Hugless Douglas optioned for TV

Production company Kindle Entertainment has bought the rights to develop David Melling’s Hugless Douglas character into a TV show.   The deal was brokered by Karen Lawler, executive manager of licensing at Hachette Children’s Group (HCG), and Nirmal Sandhu, head of rights at HCG, with Val Ames, director of production at Kindle Entertainment.   Kindle is currently developing 52 11-minute TV shows for the pre-school audience, although no broadcast deals have yet been signed.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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