COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT SIGNS DEAL WITH VOD PIONEER TVN
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TORONTO/LOS ANGELES (June 28, 2007) - Cookie Jar Entertainment has signed a multi-year Video-On-Demand licensing deal with TVN Entertainment, the country's largest television on-demand company, to distribute shows from Cookie Jar's extensive television catalog.
TVN Entertainment will include more than 52 episodes of Cookie Jar's classic shows like "White Fang" and well-known brands such as "The Busy World of Richard Scarry" as part of TVN's "Kids Unlimited" VOD network which TVN distributes to major cable operators and telco service operators in the US.
"Our new deal with TVN is reflective of Cookie Jar's strategy to license and promote its content on all the new VOD platforms ranging from cable, to IPTV and mobile," said Josette Bonte, Cookie Jar Entertainment VP of Digital Media.
"Cookie Jar's shows are a wonderful addition to our popular Kids Unlimited network which is available to over 5 million households," said Doug Sylvester, COO of TVN Entertainment. "Our partnership with Cookie Jar demonstrates our commitment to expanding and enhancing this already successful network."
About Cookie Jar Group
Cookie Jar Group develops, produces, distributes and markets quality products to children, their caregivers, parents and teachers. Cookie Jar Group's products reflect its commitment to providing the best in children's published content, animated and live-action programming and innovative educational and entertainment-driven products worldwide. The group of companies consists of Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. and Cookie Jar Education Inc.
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", "Spider Riders" 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.
About TVN Entertainment
TVN Entertainment Corporation, the leading television on-demand company, works with every major studio, network, and telecommunications video provider in North America. TVN is the preferred provider of original on-demand programs and networks. TVN supports an open, advanced technology platform, and offers the most comprehensive, end-to-end solution for licensing, managing, distributing and marketing on-demand content to virtually any platform. For more information about TVN's products and services, please visit www.TVN.com.
