FranceTV Distribution’s post-MIPCOM announcements contain good news for U.S. fans of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang. The commercial arm of pubcaster France Televisions has finalized a deal with Turner Broadcasting’s Boomerang channel which will bring the Peanuts animated shorts series Stateside.
Produced by France’s Normaal for France Televisions with Peanuts Worldwide, the 500 shorts based on the comic-strip by Charles Schulz will premiere on Boomerang, with promotional crossover on Cartoon Network (U.S.) and the Cartoon Network app. The shorts currently air in over 20 territories worldwide.
