THE AMAZING ADRENALINI BROTHERS! CATAPULTS TO THE TV SCREEN

For Immediate Release - October 13, 2005

UK – Pesky and Bejuba! Entertainment are pleased to announce that they have partnered with Studio B Productions, and have begun production on the animated series, The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers!. Created by UK-based Pesky, this wacky and hilarious 7-minute formatted series of 26 half-hours is aimed at 6 - 12 year olds and will air on ITV’s prime Saturday morning slot, CITV’s Ministry of Mayhem. The series is also set to debut on YTV in Canada, and on Cartoon Network. Bejuba! Entertainment holds television distribution rights with Studio B holding digital rights to the series.

Based on the highly popular award-winning web shorts of the same name. The series follows the antics, adventures and misadventures of three daredevil brothers who live for action and excitement. Leaving behind their little-known homeland of Rendoosia, where danger is a way of life, the Adrenalinis are on a mission to amaze people the world over with their mind-boggling feats, which are spectacular in the extreme but never turn out quite as expected!etwork), and Canada (Astral Quebec).

David Hodgson, Pesky’s producer of the original shorts as well as this new series enthuses, “It’s a scream – a very, very, very loud one! But beyond the manic all-action slapstick what’s so great about this show is the light and shade… that’s why it appeals to all ages in all countries. It’s the universally language of physical humour combined with painfully familiar scenes of cultural misunderstanding and family bickering – a comedy classic in the making!”

“We’re thrilled to get the series out there,” says Tatiana Kober of Bejuba! Entertainment. “The worldwide popularity of the original shorts convinced us that the Adrenalini’s! were ready for bigger things. The enthusiasm of the broadcasters globally backs our belief that these extremely funny brothers are destined for the big time!”

“The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers! is an exceptionally funny show” says Studio B Productions Partner, Blair Peters. “You can put these guys anywhere and let the fun begin. In this longer version you will see them meet the Loch Ness Monster, tackle the Wild West and wreak havoc on the Olympics! The series will translate well into other formats outside of TV such as mobile and of course the web, this will be a great franchise.”

“The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers! is pure visual fun for audiences of all ages", said Bonita Siegel, Director, Original Productions, Corus Children’s Television. “Viewers will be able to enjoy the colourful characters across many platforms, including on-air, on YTV’s website www.ytv.com, and on mobile phones. We look forward to our audiences learning Rendossian – the language of the Adrenalini Brothers!”

Studio B is an award-winning animation studio that has produced original series such as Being Ian, Yvon of the Yukon, What About Mimi? and D'Myna Leagues, which currently air in over 90 countries around the world. Studio B’s international co-productions include Something Else and Yakkity Yak, which currently airs on Nicktoons US and TELETOON. In addition to a full slate of service work, the studio is currently in production on 26 x 22 minute brand new episodes of Being Ian for YTV and 26 x 22 minute episodes of Class of the Titans for TELETOON, both distributed by Nelvana Limited. Please visit www.studiobproductions.com for more information on their shows, the studio and the wacky characters that work there.

Bejuba! Entertainment is an executive production company/distributor working with producers to bring quality children’s and family productions to the marketplace. The company was established in 2003 by Tatiana Kober and focuses on bringing production partners together, and on closing gap financing. Bejuba! is working with a number of different companies on several different projects. Bejuba! is growing its catalogue, and already distributes for German broadcaster ZDFE, award-winning animation studio, Tandem Films, and Cut-Out Animation.

Eight years after being founded by David Hodgson and Claire Underwood (co-director of the series along with Dan Chambers), Pesky has gained a reputation for developing very modern, funny and slickly designed licensable characters and animation. Major partners on these cross-media properties at different stages of development or production include ‘HIT Entertainment’ and ‘Kickback Media’. The original Amazing Adrenalini Brothers! shorts, a Pesky collaboration with in-demand writing team, The POX, have aired in over 50 countries and won popular audience awards at festivals in Brazil (Animamundi) and France (Annecy) as well as an unprecedented number of nominations at last year’s British Animation Awards. Please visit www.pesky.com and www.adrenalini.com for more Pesky information and online entertainment!

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To set up an interview with David Hodgson contact Pesky at +44 20 7703 2080 or via hodge@pesky.com.
To set up an interview with Blair Peters please contact Paul Holman of AHA Creative Strategies at 604-303-1052 or via email at paul@ahacreative.com.