Hit Ent. has entered into a co-development deal with British production company Cocaban and Korean animation studio SAMG for T5, a new action series aimed at boys aged 6 to 8 years old, reports WORLDSCREEN. T5 features a group of household pets that takes part in racing championships. The races are boradcast via Pets Television Network (PTVN) while the pets' owners are out.
HIT will also distribute Spargo Productions' children's properties WILLO THE WISP, which airs on Playhouse Disney in the U.K., MICROSCOPIC MILTON, and LITTLE MONSTERS, based on the children's book series.
And in a third deal, Hit will represent THE LIKEABALLS, a soccer-themed series aimed at kids aged 6-11, which launched on the BBC last year and will debut on DVD in early 2008.
