Hoho Entertainment Launches dedicated new German YouTube channel Shane the Chef

Hoho Entertainment (Cloudbabies, Toad and Friends) launches a dedicated new German YouTube channel for its popular preschool property Shane the Chef.

Entitled Shane der Koch, the new channel has been funded by a grant from the UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF), the initiative designed to boost international development, production, distribution, and promotional opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector.

Like its English language counterpart, which is available globally, the new channel features episodes and new short form content from the smash hit Channel 5 Milkshake! CGI animated series, which aims to enthuse young children and carers with a love of fresh, healthy food and cooking.  Hoho is currently producing live-action content to compliment the original series and inviting kids to get busy in the kitchen.

 In Shane the Chef, energetic chef Shane (voiced in the UK by Russell Tovey) and his young daughter Izzy run a restaurant in the town of Munchington. Every day is a recipe for adventure, whether they are tracking down suspected aliens or surfing a giant baguette through the town.  The series first screened in the UK in 2018 and has since been sold to broadcasters across Europe.

 “Our Cloudbabies channels generate around 4 million views a month and we’ve recently experienced substantial growth of our “Wolkenkinder” channel so we look forward to  Shane der Koch also cooking up a storm for German speaking pre-schoolers.  , And of course we are very grateful to the UK Global Screen Fund for their invaluable support in helping us realise our digital content distribution ambition outside the UK,” says Helen Howells, Joint Managing Director, Hoho Entertainment.

 Shane the Chef was created by Andrew Wildman and Simon Jowett. The series was produced in the UK by Hoho Entertainment in association with Cloth Cat Animation in Cardiff and with the support of the Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA of the European Union.