Kids
Studio 100 acquires Little Airplane Productions
Studio 100 has taken over kids prodco Little Airplane Productions. With this US acquisition, Belgium’s…
WWE Studios plans TV originals assault
WWE Studios is expanding beyond feature films and into original TV and digital content production….
Studio Ghibli appoints new president
Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli has appointed Kiyofumi Nakajima as its new president. Nakajima will…
Pixar founder on leave after ‘unwanted hugs’ accusation
John Lasseter, the chief creative officer for Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, will take…
Blue Ant TV boss steps down in rejig
Blue Ant Media’s CEO of television and digital, Raja Khanna, is leaving the Canadian content…
eOne sales down but Peppa props up profits
Entertainment One (eOne) has seen its half-year revenues dip slightly, but evergreen kids series Peppa…
Blue Ant builds out global division with hires
Canada-based international producer and distributor Blue Ant Media has appointed Aser Group’s Beatrice Lee (pictured)…
Mattel content chief exits for NBCU
Mattel chief content officer Catherine Balsam-Schwaber has moved to NBCUniversal (NBCU) in a move that…
Warner Bros. hires Nick exec for toon series
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has hired Nickelodeon’s Audrey Diehl as VP of series. The new…
Breakthrough exec transfers to D360
Breakthrough Entertainment’s Jodi Mackie is moving to another Toronto-based sales house, Distribution360 (D360). Mackie has…