FranceTV, Turner Ink U.S. ‘Peanuts’ Shorts Deal

Oct 26th, 2015

FranceTV Distribution’s post-MIPCOM announcements contain good news for U.S. fans of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang. The commercial arm of pubcaster France Televisions has finalized a deal with Turner Broadcasting’s Boomerang channel which will bring the Peanuts animated shorts series Stateside.


Produced by France’s Normaal for France Televisions with Peanuts Worldwide, the 500 shorts based on the comic-strip by Charles Schulz will premiere on Boomerang, with promotional crossover on Cartoon Network (U.S.) and the Cartoon Network app. The shorts currently air in over 20 territories worldwide.

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Mattel, Jariel and 9 Story team to bring Barney & Friends back to TV

October 6, 2015

Under the new partnership, the trio will revive hit pre-school series Barney & Friends, planned for a 2017 launch.

Renowned pre-school brands Barney & Friends are set to make their return in 2017.

Barney originally aired from 1992-2009, with 248 episodes (124 hours) created to-date, plus 25 hours of “specials.” Barney was one of just a few live action properties targeting pre-schoolers in the market, with content aimed at an equal split of boys and girls aged 18months to three years. The show celebrates the life skills of sharing, community and friendship via music and cognitive learning.

The big purple dinosaur Barney is making a return to TV.