Discovery Kids Asia Brings on Big Bad Boo's "1001 Nights"

Online, June 12, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Discovery Kids Channel Asia has signed a deal with Vancouver-based Big Bad Boo Studios for the hit series 1001 Nights. Discovery will be airing fifty-two 11-minute episodes of the show on reaching over 20 Million homes in the region. Discovery Kids caters to the older 6-9 age group with popular shows such as Bindi's Bootcamp, Dino Dan and the Wild Kratts.

Show co-creator Aly Jetha said, "As we expand our footprint globally, we could not be happier with a more well-recognized, family-oriented, global brand such as Discovery Kids to represent our show."

So far the 1001 Nights series has launched on channels such as Teletoon, CBC Radio Canada, ORF Austria, Disney and Al Jazeera Children's. The show was the most viewed #1 show at Mip Junior and placed in the top 10 in the last consecutive years. It has been nominated for 13 Leo Awards and won 4. The show also has a comic book collection which has been translated into six languages.

About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 217 countries and territories. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 153 worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, The Hub and 3net, the first 24-hour 3D network. Discovery is also a leading provider of educational products and services to schools and owns a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. In Asia-Pacific, eight Discovery brands reach over 572 million cumulative subscribers in 35 countries with programming customized in 15 languages.

About Big Bad Boo Studios
Big Bad Boo Studios is dedicated to producing quality family programming that is both entertaining and educational. Their latest TV series 1001 Nights has won 4 LEO awards and is airing in over 80 countries and 15 languages, including Teletoon Canada and Disney. The company has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver. Their first product Babak & Friends - A First Norooz was a direct-to-DVD cartoon about the Persian New Year. Their first animated TV series, Mixed Nutz, about a group of misfits from around the world, airs on Shaw TV, PBS, GEM TV and major stations around the world. The company also distributes popular children's content like Sesame Street in multiple languages to North America on the new Oznoz Platform. Visit www.bigbadboo.ca and www.oznoz.com.