ZDF LICENSES COOKIE JAR CLASSIC ARTHUR IN GERMANY, RENEWS MONA THE VAMPIRE
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TORONTO (October 15, 2007) Cookie Jar Entertainment has signed a deal with Germany's ZDF network to air 40 episodes of its Emmy award-winning show "Arthur". Cookie Jar's series, "Mona The Vampire" has been renewed by ZDF. Sixty five episodes will air on ZDF and ARD's children's channel, KI.KA, and on ZDF.
"We are very happy to have 'Arthur' and 'Mona the Vampire' in our portfolio because they are classic and modern at the same time," said Nicole Keeb, Head of International Co-productions and Acquisitions Children's and Youth for ZDF. "Both series are wonderful examples for appropriate public television properties. We love them!"
"Cookie Jar and ZDF are committed to producing and airing high quality programming and we look forward to offering exciting and classic shows by Cookie Jar to children in Germany," said Wiebke Hoefer, Director of Sales, Germany and Eastern Europe.
"Arthur" airs on Saturday mornings on ZDF and "Mona The Vampire" can be seen Monday through Friday during KI.KA's afternoon slot.
About Cookie Jar Entertainment
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 "Arthur", "The Doodlebops", "Johnny Test", and "Caillou". 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 ZDF
ZDF is Germany's national public television broadcaster and an independent non profit corporation. The ZDF group consists of ZDF, 3Sat, Arte, Phoenix and KI.KA - the German Children Channel. In 1997 German public broadcasters, ARD and ZDF, started KI.KA, a channel for children without any commercials.
