Philadelphia, PA- June 9, 2008 - 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, will debut the
award-winning preschool series from DECODE Entertainment, Franny's
Feet, on Friday, July 4 at noon ET in a special 90-minute block as
part of the network's Summer Fun Fridays event. Beginning the
following morning, Franny will step into her regular timeslots,
airing at 9:30 a.m. ET every Saturday and Sunday within Sprout's
weekend morning block, The Let's Go Show, and every day at 3:00
p.m. in The Sprout Sharing Show.
Franny's magical adventures transport her to places around the
world, where she meets new friends and tries to help them solve
problems, sharing her feelings, fears and advice with the audience
along the way. Global awareness, science and vocabulary
development are woven together with delightful storytelling for a
seamless, entertaining and interdisciplinary learning
experience.
In every episode, while helping her grandpa in his shoe repair
shop, Franny slips on a pair of shoes and says, "Where will my feet
take me today?" From there, the adventures are
limitless. When Franny dons a pair of hiking boots, she is
transported to the middle of the African Savannah. In a pair
of sandals, she twirls into a Mexican fiesta. Mukluks take
her on a wild trip to the frozen Arctic. In zoris, she
travels to a tea ceremony in Japan.
Franny's Feet is a proven international success and can be seen
around the world on channels in Australia, France, Japan, Canada,
Poland, Taiwan, Denmark, Singapore and more. In the United States,
Franny's Feet currently airs on PBS KIDS®.
Franny's Feet games and coloring pages will be available at
SproutOnline.com when the show launches in July. A complete
Franny's Feet site is also available at
pbskids.org/frannysfeet.
For additional information on Sprout programs or schedules,
visit SproutOnline.com. To find out where Sprout is available
in your area, call 1.866.9.SPROUT.
High-resolution images are available in the media gallery
at http://www.fishwithfeet.com/mediagallery.htm
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 400
million orders. 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 40 million unique households.
The network's program lineup of gold-standard, curriculum-based
children's shows includes: Sesame Street®, Bob the Builder™,
Barney & Friends™, Thomas & Friends™, Angelina Ballerina™,
Caillou®, The Berenstain Bears™, Jay Jay the Jet Plane®,
Teletubbies™, Dragon Tales™, Pingu™, Make Way For Noddy™, The
Hoobs™, Fifi and the Flowertots™ and more.
About DECODE Enterprises, a DHX Media Company
DECODE Enterprises is the distribution subsidiary of DHX Media
Ltd. It handles programme sales for third party producers and
for DHX subsidiaries DECODE Entertainment, Halifax Film and Studio
B, which are leading international producers of television
programming and interactive content with an emphasis on children,
family and youth markets. DHX Media Ltd. shares trade on both
London's AIM exchange and the TSX in Toronto.
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Press Contacts:
Jenni Glenn
PBS KIDS
Sprout
215-286-2703
jenni_glenn@sproutonline.com
Polly Beel
DECODE Entertainment
416.363.8034
Polly@decode-ent.com