Future Today, NCircle Partner for BusyBee TV OTT Channel

Future Today and NCircle Entertainment Entertainment partnered to launch BusyBee TV, a new free OTT channel to distribute age-appropriate content from the NCircle library. The channel is available on platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, and more.

At launch, BusyBee TV includes series such as The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Gumby, ABC Monsters, Munki & Trunk, The Snowman, The Snowman and the Snowdog, and others.

“Future Today is well-established as a leading provider in the OTT media landscape, and we are excited to showcase NCircle’s premier branded content under the new BusyBee TV brand,” says Mary Flynn, vice president, sales, content and acquisitions, NCircle. “We strive to be the best at what we do — delivering quality children’s programming that encourages children to watch, play, and learn!”

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“NCircle has curated a large catalog of award-winning children’s entertainment that offers a solid foundation of early learning skills upon which future educational success can be built,” adds Vikrant Mathur, co-founder of Future Today, Inc. “With the launch of BusyBee TV, children everywhere will learn while they are entertained and engaged!”

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