Kids
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…
Cyber Group hires ex-TF1, Gaumont veterans
France’s Cyber Group Studios has added former TF1 Production and Gaumont Animation production execs as…
RTVE launches youth-focused OTT service
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched a new online video service targeted at a young…
Aussie drama spend passes $1.3bn but kids suffer
Australia saw its scripted production spend hit A$1.3 billion (US$1 billion) for the first time,…
Sky bags Moomins reboot
UK satcaster Sky has boarded the upcoming reboot of Tove Jansson’s kids property Moomins. Sky…
A Gutsy take on the Moomins
Former FremantleMedia Finland and Friday TV chief Marika Makaroff has landed rights to Scandinavian kids…
DHX hires Turner vet for programming post
DHX Television has hired Turner veteran Gary Finnegan as vice president of programming strategy. Finnegan,…
Netflix orders stop motion series Rilakkuma and Kaoru
Netflix has ordered Rilakkuma and Kaoru, a Japanese stop motion series, which is in production…
Nick fires Chris Savino after harassment allegations
It has been reported that Viacom-owned Nickelodeon has fired The Loud House (pictured) creator Chris Savino after…