Lalaoopsy Lands on Treehouse: MGA and Corus Entertainment’s new animated series Lalaloopsy is set to premiere on Canada’s preschool network Treehouse on Saturday, May 4 at 8 a.m. The 52 x 22 series is based on the best-selling toy line for girls and explores themes such as diversity, friendship and teamwork through magical themes featuring the eight Lalaloopsy characters (Ready for their names? OK, you asked for it! Crumbs Sugar Cookie, Mittens Fluff ‘n Stuff, Bea Spells-a-lot, Pillow Featherbed, Jewel Sparkles, Peanut Big Top, Spot Splatter, Splash, Dot Starlight, and more!!!).
Imira Reveals Post-MIP Bump: Barcelona-based youth programming producer and distributor Imira Entertainment announced a raft of new global deals following the MIPTV market in April. Italian Telecom has signed up for The Happets from La Tropa de Trapo (52 x 7’) for SVOD, while DeA Kids has bought Lola & Virginia (52 x 12’) for Pay TV. SIC has picked up movies of the Gold Coast-based H2O, Just Add Water! from Jonathan M. Shiff and ZDF Enterprises (2 x 90’) for Pay TV in Portugal. Millimages’ Me & My Robot (52 x 11´) has sold to TV3 in Catalunya, Spain. The studio has signed a deal with DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, to bring The Wish Fish from Baleuko (1 x 74’) and Sandra the Fairytale Detective (52 x 13’) to Danish audiences. Sandra will also cast her spell in Belgium via VMMA and to Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) for Free TV.
