Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination available on TV,
on demand and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and
caregivers, is celebrating Valentine's Day with an event of
"preschool-historic" proportion. Airing on Sunday afternoon,
February 14 from noon - 3:00 p.m. ET, "Sprout's Dino-Mite
Valentine's Sing-A-Long" featuring Barney and Dorothy the Dinosaur,
marks the dynamic dinos' first appearance together as they sing
songs about love and friendship, showcase special themed crafts,
and share Valentine's Day messages sent in from viewers all over
the country.
The three-hour block will feature popular Barney songs such as
the classic "I Love You" and the instantly catchy "Dino Dance,"
which were re-recorded as duets with both Barney and Dorothy for
this special event. Sprout viewers will also enjoy select,
friendship-themed episodes culled from both dinos' respective
series catalogs.
"It's rare to have two preschool icons such as Barney and
Dorothy appearing together on-air," said Andrew Beecham, senior
vice president, programming, Sprout. "We are thrilled that
HIT Entertainment and The Wiggles worked together with us on this
event so that we could bring our audience something new and
extra-special this Valentine's Day. It's going to be
'dino-mite'!"
"Visiting Sprout and spending time with Sproutlets is one of my
favorite things to do, and everything's better with friends, so
this is sure to be a tee-rific event," said Barney. "I am so
excited to sing songs, play games and celebrate one of my favorite
holidays - Valentine's Day -with my good friend Dorothy, whom I
haven't seen in eras!"
Dorothy the Dinosaur will return to the United States this
summer with her good friends and premiere children's entertainers,
The Wiggles, on a brand new musical adventure. You can also find
her on the big screen this March in The Wiggles - Big Big Show In
The Round, the first ever live concert movie made for preschoolers,
which will be playing in select theatres across the nation. For
complete details, please visit www.thewiggles.com.
Additionally, Sprout will debut the Dorothy the Dinosaur series on
Sprout On Demand on March 12.
Children can enjoy more fun with Barney™ when Barney: Egg-Cellent
Adventures springs onto DVD March 2, 2010 from Lionsgate and HIT
Entertainment. Baskets full of egg-citement abound when Mother
Goose, a nest full of eggs, and a mysterious, carrot-eating visitor
bring super-Dino adventures to the whole family.
For additional information on Sprout programs or schedules, or
to play games, download free coloring pages or find great
activities for kids, visit SproutOnline.com. To find out
where Sprout is available in your area, call 1.8.SPROUT.411 or go
to SproutPlease.com.
About Sprout®
PBS KIDS Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination available
on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and
caregivers, was created as a partnership among Comcast Corporation,
HIT Entertainment, PBS and Sesame Workshop. Since debuting
its video on demand (VOD) service in April 2005, Sprout has become
the #1 On Demand service for younger children, generating over half
a billion views. The 24-hour digital channel, which launched
in September 2005 along with the website (SproutOnline.com), is the
only channel that follows the day of child from breakfast to
bedtime with its distinctive programming. Currently, Sprout
is available in 48 million unique households.
The network's program lineup of gold-standard, curriculum-based
children's shows includes: Sesame Street®, Bob the Builder™,
Barney & Friends™, The Wiggles®, Thomas & Friends™,
Angelina Ballerina™, Caillou®, The Berenstain Bears™, Dragon
Tales™, Make Way For Noddy™, Fireman Sam™, Fifi and the Flowertots™
and more.
About HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment is one of the world's leading independent
children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's
portfolio includes properties, such as Barney™, Bob the Builder™,
Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™
and Rainbow Magic™. HIT represents Chapman Entertainment's Fifi and
the Flowertots™ and Roary the Racing Car™ in North America, as well
as Wallace & Gromit™, Shaun the Sheep™, Timmy Time™ and Aardman
Classics from Aardman Animations. HIT also acts as
representative for The Wiggles® in the UK. Launched in 1989, HIT's
lines of business span television and video production, content
distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing and live
events and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and
Japan. HIT is a part-owner of US-based preschool
channel, PBS KIDS SproutSM, and international preschool channel
JimJam, (outside of the US, UK and China). For more information,
visit www.hitentertainment.com.
About The Wiggles
The Wiggles, the world's #1 preschool entertainers, performed over
300 shows to more than 1.5 million fans since 2005 in the United
States alone. The Wiggles perform over 200 shows annually
across four continents. The Wiggles are seen on TV in over
110 countries worldwide. Fans are able to catch The Wiggles
on television exclusively in the U.S. on the 24-hour preschool
network Sprout . Now in their nineteenth year, The Wiggles have
sold more than 22.5 million videos and 7 million CDs in the United
States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
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Press Contacts:
Jenni Glenn
Sprout
215-286-2703
jenni_glenn@sproutonline.com