Ameba, the Winnipeg-based IPTV system for kids' entertainment, is adding Janet's Planet and Booples to its lineup of children's programming on AmebaTV.com.
Host and Emmy Award winning creator Janet Ivey takes kids on a wild ride to Janet's Planet. Hop in your rocket for a fun filled, music enhanced voyage through the cosmos where you find out that you are the stuff of stars and other astounding facts about our incredible universe. The 25-minute special and 34 interstitials include fantastic galactic facts about our solar system, an interview with demoted Pluto, space jokes, space pioneer quotes and super cool music videos. Encouraging scientific investigation by young earthlings and inspiring the imaginations of future space explorers, Janet's Planet earned the 2008 Gracie Allen Award for Children's/Adolescent Programs.
Featuring fun stories, silly characters and catchy songs, Booples is an animated Christian series of 21 shorts that strive to influence children positively using God's Word. Booples tries to give parents a godly ally in entertaining children with a good, safe message and something that will help hide God's Word in their hearts.
"We are pleased to expand our slate of children's programming with both educational and Christian fare that will serve to extend AmebaTV's appeal to a wide ranging audience of children and parents around the globe," said Ameba President Tony Havelka.
Ameba is coming to MIPCOM for the first time to introduce AmebaTV.com to distributors and content holders who are seeking new delivery and revenue models for their properties.
AmebaTV.com allows parents to take control of their children's viewing habits while empowering them with the power of choice. Parents select titles from the AmebaTV.com website and download content to the Ameba set top box. Their children select titles they want to watch from this filtered list on their TV - all with one simple click.
Media contact:
Sabrina Propper RPIPR; spropper.rpipr@gmail.com; cell:818.515.5798
About Booples:
Booples animation videos with children's Bible songs are an excellent way to teach your children Bible verses and introduce them to scripture memory. It help kids understand the meaning behind the Bible verse while learning a fun sing along song! Sharing God's word to your child's heart is a great way to start them off in life.
About Janet's Planet:
Janet Ivey has won multiple Emmy awards in the Children's Educational Programming category for her program, "Janet's Planet" and is the author of two children's books, "Tell Me About Heaven", "I Think I'm Forgetting" (Ideal's Children's Books), and "Something's Different In Samesville".
Her latest Emmy was awarded in 2006 by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The dynamic and fast-paced series of one-to-two minute spots are created for kids ages seven to ten. They focus on scientific and historical facts and events. Viewers get to travel at the "speed of thought" and the spots air throughout the day between children's acclaimed shows like Zoom and Arthur. Janet's Planet topics have included the Parthenon, the Titanic, the Pillsbury's Kid's Bake Off and Tennessee History Makers. The 13 episodic spots have been airing on Nashville Public Television.
Currently, Janet's Planet can be seen nationally and internationally on Blue Highways Network.
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