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Kids
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Studio 100 hires former WildBrain copro director & ex-WDR commissioner
German kids firm Studio 100 Media has landed Manuela Lumb and Richard Rowe as executive…
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Canada Media Fund to receive $29.5m funding boost to support underrepresented groups
Canada’s government is injecting C$40m ($29.5m) into the Canada Media Fund (CMF) in a bid…
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Netflix extends ‘The Night Agent’ & orders supernatural animation
Netflix has renewed action-thriller series The Night Agent for a second season and ordered a…
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News round-up: BBC, C4 lead RTS Awards; WBD unveils UK & Ireland slate; Paramount renews ‘Star Trek’ spin-offs
BBC, C4 lead RTS Programme Awards The BBC and Channel 4 were the stand-out winners…
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Amazon alum Georgia Brown to lead UK skills task force
Georgia Brown, the former Amazon Studios Europe chief, is to chair a skills task force,…
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Netflix, Prime Video & Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny as UK gov’t reveals media reforms
The UK government has outlined plans to bring global services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video…
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9 Story Media restructures top team as creative chief Angela Santomero exits
Doc McStuffins and Octonauts firm 9 Story Media Group has restructured its top team after Angela…
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WildBrain inks $11.4m acquisition of Toronto animation firm House of Cool
Canadian kids & family firm WildBrain is to acquire Toronto-based animation company House Of Cool…
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News round-up: C5 orders moon doc; Leonine ups Sarah Fischer; Fresh TV & Cake team for ‘Total Dramarama’ special
C5 orders moon doc UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Dara Ó Briain: Secrets of…
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Disney cuts Hulu & Freeform execs as production operations merged & creative acquisitions unit closed
Disney has begun laying off staff as part of its “strategic realignment”, with production operations…
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Marblemedia & Jim Henson Company team for kids comedy series
Canadian producer and distributor Marblemedia and The Jim Henson Company have partnered to co-develop an…
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‘Hair Love’ firm Lion Forge names Imagine’s Stephanie Sperber as CCO & president amid push into live-action
Lion Forge Animation, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, has appointed Imagine alum…
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News round -up: RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’; ‘Willow’ creator clarifies future; ‘Bel-Air’ renewed for S3
RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’ RTS Switzerland has picked up Les Armateurs’ animated series Runes,…
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UK overhauls film & TV tax relief, with ‘meaningful amount’ being returned to big budget shows
Industry insiders have welcomed the overhaul of the UK’s film & TV tax relief scheme,…
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News round-up: WBD Lat Am picks up ‘Shasha & Milo’; Peacock orders ‘Monk’ special; Disney+ cancels ‘Willow’
WBD Lat Am picks up ‘Shasha & Milo’ Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America has picked…
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Disney’s Lauren Kisilevsky joins Hello Sunshine to lead family & kids push
Candle Media-owned Hello Sunshine has hired former Disney exec Lauren Kisilevsky to lead its kids…
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Cyber Group Studios ups Michèle Massonnat for sales & recruits WB exec Ben Abrass for digital
French animation producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has made a pair of new senior…
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Exclusive: Netflix renews Stand By Me’s ‘DI4RIES’ as Italian prodco expands kids & YA output
Netflix is returning Italian teen dramedy series DI4RIES for a second season, set to debut…
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Netflix scoops six Oscars with wins for ‘Pinocchio’ & ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’
Netflix has scored major wins at the 95th annual Academy Awards, with the streamer walking…
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UK’s ITV to close kids channel CITV as ITVX takes centre stage
UK broadcaster ITV is to shut down its kids-focused linear network CITV later this year…
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Exclusive: MIPTV unveils more details of new FAST summit set to debut in April
MIPTV organiser RX France has unveiled further details around its recently revealed FAST “channel summit”…
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French streaming firm Free launches AVOD offering OQEE Ciné
French service provider Free is launching a new AVOD service, stocking it with domestic shows…
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ITV hires former Film and TV Charity CEO Alex Pumfrey to oversee partnerships
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has hired former Film and TV Charity CEO Alex Pumfrey as…
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FAST revenues in UK to quadruple by 2027, report claims
FAST channel revenue in the UK is expected to quadruple over the next four years,…
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Tiger Aspect Kids & Family strikes deal with publisher Little Tiger
Tiger Aspect Kids & Family, part of Banijay Kids & Family, is partnering with children’s…
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Toonz Entertainment makes sales push in Germany & Italy, hires Discovery & Warner Bros alums
Toonz Entertainment, the distribution arm of global kids and family entertainment firm Toonz Media Group,…
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‘Hair Love’ producer Carl Reed launches animation studio Composition Media
Carl Reed, producer of Oscar-winning short film Hair Love, has launched US animation studio Composition…
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The London TV Screenings 2023 Map: What’s On, Where & When
There are more events happening in the UK capital this week as part of The…
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Netflix expands ‘Pokémon’ franchise with stop-motion series
Netflix has partnered with The Pokémon Company on a new stop-motion animated series set in…
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Xilam Animation names new CCO & Cube Creative GM in restructure
Xilam Animation, the French animation indie behind the Oggy franchise, has made several promotions –…