‘GERONIMO STILTON’S’ FIRST TELEVISION ADVENTURES ARE CANADIAN BOUND

Taffy Entertainment Licenses New Animated Kids’ Series To Radio-Canada

Taffy Entertainment, the worldwide distribution, brand management and entertainment company, announced today it has closed its first broadcast presales deal for the new animated kids’ TV series “Geronimo Stilton” with Radio-Canada. The animated series, now in production, is produced by Atlantyca Entertainment and Moonscoop Productions, in association with Mike Young Productions. The new show, based on the popular children’s chapter book series of the same name, is scheduled to air during the 2009-2010 season.

The animated series (26 x 22 min) centers on the life and adventures of the famous Geronimo Stilton – head of a veritable media empire, erudite mouse, and klutz extraordinaire, and Benjamin Stilton, his fearless young nephew. Geronimo is an intellectual mild-mannered mouse who would rather spend his days reading or playing chess with his nephew Benjamin. But then, adventure always comes knocking on their door, launching them paws-first into capers in New Mouse City or in exotic locales around the world. They are often joined in these adventures by Trap, Geronimo’s cousin – the ultimate pack rat and consummate prankster, and Thea, Geronimo’s sister who is a daring special correspondent.

“The Geronimo Stilton books are loved by kids in Canada and around the world, so we wanted to bring this wonderful new TV series to our young audience,” said Cécile Bellemare, Director, Youth, Family and Lifestyle Programming for Radio-Canada. “We anticipate Geronimo and his friends will be welcomed in homes across the country for many years to come.”

“Radio-Canada is an ideal home for the series,” said Lionel Marty, President of Worldwide Sales for Taffy Entertainment. “They already have a strong lineup of fantastic shows and I’m sure Geronimo Stilton will be a perfect fit.”

Atlantyca Entertainment is the original rights holder of the Geronimo Stilton brand and all of its character spinoffs. The Geronimo Stilton books are published worldwide and are available in over 30 languages, including Italian, where they are published by Edizioni Piemme [Mondadori Group], in English, published in the U.S. by Scholastic, in French, by Albin Michel Jeunesse and in Spanish by Editorial Planeta.

About Taffy Entertainment

Part of The MoonScoop Group, Taffy Entertainment (www.TaffyEntertainment.com) is a leading worldwide distribution, brand management and entertainment company representing brands from some of the largest animation producers across the globe. This includes the prolific Mike Young Productions; MoonScoop Productions, the top producer of animation in Europe; and select properties from third parties. Taffy’s library for distribution and/or consumer products includes the Emmy® Award-nominated series “ToddWorld,” “Dive Olly Dive!” and “Growing Up Creepie,” as well as “Pet Alien,” “Titeuf” (TooTuff), “Mix Master,” “The Fantastic Four,” “Code Lyoko” and “Casper,” among many others. With offices in Paris, Los Angeles and Shanghai, the company has fully-integrated production, distribution, licensing, merchandising and marketing facilities. It also has a library that includes over 3,000 half hours of animation, encompassing some of the most recognizable worldwide brands and best-loved animated creations in the global television market. The company also distributes to leading broadcasters in 160 countries around the world.

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