ahoy! from CHF Entertainment which will launch on Channel 5's Milkshake this week.
Pip Ahoy! follows the adventures of an eager happy-go-lucky young pup called Pip and his best friend Alba the kitten around the colourful and enchanting seaside resort of Salty Cove. The series is being produced in the UK at CHF's new state-of-the-art studio based in Didsbury, Manchester. Voice artists include Sir David Jason (Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Wind in The Willows), Teresa Gallagher (The Amazing World of Gumball, Octonauts, Noddy), Emma Tate (Moshi Monsters , Horrid Henry, The Jungle Book series) and Jimmy Hibbert (Danger Mouse, Avenger Penguins, Little Red Tractor). The first 13 episodes have been delivered, with all 52 to be ready by March 2015.
Monster Entertainment has also signed new deals for animated series Jungle Beat with with SVT in Sweden, Cartoon Network Japan, Cartoon Network Latin America, Disney Taiwan, Nickelodeon India and B Channel in Indonesia. The 26x5 minute non dialogue animation is a fun, family friendly CGI series focusing on different animals and the bizarre situations they encounter in nature. The new deals will bring the hugely successful CGI animated series to television screens across Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, India and Indian subcontinent. Producers Sunrise Productions are currently working on series 3 with the previous two series available on DVD and on the iTunes store.