The marblemedia co-CEO and exec producer of Whatsinaname talks to Playback about the cross-platform project and what’s on tap this year.
The 24/7 U.S. digital channel will broadcast the live-action, food-themed kids series, which airs on TVOKids in Canada.
The Canadian producer is working with Skatoony creators James Fox and Richard Brookes on the hybrid live action/animated crime-solving game show.
Ted Ellis, VP of kids and family programming at Corus Entertainment, tells Playback Daily how the Canada-UK-Australia co-production meets his network’s co-viewing strategy goals.
The Toronto-based prodco is Playback‘s Transmedia producer of the year. Read on to find out how they are innovating in media’s newest storytelling space.
The prodcos are developing a 13 x 60-min coming-of-age drama for YTV, plus online and mobile extensions.
The supply package includes This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung from Sinking Ship Entertainment and marblemedia.
Blake Tohana has been named to the dual role of CFO and COO at the Toronto-based prodco.
Projects including Zeros 2 Heroes’ Animism property, Apartment 11’s In Real Life and DHX’s Monster Math Squad land funding.
A second season of marblemedia’s Skatoony on Teletoon will be accompanied by an expanded online multiplayer game and two iPad apps.
Production began Monday in Toronto on 26 half-hour English and 26 half-hour French eps, and it’s also expanding its multiplayer online games on Skatoony.ca.