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WildBrain Spark to launch Emojitown digital-first series at end of May

TORONTO, LONDON and HAMBURG — Kids and family entertainment company WildBrain announced today its AVOD network and digital studio, WildBrain Spark, is co-developing and co-producing a new digital first-series in partnership with Germany’s The emoji company GmbH. Targeted at teens and young adults, emojitown (52 episodes x 2 minutes) will premiere on a dedicated WildBrain Spark channel on YouTube launching at the end of May, says WildBrain’s press release. WildBrain Spark holds exclusive global distribution rights to the new series. At launch, viewers will be able to enjoy the first four episodes of what WildBrain describes as a “fast-paced, language-agnostic...