FUNKE Digital announces the launch of the StoryZoo & Friends channel on Samsung TV Plus
FUNKE Digital is expanding its offering on Samsung TV Plus with the FAST children's channel ‘StoryZoo & Friends’, which launches in Germany and Austria now. The channel offers children up to the age of 8 an entertaining edutainment experience that stimulates their creativity, imagination and early learning.
StoryZoo & Friends presents a colourful mix of sophisticated stories, lively animations and interactive elements. The channel offers a wealth of lovingly created series, including the well-known ‘StoryZoo Adventures’ as well as internationally successful series such as ‘Jungle Beat’, ‘Luchien’ and ‘Molang’, which delight young viewers with their combination of classic cartoon humour and didactic elements. StoryZoo & Friends thus offers not only exciting entertainment, but also valuable learning opportunities for children.
FUNKE Digital has been cooperating with Samsung TV Plus since 2016 and currently supplies the FAST service with 26 channels in eight European countries. As a full-service provider, FUNKE Digital supports content producers and network operators in distributing and monetising high-quality video content on FAST TV platforms and on the portals of the FUNKE Media Group.
“FAST continues to evolve to meet the demands of its growing viewership,” said Benedikt Frey, Country Lead DACH & Benelux at Samsung TV Plus . “Audiences are responding to FAST because of its unique value proposition, offering specialized streaming content for all the family. We are very excited to further expand our partnership with FUNKE Digital in Germany and Austria and bring such high quality educational children’s content to Samsung households.”
‘This channel is a wonderful addition to our offering on Samsung TV Plus and is fully in line with our commitment to high-quality content. With StoryZoo & Friends, we are particularly pleased to be able to provide a channel for the ‘Kids’ hub on Samsung TV Plus for the first time,’ says Verena Märtens, Head of Content Management Partnerships & Programme Planning (CTV) at FUNKE Digital.
“With StoryZoo & Friends, we offer children a varied, colourful and educationally responsible programme for the target group from over 25 different brands. The launch in German-speaking countries is just the beginning for us, as the programme will be successively expanded. We are both excited and proud to be working with FUNKE Digital to position the channel as a top international brand,” says Johannes Gropp, CEO & Founder of StoryZoo.
Contact FUNKE Digital:
Verena Maertens
Head of Content Management Partnerships & Program Planning (CTV)
verena.maertens@funkemedien.de
www.funkemedien.de / www.funkedigital.de/vtv
Contact StoryZoo B.V. and Gropp Consultancy B.V.:
Johannes Gropp
CEO & Founder
Johannes@storyzoo.nl
storyzoo.nl
About FUNKE Digital:
The FUNKE Media Group is one of the largest publishing houses in Germany and focuses on three business areas: Regional Media, Women's and TV Magazines and Digital. More than 1,700 journalists and around 3,800 media professionals work at FUNKE. The full-service offering FUNKE Channels is operated by FUNKE Digital GmbH, which distributes its curated content portfolio including technology and marketing with more than 40 channels in 15 countries on various platforms.
About StoryZoo:
StoryZoo is an international TV brand for preschool children that teaches knowledge about language, animals and nature in a playful way. The TV series combines animation with live action and uses the adventures of the 3 main animal characters to present learning content in an entertaining and targeted way. StoryZoo can be seen in over 30 countries worldwide on various TV and video platforms.