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TV KIDS
Australian Children’s Television Foundation www.actf.com.au • You’re Skitting Me • Dancing Down Under • Horace in Slow Motion
The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has three brand-new shows to offer buyers at MIPTV. There’s You’re Skitting Me, which Tim Hegarty, international sales executive at ACTF, refers to as the “first-ever true sketchcomedy show aimed at 10- to 15-year-olds.” Dancing Down Under is a “drama-filled observational series” following a group of young Australians as they vie for the top prize in an Irish dancing contest. Horace in Slow Motion, meanwhile, is now in its second season, continuing the adventures of a lovable pig in a series of short-form (45-second) episodes. “We most definitely expect to create considerable interest amongst content buyers in our three newest shows,” Hegarty says. “At the same time we will endeavor to confirm sales for our programs launched at MIP Junior last year, which we have been corresponding with buyers about over the last six months.We also hope to form new business relationships with those we’ve not met with before, and introduce them to the ACTF’s award-winning catalogue of programs.”
You’re Skitting Me
“ These new programs, as well as the rest of our catalogue, offer children of all ages a fabulous viewing experience.
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—Tim Hegarty