KiKA looks to Boomerang’s Avatars

German children’s channel KiKA has acquired European live action coproduction The Avatars from Spain’s Boomerang TV Group and Onza Distribution.

The show will debut on the ARD- and ZDF-owned network today with back-to-back episodes at 8.10pm. The 52x24mins show will run stripped Monday to Thursday.

The Avatars comes from Lagardere Studios-owned Boomerang, Italy’s Fly Distibuzione TV and Brave Films. Shot in English, it follows a group of 15-year-old who create an ultra-successful virtual band.

The deal comes after others with SABC in South Africa, Teletoon+ (Poland) and Gloob (Brazil) among others.