Deals in Brief – April 8, 2024

April 8, 2024

BeIN Neo, a division of Qatar’s BeIN Media Group, has picked up distribution rights in the MENA region to live-action preschool series Saïd & Anna (16 x 6.5 minutes, pictured), which stars two besties who help out everyday at a repair shop. It’s a co-pro between European pubcasters EO/NPO Zappelin (Netherlands), SWR/KiKa (Germany) and VRT/Ketnet (Belgium). Brokered by Dutch sales agent Incredible Film, this deal also includes two other titles from its catalogue—feature film A Most Annoying Island and short series Pim and Pom at the Museum.
Immediate Media will publish Bluey Magazine in four more countries (Germany, Spain, Portugal and Poland), expanding on an existing licensing agreement that already includes Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Greece and France. The Brit publisher launched a UK edition of the bi-monthly in August 2021 that has since built up a circulation base of 37,000 and increased its market share from 2.8% to 4.4%.