Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF Wrestles Its Way onto TENA’s Entertainment Channels
Series Will Air on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and POGO
New York and Hong Kong (February 26, 2008) - Animation Collective, the leading independent creator of children's entertainment in the U.S. and Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. (TENA) today announced that all four seasons of the successful Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF series will air on all Cartoon Network, Boomerang and POGO feeds in India, Philippines, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Larry Schwarz, CEO of Animation Collective and creator of Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF, said, "TWF has been a hit show in North America and the UK, and we are excited to see it moving around the world. We hope that TWF will continue to be a huge hit everywhere it travels and wherever kids love to thumb wrestle.”
“As a leader in the kids’ entertainment market and in animation, we believe in offering a complete spectrum of content across all genres,” said Mark Eyers, Executive Director, Programming, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. “Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF will make a wonderful addition to our existing line up with its blend of humor and imagination, perfectly complementing the tone of our channels.”
TENA offers kids’ entertainment content on a total of eleven Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and POGO channels across the region, as well as online, mobile and digital TV platforms. Its menu of high-impact, audience-generating shows are drawn from the world's largest cartoon library of Warner Bros., MGM and Hanna-Barbera titles, exclusive original programs such as Ben 10, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and M.A.D., along with international and local acquisitions.
About Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF
TWF features hilarious, action-packed bouts of thumb wrestling between truly zany contestants. The short-format segments include one-minute wrestler bios, 45-second gags, and three-and-a-half-minute thumb wrestling matches. The competition revolves around 36 original characters who fight for two teams -- the "Mighty Dexteras" and the "Sinistras" -- in a match-up of good versus evil. For more about TWF, visit http://www.thumbwrestlingfederation.com.
About Animation Collective
With original content in over 38 countries and in 18 languages on television, broadband, wireless, books and consumer products, Animation Collective is the U.S.'s leading independent creator of children's entertainment. Proprietary productions include: Kappa Mikey, Nickelodeon's first-ever global acquisition, Three Delivery for Nicktoons, YTV, Canal Plus-Family and the BBC, Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF for the Kids’ WB!, YTV and the BBC, and Ellen's Acres for Cartoon Network US, UK and Latin America and ABC Australia. Work-for-hire productions include: Speed Racer: The Next Generation for Nicktoons Network and Nickelodeon and The Incredible Crash Dummies for 4KidsTV. Animation Collective is the largest provider of original content for KOL, America Online's kids’ channel, and Red, its teen channel.
About Turner Entertainment Networks Asia
Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc (TENA) is the entertainment arm of Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System. Established in 1994, TENA distributes Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies, POGO and Boomerang as well as interactive entertainment content in the Asia Pacific region. With these established entertainment brands, Turner continues to be a leader in the Asian television marketplace.
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