UK-based kids and family production and distribution outfit Cake is in advanced negotiations with distributor Jetpack, with plans to acquire the Jetpack brand.
Cake distributes over 1600 half hours of animation and live-action content, working with producers including Rovio Entertainment, Fresh TV, Channel X, Kickstart, and Ragdoll Productions on the worldwide rollout of their brands.
Jetpack’s catalogue now represents work from 59 producers and a library of over 1900 half hours of character-driven shows
Cake ceo Ed Galton says: “Since Jetpack launched, they have always been a competitor who we have admired. Combined operations will deliver an even better kids and family distribution solution for this market. ”
Cake Productions drives Cake’s development and production activities on shared and originated projects. With over 13 properties in development, productions include Angry Birds: Summer Madness for Netflix; Supa Team 4 with Triggerfish Animation for Netflix; Angelo Rules with TeamTO for France Télévisions, Canal+ and Super RTL; Space Chickens in Space with Anima Estudios for Disney EMEA; Pablo with Paper Owl for CBeebies; Mush-Mush & The Mushables with La Cabane and Thuristar for Boomerang and most recently, Nikhil & Jay with King Banana TV and Paper Owl Films premiering on CBeebies later this year.
Pippa Considine
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