Sep 27, 2007

Foothill hopes for TV mole hit

NEWS BRIEF: US distributor Foothill Entertainment, which specialises in the co-development and distribution of family and children's content, is bringing the Whac-A-Mole carnival game to the screen. The company has signed an agreement with amusement park brand Bob's Space Racers to develop multi-platform programming based on the game, in which contestants have to lump as many pop-up moles with a hammer as they can in a minute. Foothill will serve as exec producer on new television and internet projects based on the property. Christopher Keenan, president of Creating 4 Kids and former senior VP for creative affairs at Warner Bros Animation, is also onboard.