《森林小卫士罗布》登陆美国，首播Sprout少儿频道
原标题：Ranger Rob makes US debut on Sprout
Corus-owned Nelvana has signed a deal with NBCUniversal to bring the toon’s first and second seasons to US viewers.
By Alexandra Whyte, July 26, 2017
NBC环球公司旗下的Sprout电视台已经从Corus儿童娱乐集团旗下的Nelvana公司买下了《森林小卫士罗布》的前两季。该系列将于7月8日在学龄前频道Sprout播出，首次亮相美国。本片已由万童互动在大中华地区独家引进和运营，预计今年秋天将与中国观众见面。
在这部动画中我们将跟随训练有素的森林小卫士罗布一起探索天高谷公园，每周一到周五美国东部时间早上8点准时开播，周六日在早上9:30播出。
《森林小卫士罗布》去年秋天在隶属于加拿大Corus集团旗下的小树屋（Treehouse）电视台首次播出，最近刚拿到该系列第二季14集的播出许可。
除了加拿大和美国，这部动画在全球儿童电视领域也占据了一席之地，在法国TF1频道、德国Super RTL频道、澳大利亚Disney频道、意大利的Nickelodeon频道、葡萄牙的Canal Panda频道、芬兰的Can YLE/TV2频道以及以色列的HOP频道都能看到这部动画。
Sprout电视台签下美国的首播合约时正值其为九月份正式转型成为环球少儿（Universal Kids）这一新频道做准备（其中仍涵盖Sprout的学龄前板块），这一战略使得NBC环球获得了全新内容的播出许可，包括Norm和Powerbirds 两部动画的播放权，进一步促进了该全新频道的推出。
NBCUniversal-owned Sprout has picked up the first two seasons of Ranger Rob from Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana. The series made its US debut on the preschool channel on July 8.
The show follows ranger-in-training Rob around Big Sky Park. It will air Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. ET as well as Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Ranger Rob, which debuted on Corus-owned Treehouse in Canada last fall, recently received a second season greenlight for an additional 14 episodes.
Beyond Canada and the US, the toon also airs on TF1 in France, Super RTL in Germany, Disney Channel in Australia, Nickelodeon in Italy, Canal Panda in Portugal, YLE/TV2 in Finland and HOP in Israel.
The broadcasting deal comes as Sprout readies for its September transition to become Universal Kids (which will include a Sprout preschool block). The move follows NBCUniversal greenlighting a slate of content in anticipation of the launch of its new channel, including Norm and Powerbirds.