Apple to produce Peanuts series for video platformhome/News/World/Apple to produce Peanuts series for video platformNEW YORK: Apple will produce a new animated series starring Snoopy and the Peanuts gang, created by the late American cartoonist Charles Schulz, for its video platform, a source close to the deal said Friday (Saturday in Manila), confirming press reports. DHX bought this stake, as well as rights to Peanuts gang member Peppermint Patty, for $345 million in 2017. The commitment is for DHX to produce a new animated series, specials and short programs around the Peanuts gang, a bunch of kids with the dog Snoopy. The Canadian group will also create educational programs including the Peanuts gang, exclusively for Apple, around space and the conquest of space. The agreement between Apple and DHX Media is another example of the Apple brand’s ambition, given the launch, announced by several media in 2019, of its own video-on-demand service offering exclusive content.

Source: Manila Times December 15, 2018 17:48 UTC