Exclusive UK DVD rights for the new pre-school series, Cloudbabies
8 May 2012
Abbey Home Media and HoHo Entertainment announce joint venture agreement for Cloudbabies™ DVD’s
Abbey Home Media, the leading British Independent distributor of children’s programmes for children, are pleased to announce a new joint venture partnership with Hoho Entertainment for the exclusive UK DVD rights to the new and enchanting CG animated pre-school series, Cloudbabies™ soon to be broadcast on CBeebies.
Ian Miles, Chairman of Abbey Home Media added, “Everyone at Abbey is delighted to have signed the home entertainment distribution rights for the brilliant Cloudbabies™. It is a delightful and excellently created series with strong scripts and state of the art animation, which children and parents will love. We are very much looking forward to working with HoHo Entertainment to make Cloudbabies™ a major success it deserves to be.”
Helen Howells and Oliver Ellis, joint MD’s and co-founders of Hoho Entertainment said “We are thrilled to be partnering with Abbey – not only do they have a proven track record in distributing children’s programmes, but they are equally as passionate about Cloudbabies™ as we are”.
Cloudbabies™ is a CGI animated show about four enchanting, childlike characters, Baba Pink, Baba Blue, Baba Yellow and Baba Green whose job it is to look after the sky and their sky friends – Sun, Moon, Rainbow, Fuffa Clud and Little Star. They live together with Bobo White, a mischievous little imp, in a house on a big fluffy cloud. Every morning, they jump on their Skyhorsies and begin their day’s work.
The series was created by award winning art director, Bridget Appleby, is currently being animated in CG Manchester based Studio Liddell and is due to air on CBeebies this year. Master Toy partner is Vivid and Master Publishing partner is Penguin Children’s Books.
