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Whitebait-TV is a local independent New Zealand production company producing children's programmes. It was founded by Janine Morrell-Gunn in 1998. ==History== Morrell-Gunn worked as an executive producer for TVNZ's Children's Unit while it was based in Christchurch, New Zealand. When the Unit moved to Wellington's Avalon studios, in 1998, Morrell-Gunn remained in Christchurch to start her own company, Whitebait Productions. Whitebait's first commission was ''Bumble'', a preschool series about a bee and his friends. The first actor to wear the Bumble suit was her husband, Jason Gunn. Whitebait Productions has also produced the ''Jessie.com'' series for What Now TV (which sold to Disney Australia, and English programmes for Japan), the interactive pop talent quest ''Wannabes'' for TV3, and the series ''Tuhono'', a youth hip-hop show, for Maori Television. The show Animal Academy was produced by Whitebait also for TVNZ and is screened regularly on TV2 Whitebait Productions has produced ''What Now?'' since the shows relaunch.〔(TVNZ Announces New Look What Now ) Press Release: Television New Zealand〕 In April 2009, Whitebait's newest show "The Erin Simpson Show" came on air. The show was originally planned as a three-year series, the show went from strength to strength securing an additional two years of New Zealand on Air funding. On 6 December 2013, The Erin Simpson Show aired its last episode. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whitebait-TV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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