HELLO MAESTRO – MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SALES FOR THE NEW SERIES ONCE UPON A TIME…THE OBJECTS

HELLO MAESTRO – MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SALES FOR THE NEW SERIES ONCE UPON A TIME…THE OBJECTS (78 x 7’)

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SALES FOR THE NEW SERIES ONCE UPON A TIME…THE OBJECTS (78 x 7’)

THE BRAND-NEW ACCLAIMED EDUTAINMENT SERIES FROM THE SAGA  ONCE UPON A TIME… CO-PRODUCED BY PROCIDIS AND SAMKA, WITH SKLAN AND KA AND STUDIO ZMEI, IN ASSOCIATION WITH FRANCE TELEVISIONS AND HOT,  WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF RTS AND TV5MONDE

In 2024, Maestro, our protean hero, returns with a new series – the 8th of the saga* – dedicated to everyday objects, behind which lie a host of exciting and entertaining stories that Maestrowill reveal.

The series has been already launched on:

– Switzerland’s RTS since December 30, 2023.

– Israel’s Hot: the show is currently available on Hot VOD young since April 10, 2024 and on Zoom Toon since April 21, 2024

– Will arrive soon on TV5MONDE:

in Africa from June 8, 2024,

in Europe (with the exception of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg) from June 22, 2024,

in Asia, Pacific, Maghreb-Orient, U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean from June 22, 2024.

Also on TiVi5MONDE targeting youth audience (U.S, Africa and Maghreb-Orient)

from June 12, 2024 and on TV5MONDEplus from June 5, 2024.

– Procidis / Hello Maestro and Samka are also pleased to announce new broadcast partners such as paid TV’s Minimax (AMC Network International) for the following territories: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia: from May 1, 2024, Hungary: from May 26, 2024, also Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Croatia.

– Finland: YLE (National Public Television): 2nd semester 2024.

They announced a few weeks ago, the signing with Warner Bros. Discovery Italy for airing on the pay TV channel Boomerang and – for the free to air – on Cartoonito in Autumn 2024.

And of course, France Télévisions is broadcasting on the Okoo Apps (the France Télévisions’ digital platform dedicated to the youth audience) since February 7, 2024, and is airing since February 19, 2024, coviewing kids-parents slot.

The program performs very well and is in the Top 10 Okoo’s best kids (6-10 yo) programs.

More announcements are coming soon!

About the new series:

Each object gives kids the opportunity to discover different fields of knowledge (History, Geography, Physics, Natural Sciences, Philosophy), and get to know how they have played a role in the History of Humankind and shaped the world in which we live … as well as that of tomorrow!

The 78 objects cover those that have existed for hundreds of years to the most recent ones …the soccer ball, the drone, the pant, the lip balm and more …

In a resolutely cartoonish and contemporary spirit, Once Upon a Time… The Objects (78 x 7’) is dedicated to making learning FUN!

With rigorously accurate documentation (checked by a scientific committee) the series offers kids a form by which they are free to analyze themselves and thus retaining the information. Sciences too will be made more accessible especially when being applied!

“When I decided to make my first series, “Once Upon a Time…”, the challenge was to create a season that would enrich the saga, not eclipse it. I wanted broadcasters and viewers to see it as part of a 90-hour fresco. It had to remain first and foremost a public service, adapting to today’s media and audiences while remaining faithful to Maestro’s DNA and philanthropic values. We are proud to present “Once Upon a Time… The Objects”, the latest addition to the Hello Maestro saga.”

Hélène Barillé, CEO and Producer of Procidis

“After discovering that every object hides a fabulous story, children will look at their everyday lives with fresh eyes.  They’ll feel that knowledge is a source of pleasure.”

Samuel Kaminka, CEO and Producer of Samka

These programs are resolutely humanist, agnostic, apolitical, nongendered, and have always sought to be impartial.

The new series returns with iconic archetypal characters that children can easily and happily identify with.

*Previous series “Once Upon a Time… Man”, “Once Upon a Time… Space”, “Once Upon a Time… Life”, “Once Upon a Time… The Americas”, “Once Upon a Time… The Discoverers”, “Once Upon a Time… The Explorers”, “Once Upon a Time… Planet Earth”, the 7 series (26×26’) have become “evergreens” and a reference in educational programs. They are now gathered under the Hello Maestro umbrella brand Hello Maestro.

Since its first broadcast back in 1978, the Once Upon a Time…saga has never stopped being broadcast in France, translated into 80 languages, and is still aired in numerous countries. Maestro continues to be well-known in more than 100 countries.