Nelvana Announces Mysticons Promotion Across Burger King Locations In North AMerica

NELVANA ANNOUNCES MYSTICONS PROMOTION ACROSS BURGER KING LOCATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA

Premium Mysticons Mini-Figures Available in King Jr™ Meals in U.S. and Canada Beginning Today

Toronto, CANADA – Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana is excited to announce its upcoming in-restaurant promotion with BURGER KING^® featuring premiums from its hit, animated urban fantasy series, Mysticons. Beginning today, four Mysticons mini-figures will be available to collect and own in the King Jr™ meals. The eight-week promotion will run in more than 7,400 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. Premiums are available in restaurant while supplies last.

“We’re incredibly thrilled to partner with BURGER KING^® for this exciting opportunity with Mysticons,” said Pam Westman, Head, Nelvana Enterprises. “We can’t wait to share the world of Mysticons with BURGER KING^® guests, and invite more fans to connect with the magic and adventure of the series.”

Mysticons tells the epic tale of four girls from different walks of life who are transformed into legendary warriors. After discovering a powerful mystical tome, the fearless foursome – Arkayna, Zarya, Em, and Piper – are drawn together by a prophecy to battle evil and protect the realm. With real relationships, distinct personalities and already strong, confident, smart, witty and funny characters, Mysticons focuses on the representation of girls’ strength, power, and courage on the television screen. The series airs on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and on Corus’ YTV and Teletoon in Canada, and has surpassed 4.1 million views on its short form content on YouTube at www.youtube.com/mysticons.

About Nelvana
Nelvana is Canada’s premier animation company and a world-leading producer and distributor of children’s content. Nelvana has delighted audiences around the globe for more than 40 years with a vast library of more than 4,000 episodes from original, award-winning series like Babar and Franklin. Nelvana’s content is distributed in more than 160 countries worldwide and broadcast across Corus Entertainment’s suite of leading kids networks. Nelvana Enterprises, the global licensing and merchandising arm of Nelvana, manages the organization’s portfolio of in-house and third-party brands with offices in Toronto and Paris. Nelvana Studio, with offices in Toronto and Montreal, employs more than 300 Canadian artists working with local and international producers to create premium children’s content for a global stage.  For more information, visit www.nelvana.com.

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For more information please contact:

ChizComm Ltd. | www.chizcomm.com on behalf of Nelvana.
Kelly French | 416.551.0822 x 346 | kfrench@chizcomm.com

Laura Berkenblit
Senior Publicist
Nelvana
416.860.4225
laura.berkenblit@corusent.com

Michelle McTeague
Publicity Manager
Nelvana
416.966.7724
michelle.mcteague@corusent.com