COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT AND NDi MEDIA PARTNER TO DEVELOP ONLINE GAME BASED ON NEW SERIES MUDPIT
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Burbank, CA (April 26, 2010) - Cookie Jar Entertainment and NDi Media announce that they have teamed up to develop and distribute an online game, Muzika, based on the series, Mudpit, currently in production.
Using NDi Media's collaborative "Mix Master" music platform, Muzika is a multi-user role-playing game set to launch in early 2011.
"Cookie Jar Entertainment is pleased to partner with an innovative and creative company like NDi Media to develop a music-based game that will appeal to a broad range of fans," said Kenneth Locker, SVP Digital Media, Cookie Jar Entertainment. "This extension of Mudpit will enable fans to enjoy a unique musical game experience unlike anything currently available online."
"Music is in our DNA." said Neil Smolar, award-winning composer and president of NDi Media. "We've enjoyed great success with our Mix Master platform over the last few years and we're looking forward to extending that success through this exciting new relationship with Cookie Jar Entertainment and the Muzika game."
Cookie Jar Entertainment's Mudpit takes place at the nexus of the social and personal power of music and the appeal of role-playing in a virtual world. In this half live-action and half animated series, four real-world teens become music sensations in the hottest online world known as Muzika. Their avatar personas battle their way toward super stardom while their real life selves battle the daily dramas of teenage life.
About Cookie Jar Group of Companies
The Cookie Jar Group of Companies is one of the world's leading independent entertainment, consumer products and education companies with 16 offices around the globe. Cookie Jar Entertainment is a leader in the creation, production and marketing of animated and live-action programming. Its library of nearly 6,000 half-hour episodes of television features some of the world's most recognizable series including Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Arthur, The Doodlebops and Johnny Test. The company operates Cookie Jar TV, which furnishes the weekend morning block on CBS, and has a one-third interest in international children's television channel KidsCo. Cookie Jar Entertainment's Jaroo.com is the premiere web video destination for kids with the largest independent selection of full-length children's TV series and movies online. Copyright Promotions Licensing Group, (CPLG) Cookie Jar's full-service international licensing agency, represents numerous entertainment, sport and design brands such as Strawberry Shortcake, Richard Scarry, St. Andrews Links, Lucha Libre and Skelanimals. Carson-Dellosa Publishing is one of North America's largest providers of supplemental education materials and reaches nearly 2,000 teachers across the United States. For more information, please visit www.cjar.com.
About NDi Media
NDi Media creates original entertainment properties and games for children of all ages. Since 2001, it has produced a portfolio of multiplatform properties featuring original characters that are licensed to broadcasters, portals and game distributors. Hans Hans the Biking Viking, seen on Nick.com, MiniMops on TVO.com and Nat Geo Kids, and Wumpa's World on PBS and Treehouse are enjoyed by millions of kids today. With the success of the Mix Master platform on Addicting Games and National Geographic Games, NDi's unique music-themed games have become an international sensation. NDi Media also creates games inspired by established brands for companies such as Warner Bros., PBS, Discovery, American Greetings and Hit Entertainment. For more information please contact Neil Smolar at smolar@ndimedia.com or visit us at www.ndimedia.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Brook Hefner/Cookie Jar Entertainment
(818) 955-5454; bhefner@cjar.com
