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19 Feb 2024

Particle6 Productions’ Look See Wow! set to go global with Jetpack Distribution

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Particle6 Productions, the award-winning UK indie founded by Eline van der Velden, is delighted to announce that leading kids’ distributor Jetpack Distribution has picked up the global rights (ex-UK) for its hit Sky Kids series Look See Wow!
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31 Jan 2024

We are off to San Diego!

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Ahead of Kidscreen next week, here is a little preview of some of the things we will be sharing.
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25 Sep 2023

Snipple Originals Announces Brand New Pre School Series The Woohoos! Commissioned by Milkshake!

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Kids encouraged to ‘Ooo’ and ‘Woohoo’ out loud as they make discoveries in this character driven series Commissioned by Milkshake!, the series will hit UK screens in 2025.
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18 Sep 2023

SAMKA GROUP Hires Veteran Tramm Wigzell To Grow It’s Global Content Portfolio and Initiate US Projects

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Wigzell joins the Paris-based SAMKA GROUP, who operate content, production and distribution businesses across EMEA.
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12 Jun 2023

Jetpack Appoints Rebecca Lugo as New Head of Global Sales

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Global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announces it has appointed Wildbrain alumni Rebecca Lugo as the company’s new Head of Global Sales.
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4 Apr 2023

Jetpack Adds New Zealand Toon Panda and Kiwi to its MIPTV Line Up

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Global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announces it has acquired the international rights (outside of China, New Zealand and MENA) for CGI animated series Panda and Kiwi, ahead of MIPTV this month.
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2 Feb 2023

Snipple Gets Preschoolers Singing Along With Brand New Musical Show The Singalings

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The Singalings to hit UK screens in 2023 following a deal with Sky Kids International distribution rights have been picked up by Jetpack Distribution
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30 Dec 2022

Jetpack Expands Footprint Across Asia With Deals Including Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery

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Today, kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution announces a range of deals with networks across Asia for 269 half hours of high quality shows from its burgeoning library of content.
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24 Nov 2022

Jetpack Lands 311 Half Hours Across Latin America and the Caribbean

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Kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announces it has sold 311 half hours of content from its burgeoning catalogue to five broadcasters across Latin America (LatAm), expanding the company’s footprint in the region ahead of MIP Cancun this month.
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7 Nov 2022

Jetpack Moves Into Licensing and Brand Management

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Jetpack appoints Stephen Toye Green as Strategic Advisor Sets Up Division to Help IP Partners Expand Globally
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1 Nov 2022

Jetpack Brings Home the Bacon at MIPCOM with All New Animated Series Kung Fu Pork Choppers!

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Global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announces it has acquired the rights for the all-new animated series Kung Fu Pork Choppers from global licensing company Centa IP.
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7 Sep 2022

Jetpack Lands Worldwide Rights for Samka’s Viking Skool and Once Upon a Time...Objects

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Global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announces it has acquired the rights for two 2D animated shows from leading Paris-based animation studio Samka.
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13 Jun 2022

Jetpack Adds Birdo Studios’ Botanical Comedy Flora to its Pre-School Line Up

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Today, global kids content distributor Jetpack Distribution announces it has acquired the rights for 2D animated botanical comedy children’s series Flora, produced by Brazil’s Birdo Studios.
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10 Jun 2022

Jetpack Restructures Sales, Acquisitions and Marketing Outfit for Global Expansion

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Today, global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution announces a new team structure to grow its operations across the globe, and consolidate the company’s efforts in the sales and acquisitions of stand-out, high quality content.
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20 May 2022

Jetpack Bolsters Catalogue with BBC Preschool Live Action Series Biff and Chip

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Jetpack Distribution, announces it has acquired the worldwide rights (outside of the UK) for preschool hit live action series Biff and Chip. The show is produced by BBC Studios, Kids & Family Productions, and is currently airing on CBeebies in the UK.
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6 Jan 2022

Jetpack named #1 Distributor

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The Jetpack team are absolutely thrilled to the take the number ONE spot in the prestigious Kidscreen HOT 50! We cannot thank our industry friends and colleagues enough for voting for us. Thank you also to Kidscreen As our CEO Dominic Gardiner says “peer recognition is one of the best measures of how we’re doing”. It’s really important to us that we’re providing a great service for our clients: platform and broadcast partners, producers and creators. And that our industry friends like us! We’re simply delighted!
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2 Dec 2021

Jetpack Acquires International Rights for NRK Super’s Live Action Toddler Series The Mini Kids

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Today, global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announces it has acquired the rights for The Mini Kids, a live action preschool show commissioned and produced by Norway’s PSB digital terrestrial channel NRK Super. The deal sees Jetpack acquire the first two seasons (16 x 17 minutes) of The Mini Kids, which targets babies and toddlers (0 – 3-year-olds), alongside their parents or carers. And season three (12 x 17 minutes), which is being delivered Summer 2022.
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1 Nov 2021

