Kids


Banijay’s chief commercial officer Owain Walbyoff to exit

Banijay’s chief commercial officer is stepping down. Owain Walbyoff will depart at the end of the month following a three-year stint with the French giant and almost a decade with its predecessor, Endemol Shine Group. His next move is not known. Walbyoff joined the group in 2020 and headed up a brands division that launched […]

South Africa’s MultiChoice takes Disney’s linear channels until 2027

South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has signed a multi-year distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company Africa to carry Disney’s portfolio of linear channels on the DStv platform until 2027. The deal means that National Geographic, National Geographic Wild, Disney Channel, Disney Junior along with ESPN and ESPN2 will continue to be carried by […]

Monster Entertainment to shop Argentinean animation ‘Tales Of Terror For Franco’

Irish distributor Monster Entertainment has picked up Argentinean 4K animated series Tales Of Terror For Franco for international distribution. The series, which is based upon the popular Latin American book series by Hugo Mitoire, is aimed at children aged 6-12 and was originally produced by Argentina’s 25-27 Estudios Audiovisual for the local pucaster Pakapaka. The […]

Jetpack Distribution picks up sales rights to Particle6 kids show ‘Look See Wow!’

Jetpack Distribution has picked up global sales rights (excluding the UK) to Sky Kids series Look See Wow! Produced by UK indie Particle6 Productions, the 26 x 5-minute series has been made using ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response), a technique which creates auditory and visual stimuli to promote feelings of relaxation, calm and well-being. Particle6 […]

RedBird IMI to buy All3Media in deal valued at $1.45bn

US investment firm RedBird IMI has agreed to acquire All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Liberty Global, in a deal that values the company at £1.15bn ($1.45bn). Confirmation of the acquisition comes six weeks after news first broke that the Jeff Zucker-led firm was leading the race to acquire All3. It follows a convoluted […]

TBI Weekly: Why producers really need to get over their YouTube fears

ITV Studios and Welsh broadcaster S4C joined the billions of younger viewers flocking to YouTube this week, yet a sizeable minority within the industry continue to see it as a lesser form of TV. Quintus Studios chief Gerrit Kemming argues now is the time to embrace a digital-first approach. Over the last year, media commentator […]

Paramount shutters kids’ streamer Noggin amid US lay-offs

Paramount Global is shuttering its preschool edutainment streamer Noggin as part of the latest round of layoffs at the US company, which have impacted around 800 employees. Noggin’s whole team has been let go and the service, which is aimed at 2-7-year-olds, will stop taking new subscribers before closing down later this year. Its programming […]

Paramount Global cuts hit international execs as impact of restructuring emerges

Paramount veteran Michael D Armstrong is among a slew of execs departing the US studio following its overhaul earlier this week, which saw 800 jobs being cut from the Bob Bakish-led company. Armstrong had been with the company across several stints for more than 25 years and was most recently EVP of worldwide TV licensing, […]

Netflix, AMC, CBC & SBS in Oz buy Israeli hit ‘A Body That Works’

Netflix, AMC Networks International, CBC in Canada and SBS in Australia have picked up Israel’s highest-rating drama of 2023, A Body That Works (aka Goof Shlishi). The show is produced by Kuma Studios and follows a childless couple who enlist the help of a surrogate, exploring themes about fertility, family and the autonomy of women’s […]

ProSiebenSat.1 sees surprise Q4 earnings rise as advertising revenues improve

Embattled Germany giant ProSiebenSat.1 has recorded a higher than expected increase in earnings in Q4 of 2023, with advertising revenues finally showing some improvement. Germany’s ad market had slumped around 10% in consecutive years, prompting an overhaul that saw the company cut a swathe of jobs earlier amid a “realignment” to a digital-first business. Group […]