Finland Broadcaster Acquires 'Travel With Kids' Series

The globe-trekking Roberts Family will soon be a household name in Finland. Janson Media announced today that Channel Four Finland (Sanoma Television Ltd/Nelonen Media) has picked up all 36 episodes of its hit travel series, Travel With Kids. Produced by Equator Creative Media, Travel With Kids features two kid brothers and their parents (the Roberts Family) traveling to well-known, and off the tourist track destinations in various hot spots. The series is both entertaining and educational, yet delivers practical travel information that is interesting and useful for families planning a trip, and armchair travelers alike. In addition to travel tips, the bonus features on the Travel With Kids DVDs include tons of activities to get the family excited for the adventure or to take a virtual trip from home... recipes and movie recommendations to re-create the destination in your home, craft ideas, language lessons, expanded videos and more! Launched in 1997, Channel Four Finland (Nelonen) is a national TV channel that is part of SWelcom Oy, the electronic media division of SanomaWSOY. The modern mainstream channel reaches over 2.1 million viewers each day. Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company based in the United States, with a rights portfolio of over 1,500 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, non-theatric, and emerging new media markets, and a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include most major broadcasters and media companies.