The nine finalists for the 2014 Shaw Rocket Prize include 9 Story’s preschool property Peg + Cat (pictured) and Nerd Corps’ Slugterra.
The pubcaster has inked a development deal to produce an animated preschool series with Radical Sheep Productions and Mickey Rogers Media.
The youth-focused channel is inviting kids to help determine content elements, such as character voices, for its new animated series.
CG-animated preschool series Yub Yubs (pictured), created by Matt Fernandes of Industrial Brothers, is slated to air on Disney Junior Canada in 2013.
CG-animated preschool series Yub Yubs (pictured) from Radical Sheep and Industrial Brothers, and live-action film Bunks from Fresh TV will bow on the kids channels.
Canadian producers grabbed 38 nominations for the Banff Media Awards, just behind U.K. producers with 41 nods, and ahead of American shows with 33 nominations.
The Toronto-based preschool and youth TV producer will develop The Bagel and Becky Show, for kids ages 8 to 11, based on a book by fine artist Dave Cooper.
The Canadian producer/distributor has sold the series, produced by Toronto-based Radical Sheep Productions, into France, Scandanavia and Estonia.