FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Toronto, Canada (June 19, 2007) - Cookie Jar Entertainment's award-winning show "Caillou" has held the #1 children's DVD spot on Germany's Hitlist chart since May. Distributed by Universum Film, 360,000 "Caillou" DVDs have been sold since 2006 and 140,000 CDs have been sold over the past year.
"We are excited about the international success and popularity of 'Caillou' as evidenced by the impressive DVD sales in Germany," said Wiebke Hoefer, Cookie Jar Entertainment's Director of Sales for Europe. "We look forward to its continued success and to entertaining children and parents by providing high quality children's programming and products with all of our brands."
"Caillou" ranks #1 among preschool shows in its timeslot on SuperRTL'S preschool block, Toggolino. It has aired in Germany since 2003 and can be seen seven days a week.
Based on a series of best-selling children's books, "Caillou" demonstrates how the first experiences of life can be perceived with wonder and a sense of discovery. Blending animation with humor, child logic and imagination, the "Caillou" animated television series helps children make sense of the world and addresses real problems and conflicts typical to a young child's development.
Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc., Cookie Jar Group's entertainment operation, is a leading, global, independent producer, marketing and brand manager of such renowned children's properties as "The Doodlebops", "Caillou" and "Johnny Test". Combining globally renowned intellectual properties with an industry-recognized management team, Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. is a market-driven, brand building company that is committed to children first and foremost and is dedicated to the development and production of quality programming that embraces the whole child, with animated and live-action series that entertain, inspire and enlighten children and family audiences worldwide.
