US: Kaboom! snaps up DVD rights to Zack & Quack

Phase 4 Films’ kids label Kaboom! Entertainment has acquired the US home entertainment rights to new animated preschool show Zack & Quack, from Zodiak Kids. 

The 52 x 11 series will debut on Nick Jr channels globally this year, and Kaboom! now holds DVD, DTO/DTR, TVOD (excluding SVOD) rights in the US, and DVD rights for Canada.

Zack & Quack will arrive on DVD in Canada through Kaboom’s Treehouse Presents label.

The show follows the adventures of Zack and his best friend Quack as they journey through their pop-up storybook.

“Zack & Quack is a stunning, fresh preschool property with fantastic potential as a brand, and we are delighted to be offering it to audiences," said Berry Meyerowitz, president & CEO of Phase 4 Films.

"Kaboom! is dedicated to providing fresh and innovative content to families across North America, and we are confident that the whimsical world of Zack & Quack’s pop up storybook and the duo’s adventures there will capture the imagination of preschoolers everywhere.”

Karen Vermeulen, SVP global sales and coproduction at Zodiak Kids added: “We are delighted to be working with such a strong distribution partner as Phase 4 for this exciting and major new brand from Zodiak Kids.

"With the global launch of Zack & Quack imminent and stellar partners continuing to come aboard, the momentum around this beautifully animated series continues to build.

"We have every confidence that Zack & Quack’s pop-up world will resonate with pre-schoolers around the globe.”