Deals in Brief – June 3, 2024

KiKA grooves to Behind The Beats, and France's Something Big has will co-produce Toon2Tango's animated series based on Niko the reindeer.
June 3, 2024
  • French prodco Something Big has signed on to co-produce Niko (52 x 11 minutes) with Germany’s Toon2Tango. Targeting kids ages six to 10, this TV adaptation of a same-name Finnish film franchise is about a young reindeer grappling with unique challenges like overcoming vertigo and rescuing his kidnapped sibling. Toon2Tango acquired the TV rights to the IP from Animaker last year, and a third film called Niko—Beyond The Northern Lights is slated to premiere this holiday season. 
  • KiKA has picked up TeamTO’s CG-animated music documentary Behind The Beats (pictured) and will air it in Germany sometime in the next few months. This 26 x five-minute series launched on RAI in Italy this February. Designed for tween/teen/family co-viewing, it explores the history of artists and music genres such as new wave, K-pop and reggae. Behind The Beats will also be presented at Annecy this month.
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