UK-based prodco Formula Fun Entertainment (FFE), the force behind Franco and Formula Fun (working title), has named German m4e AG as the global distribution partner for the new 52 x 11-minute series.
The CGI animated TV series, aimed at kids ages three to seven, has scored pre-sale agreements in 28 countries and is slated for air in spring 2012.
The m4e Group will distribute the television and home entertainment rights through its subsidiary company Telescreen B.V. based in Hilversum, The Netherlands. The consumer products side of the business as well as the brand management will be handled by m4e AG based in Munich, Germany.
Franco and Formula Fun takes children on a voyage of discovery through the eyes of six-year-old Franco and his transforming superpower car friends.