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Kids
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WBD eyes further savings & FAST push amid revenue losses
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported a net loss of $2.1bn during the fourth quarter…
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Viaplay series & kids head Stephen Mowbray exits
Stephen Mowbray, Viaplay Group’s head of series & kids, has exited the company. A spokesman…
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News round-up: Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’; Batal Boys producing ‘Pickleballers’; Blue Ant shops custody battle doc
Sky UK picks up ‘Beep & Mort’ Sky UK has acquired Australian kids’ series Beep…
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News round-up: Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’; VOYO Bulgaria drama deals; Dandelooo takes’ Super Heroes of Nature’ rights
Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’ UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a new UKTV original…
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Entertainment One sales process “well underway”, says Hasbro
Toy giant Hasbro is seeing “strong interest” from parties interested in acquiring its TV and…
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Exclusive: Beyond Rights team to disband following Banijay takeover
The majority of Beyond International’s rights team is to be let go following its acquisition…
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Guinness World Records Studios & Fauna prep first animated series
GWR Studios, the production arm of Guinness World Records (GWR), has partnered with Fauna Entertainment…
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France TV, TF1 & M6 close Salto, blaming ‘complex governance’ & merger failure
French streamer Salto is to be liquidated by shareholders France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, with…
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BBC & Rai partner on animation ‘Super Happy Magic Forest’
UK and Italian pubcasters the BBC and RAI have co-commissioned Super Happy Magic Forest, a…
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Buzzfeed & Frederator Network ink first-look animation deal
Buzzfeed has inked a first-look content deal with US-based kids content company Genius Brands International’s…
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Kids round-up: Cyber Group acquires Splash catalogue; ITV & RTÉjr extend ‘Happy The Hoglet’; Narrative Ent brings ‘Jeremy & Jazzy’ to UK
Cyber Group acquires Splash catalogue France’s Cyber Group Studios has picked up exclusive distribution rights…
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Mattel & Nelvana partner on ‘Barney’ animated reboot
Toy company Mattel is rebooting its Barney franchise with plans including a new animated series…
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Disney’s int’l content chief exits, as new-look structure emerges
Disney’s chairman of international content & operations is leaving the company in the wake of…
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Disney overhauls content & streaming, cuts 7,000 jobs & eyes third-party sales
Disney is cutting 7,000 jobs, slashing $3bn from content spend and overhauling its content operations,…
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Paramount ANZ’s streaming chief exits amid senior exec reshuffle
Paramount has reshuffled its execs in Australia and New Zealand, with streaming chief Liz Baldwin…
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Mediawan buys UK’s Wildseed Studios, marking first deal for kids & family arm
France’s Mediawan has been back on the acquisition trail, this time buying UK-based production company…
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Left Bank & Blast! alums among first cohort for Sky’s commissioner scheme
Sky in the UK has named alumni from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures and…
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Mediawan & Entourage Ventures reveal $100m fund for international projects
France’s Mediawan has struck a deal with Entourage Ventures that will see the investment group…
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News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
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Banijay lands Publicis exec to lead M&A, as ambitions expand beyond content
Banijay has hired an associate director from French advertising firm Publicis Groupe to oversee its…
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Beyond Entertainment strikes animated co-pro deal with Tokyo’s Custom Nuts
Beyond Entertainment has struck a co-production partnership with Tokyo-based indie animation studio Custom Nuts. The…
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North Road & Banijay’s FL Entertainment eye ITV Studios, as Chernin’s firm raises $150m
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has snagged a $150m investment from The Qatar Investment…
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Paramount+ & Showtime to merge in US, three shows cancelled in push for “franchise potential”
Paramount Global is to integrate its Showtime brand into Paramount+ across both streaming and linear…
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Indielab opens TV Accelerator applications for 2023 scheme
UK-based Indielab is opening its annual TV Accelerator programme and is again looking for scripted…
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Fox Entertainment & Hulu expand content partnership
Fox Entertainment and Disney-owned streaming service Hulu have entered into a multi-year content partnership. Under…
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Guru Studio hires Wildbrain alum for sales, VP of development steps down
Canadian animation outfit Guru Studio’s VP of development is stepping down, while the kids’ firm…
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Australia to set local content quotas for global streamers
Australia is set to become the latest country to introduce local content quotas for international…
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RTL & Talpa Network merger in Netherlands blocked by local regulator
Media giant RTL Group has been hit by a further regulatory blow after plans to…
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Aardman hires NBCU, Warner Bros. alum to lead AVOD & FAST growth strategy
Animation studio Aardman is bolstering its ad-supported operations by hiring former NBCUniversal and Warner Bros….
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Fox hands two-season extensions to ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Family Guy’ & ‘Bob’s Burgers’
Fox Entertainment has handed early renewals to long-running animated series The Simpsons, Family Guy and…