Nelvana
Founded in 1971, Nelvana is one of the world's leading international producers and distributors of children's animated content.
Nelvana develops, produces and distributes animated content, and is part of the Corus Kids Television entertainment portfolio. The Nelvana Studio operates out of a state-of-the-art digital animation production facility in Toronto. Nelvana’s library now has well over 3,800 half-hour animated episodes including such well known properties as Babar, Franklin, Rolie Polie Olie, and Berenstain Bears.
Nelvana’s content has aired in over 150 countries and has received over 70 major international program awards including Emmys and Geminis.
Nelvana Enterprises distributes quality entertainment from the award-winning Nelvana Studio and key creative partners to broadcasters and home entertainment companies around the world, including properties such as The Backyardigans, Babar, Beyblade, Bakugan, Hot Wheels®: Battle Force 5, Franklin and Ruby Gloom. The company’s merchandising team, in partnership with our broadcasters, manages consumer products globally.
A leader in rights management, Nelvana is on the vanguard of digital opportunities. Beginning in Canada with Treehouse Direct, a digital download storefront, Nelvana has opened up new avenues for delivery of its content through strategic partnerships with Amazon Unbox, Azureus, BT Vision, Comcast, Reeltime, Tribal Nova and other pioneering companies in the emerging digital landscape.
Additionally, Nelvana is an equity owner of two exciting children’s channel ventures, qubo and KidsCo.
qubo, the U.S.-based children’s channel, is now in more than 40 million homes, airing on three national broadcast networks (NBC Saturday morning, Telemundo for the Hispanic audience and ION Networks). A partnership between Corus Entertainment Inc., NBC Universal, ION Media Networks and Scholastic, the channel occupies a unique position in the U.S. kids TV landscape with a winning blend of educational and entertaining programming including Nelvana’s My Friend Rabbit, Willa’s Wild Life, Jane and the Dragon and Babar. Go to www.qubo.com for more information.
KidsCo is a branded global channel for children from Corus Entertainment in partnership with NBC Universal and the Cookie Jar Group, dedicated to delivering family-friendly programming. KidsCo is now available in over eight million homes, more than 80 countries, in 15 languages and on over 30 cable and satellite platforms broadcasting shows such as Nelvana’s Max & Ruby, The Fairly OddParents and The Future is Wild. Check out www.kidscotv.tv for more information.
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