Meecha! will include content featuring Shimajiro (second from right)
Japanese educational company Benesse Corporation has picked up a raft of international content ahead of the launch of its SVoD service for preschoolers.
Meecha! will launch at the end of this month in Japan with in-house content alongside selected programmes from a number of international producers and distributors.
The launch line-up includes CBeebies shows Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures, Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures and Yakka Dee; ABC Australia shows Bobbie the Bear, Create and How to Do Stuff Good; and, from Serious Lunch, Tik Tak, produced by VRT/Ketnet in Belgium.
The latter show is focused on stimulating perceptual development among toddlers and preschoolers. It also airs on CBeebies.
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Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, has closed an agreement with
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