Enter and win a $200 Pocoyo gift basket for the holidays!

UNIVISION’S “DESPIERTA AMÉRICA” KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH AN ON-AIR PROMOTION FEATURING POCOYO PRIZE PACKAGES

Promotion Offers Viewers a Chance to Win POCOYO Toy and DVD Packages Valued at Approximately $200 by Visiting Univision.com

 Just as parents begin their holiday shopping, “Despierta América,” Univision’s top-rated morning show, kicks off a special viewer promotion, Despierta con Pocoyo, that will award POCOYO gift baskets valued at approximately $200 to participants who share the best reasons for why they should win the special holiday basket.

 

The Despierta conPocoyo gift basket give-away runs through December 1, 2011.  During this time, “Despierta América” viewers will be asked to log onto Univision’s website (Univision.com) and provide a submission (150-words maximum) explaining why they deserve to win the POCOYO gift basket of toys and DVDs.  Throughout the contest period, “Despierta América” hosts will announce winners, giving away a total of 25 POCOYO gift baskets based on the popular preschool animation series and valued at approximately $200 each.  To participate, viewers must go toUnivision.com keyword Despierta America for contest information, rules and regulations. that

Each of the POCOYO gift baskets awarded during the promotional period will include toys from BandaiAmerica and DVDs from NCircle Entertainment:

POCOYO SwiggleTraks™

A flexible race track gives preschoolers a creative way to play by allowing them to create a course is uniquely their own. A moving bridge adds excitement and action. The set includes: Four (4) tracks one (1) moving bridge and one (1) motorized vehicle with music and ball accessory. Age: 18 months+

 

POCOYO Bump n’ Go

Pocoyo zooms around in his racing car while music plays!  If the car hits an obstacle, it stops, moves back and makes a U-turn to keep on going.  Age: 18 months+

 

Squeeze n’ Play Pocoyo

Plush Pocoyo plays popular musical sounds from the show when preschoolers squeeze his tummy.  Age: 18 months+

 

Squeeze n’ Play Pato 
Plush Pato plays popular musical sounds from the show when preschoolers squeeze his drum.  Age: 18 months+

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Squeeze n’ Play Elly 
Plush Elly plays popular musical sounds from the show when preschoolers squeeze her tummy.  Age: 18 months+

 

Pocoyo Water Taxi 
Scuba Pocoyo and friends can float in the tub or be pushed along the floor.  Age: 18 months+

 

Bath Fun – 3 Pack 
2.5-inch Bath Fun figures of Pocoyo, Elly and Pato make bath time a blast! Pocoyo and Elly squirt water and Pato floats.  Age: 18 months+

 

Pocoyo Bath Fun Traceables 
Bath Fun Traceables allow preschoolers to draw pictures and shapes in the bathtub with these collectable Pocoyo and friends pop out stencils, figures and washable bath markers. Collect all characters and connect on the bathtub wall for colorful puzzle play during bath time! Assortment includes  One (1) bath marker, chunky foam puzzle piece with pop out stencil for Pocoyo, Elly, Pato and Loula and collectable figures of Pocoyo, Elly, Pato and Loula thatattaches to the bath marker.  Age: 18 months +

 

Loula Bath Fun Traceables 
Bath Fun Traceables allow preschoolers to draw pictures and shapes in the bathtub with these collectable Pocoyo and friends pop out stencils, figures and washable bath markers. Setincludes: One (1) bath marker, One (1) chunky foam puzzle piece with pop out stencil and One (1) collectable figure that attaches to the bath marker.  Age: 18 months +

Dance Pocoyo Dance DVD

This 90 minute collection follows Pocoyo and his best pals through 12 fun-filled adventures, some of which include Elly as she demonstrates her ballet savvy, Pato’s funky dance moves, and Pocoyo’s efforts to find a song that puts his groove to the test

Pocoyo Let’s Party DVD 
This 90 minute animated release for toddlers offers 12 episodes of the computer animated series POCOYO, following the curious and brave titular little boy on a series of adventures, as he explores his world with his friends Pato, Elly, Loula, and Sleepy Bird, and learns about how and why things work.

 

Super Pocoyo DVD 
That curious, fun-loving little boy named Pocoyo returns in a series of adventures that finds Pocoyo daring to explore the world around him with a little help from his friends.

 

Meet Pocoyo DVD 
Stephen Fry narrates this 60 minute video collection from the award-winning animated series, aimed toward pre-school aged children, about a curious, fun-loving little boy named Pocoyo who enjoys exploring the world around him with his friends.

 

The POCOYO preschool television series airs every Saturday morning from 8.30 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. as part of Univision’s Planeta U children’s programming block.  The series brings children into the bright and exuberant world of POCOYO, an inquisitive and fun-loving young boy, and his animal friends Elly (the elephant), Pato (the duck) and Loula (his pet dog).  Each episode of POCOYO is packed with music, dance, and humor, encouraging children to learn through laughter.

 

About Zinkia Entertainment

Zinkia Entertainment, which specializes in the creation and management of entertainment brands for the international market, is primarily involved in the animation business, creating quality content for the audiovisual market as well as interactive content for multi-player console and online games.

 

Founded in 2001, Zinkia is headquartered in Madrid, with commercial offices in Beijing, China and Mexico City.  Zinkia’s TV series and associated merchandising and licensing products are distributed to over 150 countries worldwide. TV credits include the multi-award winning series POCOYO and the successful series Shuriken School. POCOYO has been awarded a host of accolades including Best Animation Series at BAFTA and Annecy. With more than 400 million hits on YouTube, 35 million visitors to the official POCOYO website (www.pocoyo.com), 2,000 fans signing up daily to the official Facebook page and 11 million unique visitors to the virtual universe destination PocoyoWorld, POCOYO is a multi-platform global hit property.  InApril 2011, Zinkia acquired a 51% stake in London-based family entertainment company Cake, further bolstering its content brand management and distribution opportunities.

 

About Bandai America Incorporated:

A leader in developing engaging, quality toys that capture children’s imaginative spirit and provide endless “Fun For The Future,” Bandai America Incorporated is the manufacturer and master toy licensee of some of the most popular brands in children’s toys and interactive entertainment today.  The Bandai America brand family includes Power Rangers®, ThunderCats™, Ben 10™ and Pocoyo™, among other boys, girls, preschool and hobby product lines.  Bandai America Incorporated is a subsidiary of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings (USA) Inc., an entity that resulted from the integration ofNamco Ltd. and Bandai Co. Ltd. of Japan. Global interests encompass three strategic business units: Toys and Hobby, Amusement Facility and Contents. The company is headquartered in Cypress, California.  Find out more about our expertise in connecting with kids in fun and fresh ways at www.Bandai.com.

SwiggleTraks is a trademark of Bandai.

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: TM and © CARTOON NETWORK.

Power Rangers: ® and © SCG Power Rangers LLC.

ThunderCats: TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Ted Wolf. (s11)     

 

About NCircle Entertainment

Established in 2006, NCircle Entertainment currently distributes over 300 DVD titles from 20 popular animated and live-action children’s programs, primarily geared to a preschool audience, that combine high-quality production, entertainment and educationvalues.  As part of its commitment to making a positive difference in all children’s lives, NCircle is a proud member of K.I.D.S. (www.kidsdonations.org/), whose efforts to date have reached over 65 million kids globally with new products valued at over one billion dollars.