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Kids
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Jetpack Distribution snags WildBrain’s Rebecca Lugo to head global sales
Jetpack Distribution has hired WildBrain exec Rebecca Lugo as head of global sales. Lugo will…
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Roku adds Amazon’s former global streaming chief Jeff Blackburn to board
Former Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn, who until recently oversaw its streaming and content operations, is…
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Composition Media to adapt ‘Black Sands: The Seven Kingdoms’ in anime pact with comic publisher
Composition Media, the nascent US animation studio headed by Hair Love producer Carl Reed, has…
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Gaumont Animation & Studio 100 Media strike co-pro & distribution pact
International animation production and distribution houses Gaumont Animation and Studio 100 Media have forged a…
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BBC Studios Kids & Family recruits from ZDF Studios & Paramount
BBC Studios Kids & Family has appointed ZDF Studios’ Katharina Pietzsch as VP of content…
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Kids’ firm Wonderworld.Fun unveils initial slate & adds Emilie Pasquet for sales & co-production
Wonderworld.Fun, the newly launched LA-based animation production and distribution firm, has appointed Emilie Pasquet as…
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Gaumont centralises animation & kids in Europe under Terry Kalagian
Gaumont has centralised its animation, kids & family division in Europe under the leadership of…
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Exclusive: Korea’s EBS boards upcoming kids’ animation ‘Shasha & Milo’
Korean public broadcaster EBS has boarded the upcoming kids’ CGI animated action-comedy Shasha & Milo….
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Canada’s CBC unveils 40+ originals line-up & FAST expansion
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has unveiled a programming line-up of more than 40 new and…
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Hop! Media Group ups Michal Butel to CEO, as founders depart
Israel’s Hop! Media Group has appointed Michal Butel as CEO to replace Alona Abt and…
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Sky Deutschland to drop Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte and Curiosity TV linear channels
German pay-TV service Sky Deutschland is dropping three linear channels – Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte…
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Canada’s Bell Media acquires stake in ‘Transplant’ indie Sphere Media
Canadian broadcasting giant Bell Media has acquired a minority stake in Montreal-based indie Sphere Media,…
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Disney+ details UK & Ireland originals line-up for 2023
Disney+ has confirmed premiere dates for a slew of titles launching exclusively on the Mouse…
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Sales round-up: Blue Ant strikes Lat Am deals; ABC & ZDF explore ‘Super Happy Magic Forest’
Blue Ant strikes Lat Am deals Latin American platforms including DirecTV and A+E Networks have…
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Exclusive: France TV Distribution in the ‘Moods’ for pre-school sales
France TV Distribution has picked up international distribution rights for new pre-school animated series Moods,…
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WBD’s Max dives into underwater animation ‘Mermicorno: Starfall’ with Atomic Cartoons & Tokidoki
Max, the Warner Bros. Discovery streamer that relaunched in the US earlier this week, has…
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Toonz & Kenn Viselman team to launch Itsy Bitsy Animation
Itsy Bitsy Entertainment, the firm led by kids & family entertainment producer Kenn Viselman, has…
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News round-up: ‘Deal Or No Deal’ returns to Spain; SPI’s Dizi lands on Prime Video channels; Mercury & Stim prep ‘Octicorn & Friends’
Deal Or No Deal returns to Spain Telecinco in Spain has ordered a new version…
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Spain’s Zinkia explores shock sale of ‘Pocoyo’ to France’s Animaj Investment
Spanish kids company Zinkia could be about to sell its hugely popular children’s brand Pocoyo…
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News round-up: Little Dot takes ‘Wombles’ onto social; Beckham’s Studio 99 moved under Authentic label
Little Dot takes Wombles onto social All3Media’s Little Dot Studios is to make social media…
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Disney to cut dozens of shows from Disney+ and Hulu around world, as strategy shift hits
Disney has revealed dozens of shows are set to be removed from its streaming services…
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Pact’s global strategy & business development MD Dawn McCarthy-Simpson to retire
Dawn McCarthy-Simpson, the MD of business development & global strategy at Pact, is retiring at…
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BBCS hires Paramount Global exec Lawrence Szabo to oversee US distribution
BBC Studios (BBCS) has landed Paramount Global exec Lawrence Szabo to oversee distribution in the…
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Netflix’s ad plan subscriber numbers near five million as details of customers emerge
Netflix has pulled back the curtain on its advertising-supported subscription plan during its Upfront in…
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NATPE Global names Miami dates & location as Brunico event returns for 2024
NATPE Global will return to Miami in 2024 under the stewardship of new owners Brunico,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Mariano Cesar to replace Tomás Yankelevich for Lat Am & US Hispanic
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has named HBO Max exec Mariano Cesar to become EVP &…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Tomás Yankelevich steps down as Lat Am & US Hispanic content chief
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Latin America & US Hispanic entertainment chief Tomás Yankelevich is to leave…
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News round-up: China says ‘Let’s Go!’ to ‘Teletubbies’; Dandelooo teams with Midolala; Asylum strikes co-pro deal with Tom Morello
China says ‘Let’s Go!’ to ‘Teletubbies’ WildBrain has struck a range of new licensing deals…
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Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment engages ACF to explore ‘all options’ as sale process looms
Heavy Rescue: 401 producer Thunderbird Entertainment Group has brought in ACF Investment Bank to explore…
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Banijay hires Twitter’s former French chief to lead digital expansion
Banijay has appointed the former MD of Twitter in France to a newly created role…