TVN Entertainment Corp. and PBS KIDS Sprout have extended their partnership with a new Video On Demand agreement. Under the new deal, TVN will provide distribution and asset management services for the PBS KIDS Sprout On Demand video service, which features such animated kid favorites as Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina, Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat, Caillou, The Berenstain Bears, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Pingu and Make Way For Noddy.
Sprout will use online data from TVN’s ADONISS 2 platform and Provider Remote Interface (PRI) toolset to track and monitor VOD programs and update metadata on a site-by-site basis. TVN is currently supporting asset management and distribution of PBS KIDS Sprout to several other MSOs including Atlantic Broadband, Blue Ridge, Bresnan, Cox, Massillon, Metrocast, RCN, Sunflower and Wave.
Since debuting in April of 2005, PBS KIDS Sprout has generating more than 90 million orders, making it the leading Kids On Demand service. The corresponding PBS KIDS Sprout 24-hour digital channel launched in September of 2005 and boasts nearly 20 million subscribers on digital cable and satellite. More information is available at www.sproutletsgrow.com.
