KidsCo adds VOD in Poland

Children’s channel to add new line to existing offering
 
London, UK 28 September, 2010 - KidsCo, the international children’s channel, is today announcing the addition of video on demand (VOD) to its existing package on TOYA, one of Poland’s largest TV operators, from November this year.
 
KidsCo will continue to broadcast its range of family friendly programming including; Sonic Underground, The Beach Crew, The Future is Wild, as well as KidsCo original programming Boo & Me and Jass Time!
 
Paul Robinson, CEO at KidsCo, said: “We are expanding our presence across Eastern Europe and Poland in particular will continue to be a focus for us. TOYA, being one of Poland’s largest cable operators serving 160,000 homes in the region, is a terrific partner for us and we are delighted to extend our partnership.”
 
Jacek Kobierzycki, CEO at TOYA added: “Our relationship with KidsCo is expanding and we are genuinely excited about adding KidsCo to our recently launched VOD offering. We have had a great relationship with KidsCo and the shows are really popular so we are really excited about seeing the results of adding VOD to our KidsCo package.”
 
~ENDS~
 
About KidsCo
KidsCo, the global children’s television network for pre-schoolers, children aged 6-10 and families, launched in September 2007. It is a joint venture channel owned by leading media companies NBC Universal, Corus Entertainment Inc. (Nelvana) and Cookie Jar Entertainment.
 
KidsCo’s global distribution plan, launching linear, VOD, SVOD and IPTV channels has already seen the channel rolling out to 92 territories throughout the world in 18 languages.  KidsCo is available in Australia, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Slovenia, Ukraine, Moldova, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus, the Middle East, Hong Kong, Palau, Indonesia, Taiwan, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, South Africa, the Maldives and countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
 
KidsCo provides a safe environment for children, offering a library of gently educational and age appropriate programming. KidsCo’s impressive catalogue includes animated and live-action television series and feature-length movies which are selected from leading media companies, including our shareholders – Cookie Jar Entertainment and Corus’ Nelvana - as well as other, pre-eminent, independent programming suppliers including the BBC, Sesame Workshop, Fremantle, Fireworks, Iconix, TV Loonland, Daro Film and Decode.
 
KidsCo programming includes globally recognised brands such as The Wiggles, Inspector Gadget, Sabrina, Wallace & Gromit, S Club 7, Strawberry Shortcake, New Adventures of Madeline, Babar, Dennis the Menace, Franklin and Rolie Polie Olie as well as KidsCo original programming including arts show Jass Time! and environmental programme, Boo & Me.
 
For more information please contact:
Champion Communications
kidsco@championcomms.com
+44 (0)207 268 3076
 
About TOYA
TOYA is the fifth largest Polish cable operator and the largest with entirely Polish capital. With its triple-play service: analog and digital television (with HD signal), Internet access and telephone it reaches over 160.000 households in six Polish cities. It also provides the digital offer to other operators nationwide.