Nelvana begins production on popular book series Trucktown

6/6/2013

Nelvana begins production on popular book series Trucktown

Treehouse channel picks up brand new boys preschool series

Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Studio has announced start of production on a brand new boys preschool CGI animated series Trucktown, based on a series of wildly popular children's books. Forty x half hour episodes have been greenlit with delivery set for spring 2014. Corus Entertainment's Treehouse, Canada's #1 24-hour preschool channel, is the first broadcaster to pick up the brand new series.

Trucktown, which follows the playful adventures of a group of rough and tumble young trucks, is based on a successful series of bestselling books by renowned children's author Jon Scieszka (The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales, The Time Warp Trio, Spaceheadz) and published by Simon & Schuster, which includes over 50 titles and has sold more than 1 million books.

We're delighted to be bringing the world of Trucktown, which has engaged millions of kids through the books, to life on screen, says said Colin Bohm, Managing Director, Nelvana Enterprises. The boisterous characters and rollicking action that Jon Scieszka created for the page has a proven track record, which the series will be able to introduce to even more kids and families.

The action centers around Jack Truck and his best friends Dump Truck Dan and Max the Monster Truck and the rest of the truck gang as they roar, romp and power their way through Trucktown. This group of friends have never met a wall they couldn't smash or a road or bridge they couldn't build and smash again. Filled with good old-fashioned fun, Trucktown tells big stories that capture the big personalities of the trucks that live there.

Trucktown embraces the excitement of playing together on the playground, with a lot of noise and rambunctious fun, said Ted Ellis, Vice President, Programming, Kids and Family. We're excited to add a series to the Treehouse schedule that is turbo-charged to connect with boys.

Nelvana is one of the worlds leading international producers and distributors of children's animated and live-action content and is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc. Nelvana is comprised of the Nelvana Studio and Nelvana Enterprises. 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 Mike the Knight, Babar, Franklin, Max & Ruby, The Backyardigans, Sidekick, Scaredy Squirrel, and live action shows such as Life With Boys. Nelvana's content has aired in over 160 countries and has received over 70 major international program awards including Emmys and Geminis.

Treehouse is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based media and entertainment company Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children's book publishing, children's animation and animation software. The Company's multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse, Nickelodeon (Canada), ABC Spark, W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), CosmoTV, Sundance Channel (Canada), Movie Central, HBO Canada, Nelvana, Kids Can Press, Toon Boom and 37 radio stations including CKNW AM 980, 99.3 The FOX, Country 105, 630 CHED, Q107 and 102.1 the Edge. Corus creates engaging branded entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CJR.B). Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.

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For more information, please contact:

Kate Calder

Publicist, Corus Entertainment

416.479.6319

kate.calder@corusent.com

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