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Fremantle Media announces publishing deals for ‘Planet Cook’
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW), the licensing division of television format creator FremantleMedia has announced two publishing deals for the culinary adventure show, Planet Cook.
FLW has granted international publisher, Dorling Kindersley, the pan-territory rights to produce and distribute a Planet Cook cookbook, sticker book and Funfax in the UK, Germany and Australia. The 48-page branded cookbook will feature step-by-step guides to preparing selected recipes that have featured on the TV show. The products are scheduled to go on shelf from summer 2006
In a separate deal, leading annuals publisher, Pedigree Books, has been granted the rights to produce and distribute a 64-page hardback annual in the UK and Australia. The Planet Cook Annual, which will be distributed in Australia by ABC Publishing, is expected to hit shops in summer 2006.
Targetted at children aged 6-10 years, Planet Cook is a live-action cookery adventure show for children where mealtime disappointments are a thing of the past. Set on a tropical island, each episode sees Captain Cook guide three young Cook Cadets as they create a meal against the clock. Each recipe is inspired by the natural world – from leaf-eating dinosaurs to volcanoes – which gives Captain Cook the inspiration to create delicious dishes like ‘Erupting Volcano Surprise’. All recipes have been analysed by independent, qualified nutritionists to fit within the context of a balanced, healthy diet.
FLW VP Licensing UK Dom Wheeler said, “These pan-territory publishing deals are yet another great example of how the Planet Cook brand can extend across multiple touch-points and these volumes will be a great fit with our existing range of products. Dorling Kindersley and Pedigree are both well-established leaders in the publishing field with tremendous distribution at retail and we are delighted to have them on board.”
Planet Cook continues to be a key priority for FLW. FLW says that it will continue to extend the brand further across key categories including additional publishing, cookware, gifting, interactive and food to complement the Heinz Planet Cook range and first Planet Cook DVD release (Universal Pictures)which launched at retail last week. Branded cookware and bakeware (Trudeau-Euromark) will be available at retail from November.
Earlier this month, FremantleMedia had announced tape sales to TVB, in Hong Kong and Kids Central in Singapore. Both broadcasters acquired 52 x 20′ episodes of the UK version of Planet Cook which is produced by format owner and creator, Platinum Films. 52 episodes of the UK show have also been sold to ABC in Australia and Fremantle Home Entertainment has granted DVD and VHS rights to ABC to complement the launch of the show on the channel this month. Planet Cook also has a first class broadcast platform in the UK and public broadcaster, ZDF, has produced a local series for Germany.
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Schneider Electric launches One Unit Mission for Women’s Day
Green Yodha 2.0 urges every Indian household to save one unit of electricity daily.
MUMBAI: Schneider Electric just flipped the switch on savings because this Women’s Day the brightest idea isn’t a new bulb, it’s turning one unit off. Schneider Electric launched the second phase of its Green Yodha initiative, ‘One Unit Mission’, on International Women’s Day 2026, calling on every Indian household to save at least one unit of electricity daily. The campaign was flagged off in Delhi by chief minister Rekha Gupta, actor and sustainability advocate Bhumi Pednekar, and other dignitaries.
Rekha Gupta said, “Delhi’s journey towards clean, resilient growth begins with how efficiently we use the energy we already have. Green Yodha 2.0 reminds us that every citizen is a stakeholder in India’s energy future, and saving one unit of power today is an act of nation-building for tomorrow.”
Schneider Electric India zone president, MD & CEO Deepak Sharma added, “India is entering a decade of unprecedented growth, and that growth will require enormous amounts of energy. The real challenge is not just how much power we produce, but how intelligently we use it. If every Indian household saves just one unit of electricity a day, the impact would be equivalent to planting billions of trees or taking millions of cars off the road.”
Schneider Electric India, vice president of marketing Rajat Abbi noted, “Sustainability becomes real when it is simple and measurable. The One Unit Mission is about turning awareness into everyday action.”
In FY 2023–24, India’s energy-efficiency programmes (PAT, UJALA, S&L, SLNP, CAFÉ) collectively saved 53.6 million tonnes of oil equivalent, avoided 321 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions, and reduced energy expenditure by Rs 2 lakh crore equivalent to nearly 6 per cent of national primary energy supply.
The initiative aligns with government efforts on efficient cooling, appliance standards and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s state-level SEEI FY 2024 framework, emphasising demand-side efficiency as a cost-effective complement to new generation capacity.
In a nation sprinting toward brighter, bigger tomorrows, Schneider isn’t selling more power, it’s quietly handing every household a daily superpower: the ability to save one unit and help light up a cleaner, more efficient future, one thoughtful switch at a time.
