Jam Media gets €7.2m in funding for new kids show

The 52-episode preschool series follows a bird called Becca who goes on adventures with her friends

Jam’s chief executive and co-founder John Rice

Irish animation studio Jam Media has secured €7.2 million in funding for its latest show, Becca’s Bunch.

The 11-minute, 52-episode preschool series follows a bird called Becca who goes on adventures with her friends, a worm, squirrel and fox.

It has lined up key broadcast partners, including a worldwide deal with Nickelodeon, ABC Kids in Australia, CBC Canada, France TV, ARD, in Germany, and all of the public broadcasters in Scandinavia. These distribution ...