The Cat in the Hat ole/Random House Music Deal Takes on Global Dimensions

"The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That," the children's TV series for which ole recently signed a co-ownership deal with Random House Children's Entertainment, in association with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, for all the compositions in the series, is set to take on the world as it moves into 40 territories through Playhouse Disney channels. The series is set to premiere in North America on PBS (Sept. 6) and Treehouse (Aug. 7) as well as on ITV in the U.K.

Under the deal between Portfolio International and Disney, the first season of 40 half-hour episodes of the further adventures of Dr. Seuss's iconic children's character, The Cat in the Hat, will be seen through Playhouse Disney channels in Australia and New Zealand, as well as all Australasian countries and islands; India and neighboring countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; Italy, including Monte Carlo, Vatican City and Italian-speaking Switzerland; and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The series, which features the voice of Martin Short as the infamous Cat in the Hat, is produced by Portfolio Entertainment and Collingwood O'Hare Productions, in association with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, Random House Children's Entertainment, Treehouse and PBS Kids.

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