Sid the Science Kid is coming to TV screens all over the world, with the Jim Henson Co. finalizing broadcast deals across the globe for the animated preschool property.
The deals struck include agreements with France5 in France, RTP in Portugal, Selecta Vision in Spain, Al Jazeera in the Middle East and Noga Communications in Israel, E-Vision in the United Arab Emirates and Botswana Television.
French-Canadian outlet TFO picked up the Francophone rights north of the border, while The American Forces Network will air the show outside the U.S.
Exim Licensing has signed on to handle all licensing and merchandising in Latin America, where the show is broadcast by Discovery Kids Latin America.
Sid currently airs on PBS KIDS in the United States and in Canada on TV Ontario, SCN-Saskatchewan and British Columbia’s Knowledge.
