International hit show PICME debuts in The Sprout Sharing Show Monday, May
5, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- 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, is making viewers the stars
of its new original afternoon block, The Sprout Sharing Show. Launching on
May 5, 2008 in the 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET timeslot previously occupied by The
Let's Go Show (which is moving to weekend afternoons), The Sprout Sharing
Show will be hosted by a group of fun and loveable hand puppets who will
showcase viewer-submitted videos featuring preschoolers showing off their
talents and "Look what I can do!" moments. Debuting in this new block as a
Sprout linear channel exclusive will be the innovative new show PICME,
licensed by HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool
entertainment, and conceived by Irish production company Jam Media.
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Set inside a homemade cardboard puppet theater, The Sprout Sharing Show
will feature the Sprout House Band -- Patty, a loveable and positive pig
emcee who encourages everyone to let their talents shine; Ricky, a colorful
rabbit showman on keyboards; and Curtis E. Owl, a beatnik owl who plays the
stand-up bass. The band will perform songs and introduce videos submitted
by viewers. These original shorts, which promote sharing, imagination and
family interaction, will air between Sprout viewer favorites such as Fifi
and the Flowertots(TM), Jay Jay the Jet Plane(R), Pingu(TM), Dragon
Tales(TM), Fireman Sam(TM) and the new interactive PICME. Additionally, the
Sprout House Band will be sharing artwork sent in by viewers which has been
transformed into animated shorts by the Little Director company using a
unique technology that allows children's drawings on paper to become
animated stories.
"Sprout is the only preschool network 'made for you, by you,'" said
Andrew Beecham, senior vice president of programming for Sprout. "Whether
it's showcasing a child's homemade birthday card on the live Sunny Side Up
Show, sharing a viewer-submitted craft on The Good Night Show or airing
kids' homemade videos on The Sprout Sharing Show, Sprout's linear channel
is taking user-generated content to the next level by completely
integrating it into our unique 24-hour format that follows the day of
preschooler from breakfast to bedtime."
PICME, debuting in The Sprout Sharing Show on May 5, 2008, puts
children directly into the story alongside animal friends Juno, Gerty,
Banjo, Umi, Clarence and Neville. Using proprietary software called
Head-hunter, PICME's 2-D Flash animation was developed in-house by Jam
Media and enables parents to superimpose a digital image of their child
onto an animated body to give them a chance at a "starring role" in the
show. Sprout will choose a new child's photo every weekday at random to
appear in PICME.
In 2005, PICME was awarded the Best Digital Storytelling Category at
the Digital Media Awards and received first place at the Kidscreen Pitch It
Summit. PICME also picked up the award for Best Youth Programme at the
Irish Film and Television Awards.
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.
About Sprout(R)
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 380 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 37 million unique households.
The network's program lineup of gold-standard, curriculum-based
children's shows includes: Sesame Street(R), Bob the Builder(TM), Barney &
Friends(TM), Thomas & Friends(TM), Angelina Ballerina(TM), Sagwa: The
Chinese Siamese Cat(TM), Caillou(R), The Berenstain Bears(TM), Jay Jay the
Jet Plane(R), Teletubbies(TM), Dragon Tales(TM), Pingu(TM), Make Way For
Noddy(TM), Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks(TM) and more.
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CONTACT:
Jenni Glenn of PBS KIDS Sprout,
+1-215-286-2703, jenni_glenn@sproutonline.com
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