Cirque du Soleil – Luna Petunia


Ex-Nick exec joins Saban Brands

Former Nickelodeon senior VP Rick Magallanes is joining Saban Brands. Magallanes left Nick Animation Studio earlier this year as part of the wide-ranging restructure at the Viacom network, and now becomes Saban’s senior VP, development and production. His hire comes just over a week after Sanrio president and COO Janet Hsu was revealed as Saban’s […]

Saban Brands names CEO after Dekel exit

Saban Brands is getting its first CEO in the shape of the president of Hello Kitty lifestyle brand president and COO Janet Hsu. The appointment comes after Saban Brands founding president Elie Dekel exited his post after five years, though he remains a senior advisor. The CEO post is not a direct replacement, however. A […]

Netflix orders trio of kids originals

Netflix has ordered three new animated series for kids: Word Party, Kazoops! and True & Rainbow Kingdom. Word Party comes from The Jim Henson Company and will debut on Netflix in the US and around the world in 2016. The 26x11mins word-learning digital puppet show is aimed at pre-schoolers. Kazoops! will roll out in 2016 […]

Four original kids series for Netflix

Streaming service Netflix has lined up another four original kids series. The shows are Cirque du Soleil – Luna Petunia from Saban Brands, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and Jane from 41 Entertainment and ARC Productions, Kulipari: An Army of Frogs from Splash Entertainment and Outlook Company, and Puffin Rock from Penguin Random House Children’s, Dog […]