NEW VOD &
BROADBAND
KIDS TV
NETWORK
OFFERS A
‘KABILLION’
CHOICES
New
“Kabillion”
Children’s
Network
Allows
Viewers To
Access
Top Notch
Kids
Television
Programming
24/7
LOS ANGELES,
January 16,
2007 --
Taffy
Entertainment
announced
today the
launch of
Kabillion, a
new
multi-platform,
kids’
program
service,
available
both as a
free online
broadband
site (www.Kabillion.com)
and a free
video
on-demand (VOD)
channel. The
new service,
developed in
conjunction
with REMIX
Entertainment
Ventures,
offers
high-quality
animated and
live-action
kids’ series
entertainment
on both the
online and
VOD
platforms.
The VOD
platform is
now
available to
digital
cable
subscribers
nationwide
on Comcast
Cable
systems,
with
additional
systems to
be added in
the near
future.
Future plans
also call
for offering
mobile,
gaming and
wireless
platforms.
Kabillion’s
initial
programming
lineup
includes a
variety of
options, in
keeping with
the
channel’s
“On
Demand/Viewer’s
Choice”
philosophy.
From the CGI
comedy hit
“Pet Alien,”
to anime
trading
card-themed
“Mix Master:
King of
Cards” – all
exciting,
original,
high quality
series. The
On-Demand
channel will
allow
viewers to
choose the
episodes
they want,
when they
want it and
in some
cases, the
language
they want,
as Kabillion
will offer
multi-lingual
versions of
many titles.
Instead of
being
designed
from a
traditional
linear
programming
service
perspective,
Kabillion
has been
conceived
and
developed
around the
role that
emerging
digital
media is
playing in
the lives of
kids. To
help guide
viewers
through the
new service,
Kabillion
will also
offer “Kablab,”
a comedic,
live-action
Preview
show,
intended to
not only
entertain,
but to
inform kids
about some
of the other
available
programming
and content
choices.
“Kabillion
will
transform
how kids
experience
media,
allowing
them to
engage in a
more
interactive
and dynamic
way, across
a range of
platforms.
Taffy
Entertainment
will supply
first class,
award-winning
programming
through its
global
production
pipelines at
both
Moonscoop
and Mike
Young
Productions,”
explains
Bill
Schultz,
co-CEO at
Taffy
Entertainment,
“Key
acquisitions
will also
play an
important
role and we
anticipate
some
important
announcements
to that
effect very
soon.”
The network
is
advertiser-supported
and already
has signed
key
sponsors.
Its unique
format and
messaging
opportunities
appeals to
many of the
industry’s
frustrated
kids’
marketers.
Through
viral and
integrated
creative
media, the
network’s
sponsors
will be able
to reach
kids while
keeping up
with the
realities of
today’s
audiences’
viewing
habits.
Kabillion’s
unique
infra-structure
will
transform
traditional
approaches
to
advertising
with the
innovation
that is
currently
sweeping the
older
demographic’s
advertising
models.
Sponsors
will have
the
opportunity
to
experiment
within a
fully-vetted
COPPA and
CARU-compliant
environment.
Kabillion’s
commitment
to adhering
to these
guidelines
and policies
offers both
sponsors and
parents
peace of
mind. The
broadband
site will
offer a
robust
online
experience
with the
benefit of
full safety
for the
under-12
demographic.
About REMIX
Entertainment
Remix
Entertainment
Ventures,
LLC (REV),
is a
Philadelphia-based
company
dedicated to
pioneering
entertainment
and
programming
initiatives
across
emerging
digital
platforms.
REMIX
creates
innovative
and
lifestyle-compatible
entertainment
solutions
for a new
generation
of media
savvy kids
through
cutting-edge
content and
multiplatform
solutions,
delivered to
kids where
they live
and play.
Remix
endeavors to
pioneer a
digital
media
revolution
with
viewers,
content
creators and
advertisers.
About Taffy
Entertainment
Taffy
Entertainment
(www.TaffyEntertainment.com)
is a leading
worldwide
distribution,
brand
management
and
entertainment
company
representing
brands from
some of the
largest
animation
producers
across the
globe. This
includes the
prolific
Mike Young
Productions;
MoonScoop
Productions,
the top
producer of
animation in
Europe; and
select
properties
from third
parties.
Taffy’s
library for
distribution
and/or
consumer
products
includes the
Emmy
Award-winning
“Jakers! The
Adventures
of Piggley
Winks,” “ToddWorld,”
“Pet Alien,”
“Titeuf” (TooTuff),
“Growing Up
Creepie,”
“Mix
Master,”
“Fantastic
Four,” “Code
Lyoko” and
“Casper,”
among many
others. With
offices in
Paris, Los
Angeles,
London and
Shanghai,
the company
has
fully-integrated
production,
distribution,
licensing,
merchandising
and
marketing
facilities.
It also has
a library
that
includes
over 3,000
half hours
of
animation,
encompassing
some of the
most
recognizable
worldwide
brands and
best-loved
animated
creations in
the global
television
market. The
company also
distributes
to leading
broadcasters
in 160
countries
around the
world.