Mr. Richard Goldsmith reports

THUNDERBIRD DISTRIBUTION SENDS CANADIAN PRESCHOOL SERIES MITTENS & PANTS TO THE U.S. WITH NBCU'S PEACOCK ON BOARD

The adorable animal-centric preschool series Mittens & Pants of Thunderbird Distribution, a division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc., has been adopted by several U.S. streaming platforms.

NBCU streamer Peacock is taking season 1 (39 by seven minutes) of Mittens & Pants for the U.S. market and plans to launch the series in calendar first quarter 2024.

Additionally, dedicated children's free ad-supported video service HappyKids (Future Today), Kidoodle.TV, the global home of Safe Streaming, and Common Sense Media-owned Sensical are bringing the series' first season to U.S. viewers over the coming months. HappyKids is set to launch Mittens & Pants on its U.S. service on Friday, Nov. 17 while Kidoodle.TV is launching the series on both its AVOD and Fast services in the states on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Mittens the kitten and Pants the puppy are best friends that live in the all-animal town of Kibble Corners -- each day is a new adventure for these unlikely best friends. The series debuted in February, 2023, on commissioning broadcasters CBC Kids (Canada) and Sky Kids (United Kingdom), and the first season has since been picked up by France TV, Warner Bros. Discovery's Cartoonito and Boomerang channels (Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan), Hop! Channel (Israel) and DR Denmark. A second season was quickly green-lighted and debuted on CBC Kids and streamer CBC Gem in July.

"Launching into the U.S. market is an amazing next step for this live-action series that features real animals," said Richard Goldsmith, Thunderbird Entertainment president of global distribution and consumer products. "We are delighted that preschoolers and their families all over the U.S. will soon be able to watch the funny and inspiring stories of Mittens and Pants, and their friends, on these great family-friendly platforms."

"Our aim at Kidoodle.TV is to bring the best-in-class content available to our audience, and Mittens & Pants is a great reflection of that promise. Additionally, with the great alignment of our relationship with Thunderbird, we are looking forward to seeing this brand's growth," commented Brenda Bisner, chief content officer at A Parent Media Co. Inc. (owner of Kidoodle.TV).

"We are excited to be bringing this entertaining show to our HappyKids audience," said David Di Lorenzo, senior vice-president of Kids & Family, Future Today. "The uniqueness of the live-action animal characters Mittens and Pants are sure to be a hit with kids and their families."

"We are thrilled and humbled that Mittens & Pants is being so well received around the world," said series creator and chief executive officer of Windy Isle Entertainment, Phil McCordic. "We are overjoyed to be working with such amazing partners and can't wait to launch in the U.S. market."

The series is produced by Toronto-based Windy Isle Entertainment, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund and the assistance of Ontario Creates and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and with the financial participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund.

About Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.

Thunderbird Entertainment is a global award-winning, full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights management company, headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Los Angeles and Ottawa. Thunderbird Entertainment creates award-winning scripted, unscripted and animated programming for the world's leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and international broadcasters. The company develops, produces and distributes animated, factual and scripted content through its various content arms, including Thunderbird Kids and Family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird Unscripted (Great Pacific Media), and Thunderbird Scripted. Productions under the Thunderbird umbrella include The Last Kids on Earth, Molly of Denali, Highway Thru Hell, Kim's Convenience, Reginald the Vampire and Boot Camp. Thunderbird Distribution and Thunderbird Brands manage global media and consumer products rights, respectively, for the company and select third parties.

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