Aardman has secured a number of new licensing partners for its brand new stop-motion pre-school show Timmy, including Vivid Imaginations as Master Toy partner and Egmont as Master Publisher.
Vivid Imaginations, the UK’s no.1 British toy company, has acquired worldwide manufacturing rights for Timmy and will be launching products across plush, playsets, games, puzzles and outdoor toys for autumn/winter 2009.
Egmont UK Ltd has picked up UK and Commonwealth publishing rights and in a separate deal, Titan Magazines will be producing a monthly comic for the UK & Eire.
Timmy is currently in production and scheduled for transmission in 2009 - Aardman will be looking for products to launch from autumn 2009. The 52 x 10-minute animated series has already been pre-bought by Disney Channels Worldwide, including the US, and has also been pre-bought by CBeebies in the UK.
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