DHX Brands
DHX Brands, the brand-management and consumer-products arm of DHX Media, has finalized a deal with Giochi Preziosi to make the Italian toy co the distributor of Teletubbies toys in Spain, Portugal and Italy. The range of toys, which includes bath toys, play sets and figures will be released after the series airs in each respective territory. The rebooted Teletubbies series is set to bow on Family Jr. in Canada and on Nickelodeon in the U.S. in winter 2016.
Entertainment One
Entertainment One is releasing a new Peppa Pig DVD to coincide with the back-to-school season. Peppa Pig: School Bus Trip, which includes 10 episodes, will be released on DVD on Aug. 4. The DVD will be packaged and released with a Peppa-themed Scholastic Mini Book as part of a gift set. The DVD will also be available as a digital download.
CraveTV
CraveTV subscribers can now access the streamer on select Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, Bell media announced Thursday. The streaming service can be accessed on Smart TVs via an app in the Smart Hub. CraveTV is also available on Chromecast, Apple TV and Microsoft Windows 8.1, and will soon also be available on select game consoles, Bell Media said in a release.
Full Out
Carmel Creek Productions’ indie feature Full Out has been picked up by NBC to air on two of its affiliate channels, NBC 4 in Los Angeles and NBC 7 in San Diego. Read more about the deal here.