Renegade Animation has signed on to produce original animated content for a new McDonald's-branded TV channel.Renegade will offer the channel its cartoon series "Funny Face" and a number of animated music videos from children's singer/songwriter Tom Chapin, including "This Pretty Planet" and "Billy the Squid." The in-restaurant channel is currently being tested in 30 McDonald's nationwide. A wider rollout is expected after several more months of testing.
"The McDonald's Channel is the perfect venue for these two family-oriented series," says Ashley Postlewaite, Renegade Animation's executive producer. "Both Funny Face and our Tom Chapin series have tremendous appeal for kids and parents, and are in tune with the values and characters of the McDonald's brand."
Renegade's "Funny Face" was a winner of the fifth annual Licensing Challenge, in partnership between License! Global magazine and MipJunior. The studio is also the producer of "The Mr Men Show" and "Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi."
