NEW YORK, July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — In a move to further expand the reach of its popular TV series 1001 Nights, Vancouver-based Big Bad Boo Studios today announced a deal with Kingston-based TV Jamaica, the country’s largest TV station. The broadcaster will be serving up the popular TV series to its 2.7 million viewers on a weekly run, starting Wednesdays at 3 pm.

“We are so excited to expand into new territories. 1001 Nights will bring huge amounts of laughs to Jamaican audiences and helps us continue to develop the brand through new channels,” said Shabnam Rezaei, president of Big Bad Boo Studios.

1001 Nights, Big Bad Boo’s original comedy series, which brings the tales of the famous Arabian Nights to kids, is currently airing in 80 countries, in 15 languages. Big Bad Boo has further expanded the 1001 Nights brand by publishing comic books, and web games. Five comic books in print are available on Oznoz.com, and digitally available on comixology.com. The company is currently producing 5 additional comic books and is in discussions on several licensing and merchandising deals in the Middle East and Asia. Broadcasters of the show include Discovery Kids, Teletoon, CBC, Disney, Al Jazeera Children’s and many others. TV Jamaica has just joined the worldwide family of broadcasters of 1001 Nights and will air the show in English.

About Television Jamaica

TVJ is a broadcast television station in Kingston, Jamaica, providing Entertainment and News shows. Also knows as Television Jamaica, TVJ produces and airs local newscasts, sports events and weather reports, as well as international news, and music, children’s entertainment and information shows.

About Big Bad Boo Studios

Big Bad Boo Studios is dedicated to producing quality family programming that is entertaining and educational. Their latest TV series 1001 Nights has won 4 LEO awards with 11 nominations and is airing in over 80 countries and 15 languages, including Teletoon Canada and Discovery Kids. The company has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver. Their first product Babak & Friends – A First Norooz was a direct-to-DVD cartoon about the Persian New Year. Their first animated TV series, Mixed Nutz, about a group of misfits from around the world, airs on Shaw TV, PBS, GEM TV and major stations around the world. The company also distributes popular children’s content like Sesame Street in multiple languages to North America on the new Oznoz Platform. Visit www.bigbadboo.ca and www.oznoz.com