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P R E S S R E L E A S E
Abbey Home Media Group
to make its MIPTV debut
5th February 2003
ABBEY HOME MEDIA GROUP, one of the UK's leading
creators of children's programming for broadcast and publishing,
will be taking a stand for the first time at this year's
MIPTV.
Among the key personnel attending the festival will be
Chairman and CEO Ian Miles; Joint Managing Directors Anne
Miles and James Harding; Head of Broadcast & International
Sales Mike Robinson; Sales Director Emma Freeman and Sales
& Marketing Executive Rebecca Hill.
Operating from Stand Number 04.31, Abbey's representatives
will be at the festival to both sell and acquire programming
and to promote the company's growing catalogue of children's
brands.
Abbey Home Media's product roster will be spearheaded
by the multi media launch of the Wide Eye television
series. Co-produced with the BBC and made by the BAFTA
award-winning King Rollo Films (Spot, Maisie), the 26
x 10 minutes 2D animation is due to air on CBBC and BBC2
this autumn.
Featuring existing material from the Wide Eye book-based
early learning programme which has been sold in over 30
countries, together with specially created material, the
series is targeted at children aged 3-6. As with Abbey's
other pre-school programming, it is promoted in association
with The Pre School Learning Alliance.
Full of lively and endearing animal characters, humour,
strong storylines and music plus voiceovers from such
established names as Anton Rogers and Jane Horrocks, this
delightful series is based on the open knowledge that
children learn best when they are stimulated by multi-sensory
experiences.
Commented Executive Producer and the BBC's Head of Acquisitions
and Co-productions Theresa Plummer Andrews: "CBBC is truly
delighted to be involved with Wide Eye. It is one of the
most charming pre-school products on the market, with
great characters and really skilful storytelling scripts
which are also very funny. The Wide Eye series will delight
pre-schoolers for years to come, carrying on CBBC's tradition
of offering only the very best to its younger viewers."
Added Ian Miles, Chairman and CEO of Abbey Home Media:
"Wide Eye is the most exciting property Abbey has ever
been involved with. We are confident it will be a great
success both with viewers and, as the brand develops,
with the consumer. It is entertaining, informative and
above all completely original."
Aside from the launch of Wide Eye, Abbey Home Media
will also be actively promoting the following brands at
this year's MIPTV:
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me: 50-minute animation
special based on the best selling book by Roald Dahl.
Produced by King Rollo Films using full cell animation,
it remains faithful to the original Quentin Blake illustrations.
Baby Bright: a revolutionary new infant learning
range developed in conjunction with Professor Annette
Karmiloff-Smith, Head of the Neurocognitive Development
Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital, one of the world's
leading authorities in baby development. Strong on fun
and entertainment, the range of books, audios and videos
is full of attractive colours, exciting textures, touch,
sensation and music designed to maximise babies' attention
span and develop their curiosity.
Lost In the Snow: produced in conjunction with
Carlton Television, this delightful 30-minute animated
special is based on the popular picture book by award-winning
children's writer and illustrator Ian Beck. Featuring
the voices of Hugh Laurie (Stuart Little) and Helen Baxendale
(Cold Feet) and made by the award-winning Honeycomb Animation.
Mother Goose: created by experts in infant development,
this superb production combines traditional rhymes with
a modern approach to learning, including fun, interactive
karaoke sessions that parents and children can share.
Plus: Teddy Trucks; Wow - That's What I Call Christmas;
Wow That's What I Call Nursery Rhymes; First Fun With
French; First Fun With Spanish; Paddington's Alphabet
Treasure Hunt; Mr Men Great Alphabet Treasure Hunt; Golden
Treasury Of Nursery Rhymes and One Two Buckle My Shoe.
Ian and Anne Miles, the co-founders of the Abbey Home
Media Group, have spent 13 years working with television
broadcasters to develop award-winning television programming.
Recently re-established under these original owners, the
company is recognised as one of the UK's most vibrant
forces in international children's publishing.
Abbey effectively created the pre-school video market
and was also the first company to record "character" led
stories in the UK. Over the last few years, its product
ranges have grown to encompass not only audio and video,
but also book and multi-media packages.
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For further information, please contact:
Julie Fox or Nicola Barlow @ Media Communications
Tel: 020 8998 1517
Fax: 020 8566 8290
email: Julie
Fox or Nicola
Barlow |
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