Kids

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Disney+ to become exclusive Disney Channels home in UK as Sky & Virgin deal ends

Streaming service Disney+ is to become the exclusive home of programming from Disney Channel, Disney…

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Australian gov’t injects $34m to support screen production

The Australian screen industry is to be given a A$34m ($50m) funding injection to support…

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Kids roundup: Kelebek options Christmas adventure tale; BBC orders more ‘Petsaurus’ adventures; Wildbrain Spark launches dedicated subtitled channel

Kelebek Media options Christmas adventure tale UK-based indie prodco Kelebek Media has optioned the rights…

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News roundup: ITV America strikes Nobody’s Hero deal; Beyond’s UK sales; Cinedigm streams with FreeCast; and more…

ITV America signs overall deal with unscripted prodco Nobody’s Hero ITV America has signed an…

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ABC in Oz to cut 250 jobs, factual & entertainment chief to depart

The ABC in Australia is slashing its workforce by 250 people, closing its digital service…

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ViacomCBS appoints Disney’s Yolanda Cochran to head kids production

ViacomCBS has appointed Yolanda T. Cochran from Disney-owned Freeform to oversee production for its Kids…

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BBC unveils $125m plan for ‘inclusive content’ & launches ‘diverse-talent’ target

The BBC in the UK has said it will “prioritise” spending of £100m ($125m) of…

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Mediawan to buy Lagardere Studios for $112m as part of European expansion

French media group Mediawan has revealed a plan to acquire a raft of content firms…

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China’s Tencent & iQiyi explore Netflix-beating merger, report claims

Chinese media giants Tencent and iQiyi are reportedly exploring a merger that could create the…

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ViacomCBS outlines plans for ‘super-serving’ SVOD with 30,000 hours

ViacomCBS will look to retain more rights to its programming as it prepares to roll…