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Also announced at MIPTV is a new show based on another famous book that for years helped very young children learn to read -- The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That!, based on the zany Dr. Seuss characters.
Portfolio Entertainment said it has secured international distribution rights to the first animated TV series to star the Cat and his friends Nick and Sally. The series will air later this year in Canada and the United States.
In a novel move for Thomas, computer-generated imagery sees the old-time steam engines and road vehicles themselves recounting their adventures on the island of Sodor, rather than using a narrator, the most famous having been Beatle Ringo Starr.
New characters include Hiro, a wise, dignified, friendly engine from Japan that should appeal to the show's huge fan base in the Asia Pacific region.
The Thomas series are based on a book by Reverend W. Awdry, who 65 years ago penned a story about a small blue steam engine named Thomas to amuse his son. It grew into a phenomenon, with over 200 million books now sold globally.
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Portfolio Entertainment said it has secured international distribution rights to the first animated TV series to star the Cat and his friends Nick and Sally. The series will air later this year in Canada and the United States.
In a novel move for Thomas, computer-generated imagery sees the old-time steam engines and road vehicles themselves recounting their adventures on the island of Sodor, rather than using a narrator, the most famous having been Beatle Ringo Starr.
New characters include Hiro, a wise, dignified, friendly engine from Japan that should appeal to the show's huge fan base in the Asia Pacific region.
The Thomas series are based on a book by Reverend W. Awdry, who 65 years ago penned a story about a small blue steam engine named Thomas to amuse his son. It grew into a phenomenon, with over 200 million books now sold globally.
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