Followed by the three-hour "Sprout's Dino-Mite Valentine's
Sing-A-Long" block from noon - 3:00 p.m. ET, featuring songs and
crafts from Barney and Dorothy the Dinosaur, one of the most
beloved characters from the premier children's entertainers, The
Wiggles
Philadelphia, PA - February 7, 2011 -24-hour preschool
television channel Sprout is celebrating Valentine's Day with an
event of "preschool-historic" proportion. Barney™ the
Dinosaur will appear live on Sprout's The Sunny Side Up Show on
Monday morning, February 14 from 9 a.m. - noon ET where he will be
responding to Valentine's Day voicemails, emails and video
questions sent in from viewers all across the country.
Following the live appearance, "Sprout's Dino-Mite Valentine's
Sing-A-Long" will air from noon - 3:00 p.m. ET. This
three-hour block will feature Barney and Dorothy the Dinosaur as
they sing songs about love and friendship, showcase special themed
crafts, and share Valentine's Day messages.
Popular Barney songs, such as the classic "I Love You" and the
instantly catchy "Dino Dance," were re-recorded as duets with both
Barney and Dorothy for this special sing-a-long event. Sprout
viewers will also enjoy select, friendship-themed episodes from
both dinos' respective series catalogs.
"We are excited to have Barney appearing live on Sprout for
Valentine's Day," said Andrew Beecham, senior vice president,
programming, Sprout. "The Sunny Side Up Show is television's
only live show for preschoolers and the only place where parents
and kids can interact real-time with their favorite
characters."
"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."
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®
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, and is on track to
reach one billion orders in 2010. 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 over 50
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™, Fireman Sam™,
Fifi and the Flowertots™, dirtgirlworld 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. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.
About The Wiggles
The Wiggles, the world's #1 preschool entertainers, performed over
350 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
120 countries worldwide. Fans can catch The Wiggles on
television exclusively in the U.S. on 24-hour preschool network
Sprout as hosts of Sprout's Wiggly Waffle, which airs every weekday
morning from 6:00 - 9:00 a.m. ET. The Wiggles have sold more than
23 million DVDS and videos, 7 million CDs and 8 million books in
the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New
Zealand. You can also follow the gang on Twitter via
Twitter.com/ItsWiggleTime or become a fan of their official
Facebook page Facebook.com/TheWiggles.
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Press Contacts:
Rebecca Owens
Sprout
215-286-8894
rebecca_owens@sproutonline.com
Noelle Dong
HIT Entertainment
646-467-5336
ndong@hitentertainment.com
Alicia McAllister
Rob Bailey Communications
201-760-0200
amcallister@rbcpr.com