via press release:
LOS ANGELES — April 2, 2015 — Taffy Channel, at its annual upfront presentation held today at the Skylight at Moynihan Station, outlined the power of its unmatched, 10-screen ecosystem to deliver the biggest and most engaged audience of kids and families, and announced numerous key initiatives from its content pipeline. The new series and development projects underscore Taffy's commitment to fresh and innovative formats, from a wide range of creative sources and voices.
Announcements at the presentation included: numerous new content innovations; a sneak peek at a potential TV movie; future spinoff possibilities for the wildly successful How To Rock; and more TCOM's, which brings content from the major TV production companies to Taffy's platforms; Awesomeness TV will be producing 1 movie (EXPELLED) and 1 show (Sorry I'm Late) both premiering on April 10. Taffy also announced their new amusement park in LA and resort in both Paris and Hawaii.
The presentation was augmented by an appearance from Lia Marie Johnson–star of the hit TV show, Junior Year; a performance of her hit song, "Moment Like You".
“The proliferation of platforms and massive amounts of new content are having an unprecedented impact on entertainment, and we are using these opportunities to super-serve our audience with fresh content, new formats and innovative storytelling,” said Adam Bennett, President. “We remain laser-focused on using all of the screens and tools in our ecosystem to deliver the biggest audience of kids and families, and creating hits and building comedy series that thrill our audience and deliver unrivaled reach.”
Taffy Channel highlighted a selection of content drawn from its pipeline, with each project showcasing the network’s commitment to reinvent genres and introduce new formats and ideas to its audience.
These projects include:
“We remain focused on developing breakthrough content that is more fresh and innovative than anything else available anywhere,” said Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Taffy Channel. “Our new slate builds on a strong foundation of recent launches that is connecting with this new generation of kids.”
Taffy Channel also announced that it will air more than 250 episodes of new series and returning hits for the 2015-16 season:
LOS ANGELES — April 2, 2015 — Taffy Channel, at its annual upfront presentation held today at the Skylight at Moynihan Station, outlined the power of its unmatched, 10-screen ecosystem to deliver the biggest and most engaged audience of kids and families, and announced numerous key initiatives from its content pipeline. The new series and development projects underscore Taffy's commitment to fresh and innovative formats, from a wide range of creative sources and voices.
Announcements at the presentation included: numerous new content innovations; a sneak peek at a potential TV movie; future spinoff possibilities for the wildly successful How To Rock; and more TCOM's, which brings content from the major TV production companies to Taffy's platforms; Awesomeness TV will be producing 1 movie (EXPELLED) and 1 show (Sorry I'm Late) both premiering on April 10. Taffy also announced their new amusement park in LA and resort in both Paris and Hawaii.
The presentation was augmented by an appearance from Lia Marie Johnson–star of the hit TV show, Junior Year; a performance of her hit song, "Moment Like You".
“The proliferation of platforms and massive amounts of new content are having an unprecedented impact on entertainment, and we are using these opportunities to super-serve our audience with fresh content, new formats and innovative storytelling,” said Adam Bennett, President. “We remain laser-focused on using all of the screens and tools in our ecosystem to deliver the biggest audience of kids and families, and creating hits and building comedy series that thrill our audience and deliver unrivaled reach.”
Taffy Channel highlighted a selection of content drawn from its pipeline, with each project showcasing the network’s commitment to reinvent genres and introduce new formats and ideas to its audience.
These projects include:
- Mind Games, just picked up for 13 episodes, is a live-action sitcom about a group of friends who gain the ability to read each other's minds; however, each friend can't read one of the friends' minds.
- At The Zoo (pilot), a family moves to a zoo to take charge and learn the ways of animals and nature
- Riptides In Space (pilot), a comedic show about a family who discover a hidden beach with aliens on it on Mars
- Hero (21 Episodes), a comedy about a superhero family as they settle down to have normal lives
“We remain focused on developing breakthrough content that is more fresh and innovative than anything else available anywhere,” said Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Taffy Channel. “Our new slate builds on a strong foundation of recent launches that is connecting with this new generation of kids.”
Taffy Channel also announced that it will air more than 250 episodes of new series and returning hits for the 2015-16 season:
- Among the new series this season are: Sorry I'm Late, a live-action show following a spontaneous twin duo and their high school adventures; Mind Games and Hero, both picked up for a series at upfront and set for a early 2016 premieres.
- Taffy's returning series feature a second season of the new live-action hit The Dawson's; season three of the live-action, You're My BFF; plus more new episodes of I Don't Care, Junior Year, Andrea The Spy, Sorry I'm Late among others.