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'''Kidsongs''' is an award-winning <ref>"Video Review's Critics' Choice Awards", Video Review, April 1987,page 77</ref> children's media franchise which includes Kidsongs Music Video Stories on VHS and DVD, The Kidsongs TV Show, audio CDs of favorite children’s songs, song books, sheet music and toys and website <ref>http://www.kidsongs.com/aboutkidsongs.html</ref>. Kidsongs was created by producer/writer Carol Rosenstein and director Bruce Gowers of Together Again Video Productions (TAVP), both of whom are music video and television production veterans <ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0332985/</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742685/</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/company/co0152386/#productionX20company</ref>. The duo had produced and directed over 100 music videos for Warner Brothers Records (WBR) and took their idea of music videos for children to the record label. Warner Brothers funded the pilot, “A Day at Old MacDonald’s Farm”. Shortly thereafter, a three way partnership between TAVP, WBR and View-Master was formed with TAVP being responsible for production and WBR and View-Master responsible for distribution to video and music stores, and toy stores respectively <ref>Home Video Publisher, Vol. 8 No. 32, 2/24/1986</ref>.
The home video series was launched with four Kidsongs Music Video Stories episodes at Toy Fair in January 1985 in New York City. "A Day at Old Macdonald’s Farm” was released in 1985 and has sold over one million copies <ref>Bruce Haring, "Gold, Platinum...", Variety, Jan. 26, 1993</ref> and won the Vira Award <ref>"Video Review's Critics' Choice Awards", Video Review, April 1987,page 77</ref>. Each half-hour Music Video Stories episode features 10 to 15 songs starring talented kids singing and dancing their way through well known children's songs and nursery rhymes--all tied together by a simple story and theme.
The TAVP/WBR/View-Master (later Tyco) <ref>Reuters, New York Times Business section, May 24, 1989</ref> partnership produced fifteen Kidsongs episodes of the Music Video Stories. In 1995, WBR and TAVP bought out Tyco's distribution rights and produced an additional four videos: Country Sing-Along", "Boppin' With the Biggles", "Let's Put On a Show" and "Baby Animal Songs") as part of a new venture with another division of Warner Bros.--Warner Vision <ref>Business Wire, "Warner Home Video to Distribute Warner Vision", February 5, 1996</ref>. In 1997, TAVP acquired all rights from WBR/Warner Vision and become the sole owner of all Kidsongs properties.
Later in 1997, TAVP entered into a distribution/production agreement <ref>Scott Hettrick, "Sony Wonder Joins..." Hollywood Reporter, July 10, 1997, page 3</ref> with Sony Wonder which resulted in the production of four more titles: "I Can Do It", "I Can Dance", "Adventures in Biggleland: Billy's Birthday" and "Adventures in Biggleland: Meet the Biggles". That agreement ended in 1999 and in 2001 distribution rights were licensed by Image Entertainment who continues to distribute the videos.
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