New York and London – 6 April 2016

The Octonauts

Silvergate Media (“Silvergate”), the international TV production and licensing company focused on pre-school children’s entertainment based in New York and London, has agreed a new three year, multi-territory deal with Netflix for seasons one, two and three of Octonauts, its undersea preschool adventure property.

The deal builds on an already highly successful partnership between Netflix and Silvergate, as Netflix is currently the exclusive SVOD partner for Octonauts in the US.

Following the deal, Octonauts will additionally be available on Netflix in France, Latin America (Spanish) and Canada (English and French). The number of series under license varies in each territory.

Ron Allen, SVP Commercial, Silvergate said:

“Netflix have been fantastic SVOD partners for Octonauts in the US, and as they grow in these key territories, we’re excited that Octonauts will join their preschool slate.”

Now in its fourth season Octonauts is aired in  over  100 countries  across  the  world,  including on Disney Channel (USA), ABC (Australia), TF1 (France) and Super RTL (Germany). Octonauts is also broadcast on China Central TV (“CCTV”).

Enquiries

Silvergate Media
Ron Allen, SVP Commercial
Tel: + 44 207151 0170

Instinctif Partners
Lauren Foster – London
Tel: + 44 20 7457 2020

Meridith Bridge – New York
Tel: + 917 370 5633

Notes to Editors

Silvergate Media

Silvergate Media is a creative content and licensing company driven by big ideas and big collaborations. Formed in 2011 following a buyout from Chorion by William Astor and Waheed Alli, with offices in New York and London.

Silvergate develops and produces world-class content built to inspire, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through innovative storytelling, great products and strong partnerships.

Silvergate has a number of assets based on characters and brands developed for pre-school children. Among their portfolio of projects in production are Peter Rabbit (currently in its second season), Octonauts (currently in its fourth season) and its newest preschool series, Sunny Day (first season to be aired in 2017).

Silvergate are currently in pre-production on several brand new programmes for partners including Disney, Nickelodeon and Netflix and their development slate continues to grow.

Octonauts

The Octonauts are a dynamic eight-member team of quirky and courageous adventure heroes who dive into action whenever there is trouble under the sea. Equipped with a fleet of aquatic vehicles, they rescue amazing sea creatures, explore incredible new underwater worlds, and often save the day before returning safely to their home base, the Octopod.