3Net launches first kids 3D block

August 24, 2011 by Gary Rusak

Culver City, California-based 3net, the joint venture 3D Network from Sony, Discovery and Imax, is launching the first-ever 3D kids block in October.

3D toons Bolts & Blips and Dream Defenders will debut as part of a primetime special on Sunday, September 25 that will lead up to the launch of the weekend programming block, named Three Dee Kids, on October 1.

Bolts & Blips is a 26 x half-hour series produced by Toronto, Canada-based ToonBox Entertainment in partnership with South Korea’s Red Rover Co. Meanwhile, Dream Defenders (26 x half-hours) is being produced by Tiny Island Productions in Singapore.

3net will also debut Sony Pictures 3D family films, as well as the live-action original series Feeding Time and the 3net exclusive Puppy Bowl. The net will round out the block with future exclusive theatrical titles, as well as additional live-action and animated series in the coming months.

Tags: 3net, Discovery Communications, IMAX, Sony Pictures