Yle's Puppy Live goes international as Dutch public broadcaster buys rights
The broadcaster plans to adapt Yle's popular puppy livestream. The six puppies, now almost a week old, have posed for their first portraits.
Yle's Pentulive (Puppy Live) programme has expanded internationally as the Dutch public broadcaster, Het Klokhuis, acquires the rights. Hosted by Yle's Culture and Factual Content managing editor Ville Alijoki, the show follows a mother dog and her litter from birth to departure for new homes. Initially premiering in Sweden via SVT, Pentulive has garnered 250,000 views.
Alijoki anticipates its global reach expanding further, describing it as a form of "slow television" that provides an escape from the world's troubles. The six-week-old puppies, born on October 10th, currently have nicknames assigned by the breeder, with viewers set to vote on a theme for their official names via an online chat scheduled for October 17th at 18:00.
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