HALIFAX, NS, Sept. 10, 2021 /CNW/ - Apple TV+ has teamed with
WildBrain to become the new home for Yo
Gabba Gabba!, including a brand-new original series,
comprising 20 half-hour episodes, and the entire Yo Gabba Gabba! classic series and
specials.
Created by Christian Jacobs and
Scott Schultz, Yo Gabba Gabba! has inspired and delighted
generations of kids and families worldwide with its blend of
cutting-edge music, colourful live-action characters and
captivating animation. The new series will invite Apple TV+
audiences to return to that magical land of endless possibilities
and promise, in a new reimagining based on the heart and essence of
what Yo Gabba Gabba! is – a
fantastic land of optimism and fun, where kids and families are
taught life lessons through song and dance that allow them to
learn, laugh and heal.
The new series will be produced in partnership and collaboration
with WildBrain and Yo Gabba Gabba
LLC, co-owners of the IP.
Yo Gabba Gabba! follows a
previously announced partnership with Apple and WildBrain, along
with Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions, to make
Apple TV+ the home for all things Peanuts.
Apple TV+ is also home to series and films from some of today's
most trusted franchises in kids and family programming, including
Daytime Emmy Award-winning Ghostwriter and Helpsters
from Sesame Workshop; Academy Award-nominated animated film
Wolfwalkers; as well as upcoming series Fraggle
Rock.
About Yo Gabba Gabba!
Yo Gabba Gabba! is
adored worldwide. Originally created in 2007, Yo Gabba Gabba! infuses retro-style and
beat-driven music into a magical landscape where a cast of colorful
characters share simple and positive life lessons. In addition to
beloved characters Brobee (the little green one), Foofa (the pink
flowerbubble), Muno (the red Cyclops), Toodee (the blue
cat-dragon) and Plex (the yellow robot), Yo Gabba Gabba! has featured some of the
most popular figures in movies, television, music and sports,
including host DJ Lance Rock and series regulars Mark Mothersbaugh and the late legendary Biz
Markie, plus such notable guest stars as Fred Armisen, Erykah
Badu, Jack Black, Devo,
Rachel Dratch, The Flaming Lips,
Tony Hawk, The Killers, Angela Kinsey, Solange
Knowles, Jack McBrayer, MGMT,
Mos Def, The Roots, Andy Samberg,
Amy Sedaris, The Shins, Sarah Silverman, Amare
Stoudemire, Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Elijah Wood and Weird Al Yankovic.
For more information, please contact:
Media: Shaun Smith - Director,
Corporate & Trade Communications, WildBrain
shaun.smith@wildbrain.com
+1 416-977-7230
Investor Relations: Nancy
Chan-Palmateer - Director, Investor Relations, WildBrain
nancy.chanpalmateer@wildbrain.com
+1 416-977-7358
About WildBrain Ltd. ("WildBrain" or the
"Company")
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids
and families everywhere with great content across all media. With
approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our
library – one of the world's most extensive – we are home to
such brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake,
Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny
Test and Degrassi. At our 75,000-square-foot
state-of-the-art animation studio in Vancouver, BC, we produce such fan-favourite
series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Chip
& Potato, Carmen
Sandiego, Go, Dog. Go! and more. Our shows are
enjoyed worldwide in more than 150 countries on over 500 streaming
platforms and telecasters, and our AVOD business – WildBrain Spark
– offers one of the largest networks of kids' channels on YouTube,
garnering billions of views per month from over 150 million
subscribers. We also license consumer products and location-based
entertainment in every major territory for our own properties as
well as for our clients and content partners. Our television group
owns and operates four family entertainment channels that are among
the most viewed in Canada.
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Please visit us at
wildbrain.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" under
applicable securities laws with respect to the Company including,
without limitation, statements regarding a deal with Apple TV+ for
Yo Gabba Gabba! and new content to
be produced under such deal and the business strategies and
operational activities of WildBrain. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and
are based on information currently available to the Company. Actual
results or events may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations, among other things, include the availability of
investment opportunities and at acceptable valuations, epidemics,
pandemics or other public health crises, including the current
outbreak of COVID-19, the magnitude and length of economic
disruption as a result of the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, and risk
factors discussed in materials filed with applicable securities
regulatory authorities from time to time including matters
discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual
Information Form and annual Management Discussion and Analysis.
These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof,
and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to
reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.
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