Comedian Alan Carr Stars as Gary the Vlogging Dog in Jetpack’s Latest Hilarious Addition Silly Animals

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Today, global kids and family content distributor Jetpack Distribution announces it has acquired the international rights (outside of the UK) for hilarious spoof animal clip show Silly Animals, which has been commissioned by Sky Kids and is a co-production between Rebel Television and Media and Silver Star Productions.
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27 Oct 2021

Jetpack Picks Up Three Preschool Gems from Paper Owl Films Ladybird and Bee, Mr Dog and Florida

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Today, global kids content distributor Jetpack Distribution announces it has acquired the worldwide rights for three brand new pre-school animated shows from the award-winning Northern Ireland-based animation outfit Paper Owl Films Ladybird and Bee, which launched in the Island of Ireland earlier this year, and two in-development shows Mr Dog and Florida.
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30 Sep 2021

Broadcast Distribution Survey - voted top 5

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Offering a huge hot blast of thanks to our friends and colleagues in the industry who voted Jetpack into the top five distributors for the first time, in the prestigious Broadcast Distribution Survey.
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7 Sep 2021

Jetpack Adds Turnip & Duck’s Hilarious Animated Nature Documentary Series Critters TV to its Line Up

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Today, global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution announces it has acquired the worldwide rights for Dublin-based Turnip & Duck’s hilarious cartoon spoof animal documentary Critters TV.
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18 Aug 2021

Jetpack Signs Numerous Deals for Host of Shows to Air on Free TV Screens Across the Globe

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Jetpack Distribution, announces a multitude of deals which bring top performing shows from its burgeoning catalogue to free-to-air networks across Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
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29 Jul 2021

Jetpack Acquires International Rights for Keyring Co’s Spookiz

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Global distribution business, Jetpack Distribution, today announced it has acquired the international rights for three seasons, plus the movie, of Keyring Co’s 3D animated series Spookiz and the spin-off from the third season Cookie.
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17 Jun 2021

Jetpack Acquires New CGI Animation Stella & the Starlets from Newly Launched Kids Business

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Today, independent global kids and family TV distributor – Jetpack Distribution – announces it has acquired the global rights for brand-new CGI animated series Stella & the Starlets, currently in pre-production.
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8 Jun 2021

Jetpack Acquires Global Rights for Russian SMF Studio’s Claymotions

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Today, global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution announces that it has acquired the worldwide rights for Moscow-based SMF Studio’s Claymotions. The deal comprises 62 two-and-a-half minute episodes of the edutainment pre-school show that targets 2+ year olds.
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10 May 2021

JETPACK FIRES UP DEAL WITH ZDF FOR COOLABI GROUP’S CLANGERS

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Global kids and family content distributor Jetpack Distribution announces deals across Europe and Asia for one of its stand-out preschool shows, Coolabi Group’s BAFTA award-winning Clangers.
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10 May 2021

JETPACK SIGNS DEAL FOR VINEWOOD ANIMATION’S WELCOME TO CARDBOARD CITY

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3D animated series, based on a multi-award-winning special, featuring Jacinda Ardern and Ian Brown (Stone Roses), to be made available across the globe.
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19 Mar 2021

Jetpack is #2 Distributor in KIDSCREEN HOT 50 for 2020

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Jetpack was delighted to be nominated the number two distribution business in the prestigious KIDSCREEN HOT 50. As Kidscreen said "Independent UK distributor Jetpack moves up from fourth to second this year on the strength of a catalogue that has grown 40% year-over-year."
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18 Jan 2021

Jetpack Bolsters Team with New Sales Executive Appointment and Promotes Sophie Prigent to Global Sales Director

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Today, global kids and family TV distribution business Jetpack Distribution announces the appointment of Toby Jones to the newly created role of Sales Executive covering Central Eastern Europe (CEE), Benelux and the Middle East and Africa (ME&A).
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18 Nov 2020

Jetpack Expands its Footprint Across Asia

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Ahead of this year’s virtual Asia TV Forum Jetpack Distribution announces a raft of deals in Asia.
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9 Oct 2020

Jetpack Distribution Bolsters Animation Slate Acquiring Indian Toon Mighty Little Bheem for MIPCOM 2020

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Today global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announces it has acquired the worldwide rights for the global hit Indian Netflix original cartoon Mighty Little Bheem, produced by India-based Green Gold Animation.
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18 Feb 2019

Jetpack Acquires International Rights for Funrise’s Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty™

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Independent global kids and family content distributor, Jetpack Distribution, announced it has acquired international distribution rights for the brand new animated TV series Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, created and produced by California-based toy and entertainment company, Funrise. Jetpack’s distribution rights include Canada, Latin America, Europe (excluding Italy & Russia), Australasia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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