Thursday, January 24, 2013

TeenNick USA To Premiere Canadian Teen Comedy Series "Life with Boys" On Wednesday 6th February 2013

The licensing news website Licensing.biz is reporting the Nickelodeon USA News in the following news article that Nick USA's teens and young adults network, TeenNick, will start to premiere and show season one (comprising of 22 episodes) of the popular Canadian teen sitcom "Life with Boys" from Wednesday 6th February 2013:
'Life With Boys' to get US debut next month

Live-action tween comedy series to premiere on TeenNick.

DreamWorks Classics has announced that live-action tween comedy series Life With Boys is set to premiere in the US on TeenNick on Wednesday, February 6th, with a run of 22 episodes.

The series is created by Michael Poryes (Hannah Montana and That’s So Raven) and produced by Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studio and Steven Bawol’s Helion Pictures.

Life With Boys tells the story of 14-year-old Tess Foster (Torri Webster) as she navigates her way through the turmoil of teen life while living at home with her single, overprotective dad and three brothers.

“Life With Boys has been a hit around the world and we look forward to bringing this refreshingly funny series to U.S. audiences,” said Doug Schwalbe, EVP, Production and Programme Sales, DreamWorks Classics. “We are thrilled that the show will air on TeenNick and are excited to introduce Tess Foster and her life with boys to a whole new fan base.”

The series airs globally on YTV (Canada), Canal J (France), ABC (Australia) and has aired on Nickelodeon (UK [and Ireland], Italy [Italia], Germany [Deutschland], Iberia, the Nordics and Benelux [Nickelodeon Benelux; including Nickelodeon Belgium and Nickelodeon Netherlands]).

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Also, from Kidscreen:
US audiences get Life With Boys

Tween live-action series Life With Boys will make its US debut on February 6 on Nickelodeon’s 24-hour teen channel, TeenNick.

From Hannah Montana co-creator Michael Poryes, Life With Boys is produced by Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studios along with Helion Pictures and follows a 14-year-old girl who lives with her single, overprotective dad and three brothers.

DreamWorks Classics brokered the deal for the 22-episode series.

Life With Boys currently airs globally on YTV (Canada), Canal J (France), ABC (Australia) and has aired on Nickelodeon (UK, Italy, Germany, Iberia, the Nordics and Benelux).

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