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Kids
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Exclusive: Streamers push back as European Commission explores origins of EU content
Netflix, HBO Max and other streamers operating across Europe could see their content quotas being…
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Warner Bros. Discovery & Disney boost kids offering in Asia
Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are among a slew of broadcasters to acquire kids and…
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Opinion: Indielab CEO Victoria Powell on resilience & adaptability ahead of 2023
Victoria Powell, CEO of Indielab, explains why resilience and the ability to adapt will be…
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News round-up: Method Animation names MD & CCO; Cineflix developing ‘The Descendants’; Rocket Rights to shop George Michael doc
Method Animation names MD & CCO Mediawan Kids & Family has appointed Katell France as…
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BBC licence fee “not sustainable”, reaffirms UK government, considering “other options” to C4 sale
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan has said that the BBC licence fee model is “impossible”…
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Kids round-up: ViuTV & MBC strike animation deals; Xilam hires Salto exec
ViuTV & MBC strike animation deals Broadcasters and platforms including Hong Kong entertainment TV channel…
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Warner Bros. Discovery execs depart in Europe, incl SVP of HBO Max in EMEA
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s ongoing restructuring has seen a flurry of changes across Europe, with…
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News round-up: SBS options AfterShock title; Estonia lands ‘The Secret Song’; WildBrain partners with Ukrainian Glowberry for ‘Brave Bunnies’
SBS options AfterShock title SBS in Australia has agreed a deal to option AfterShock Comics’…
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Netflix’s Larry Tanz dismisses creative change to allow for ads, remains cool on FAST
Netflix does not want creators to change the way they write their shows despite the…
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NBCU & Baltic’s TV3 strike long-term deal for scripted & unscripted series
Baltic operator TV3 Group has struck a raft of long-term deals with NBCUniversal Global Distribution,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery appoints president of content sales as Jim Wuthrich steps down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejigged its distribution operations by appointing David Decker to president…
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Amazon Prime Video names country chief for Germany following Kaspar Pflüger’s exit
Amazon has appointed Christoph Schneider to oversee operations for its Prime Video service in Germany…
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Warner Bros. TV lines up DC content for Amazon, eyes ‘Harry Potter’ series
Warner Bros. Television Studios is set to strike a rich deal with Amazon for DC-branded…
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Paramount restructures Paramount TV Studios & CBS Studios, with senior execs among layoffs
Paramount has become the latest US studio to cut its workforce amid restructuring, with departees…
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Paramount+ prepares to launch in France
Paramount+ will launch in France tomorrow, integrated in pay TV platform Canal+’s new Ciné-Séries and…
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WildBrain expands APAC sales team & strikes Disney, HBO GO content deals
Canadian kids & family firm WildBrain has expanded its content distribution team in APAC and…
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News round-up: Abacus to shop ‘Faithless’; Canela Kids strikes Mondo TV deal; ZDF Studios launches ‘Naked – Generation Gender’
Abacus to shop ‘Faithless’ Abacus Media Rights has acquired comedy drama Faithless for international distribution….
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News round-up: Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’; RTL II plays ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; NBCU & Disney strike Lat Am kids deals
Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’ Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has boarded Storyfirst and Hispter Films’s upcoming six-part…
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Passion Pictures expands animation push with Circus Studios first-look deal
UK prodco Passion Pictures has inked a first-look deal with Paris-based Circus Studios as part…
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Kids round-up: Nickelodeon preps ‘Paw Patrol’ spin-off; Canadian animation deals; ITVX & Wizz welcome ‘Momolu’
Nickelodeon preps ‘Paw Patrol’ spin-off Nickelodeon and Spin Master are launching a spin-off from pre-school…
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Sky to launch linear kids channel, announces originals
European pay-TV giant Sky is launching a 24-hour ad-free Sky Kids channel in February 2023,…
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NBCU’s DreamWorks launches in France on SFR
NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer has launched 24-hour kids and family channel DreamWorks for the…
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ABC Australia & Canada’s CBC renew co-development deal, prep animated shows
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and CBC/Radio-Canada have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding co-development deal…
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US toyco MGA Entertainment forms content division, acquires Australia’s Pixel Animation
LA-based toy company MGA Entertainment has entered the content business by launching a new production…
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TikTok, Sky, Banijay, Roku & STARZPLAY among Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit line-up
TikTok, Roku, Banijay, Sky Studios and STARZPLAY are among companies preparing to take part at…
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Nickelodeon sets one-hour ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ crossover special
Nickelodeon in the US has ordered the first-ever crossover special for its hit animated SpongeBob…
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Disney plans job cuts & hiring freeze to deliver streaming profits
Job cuts are expected at Disney as the media giant has begun a hiring freeze…
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Viaplay rejigs organisational model & strikes Pickbox deal to expand Europe offer
Nordic streamer Viaplay has rejigged its operational model and revealed an agreement with Pickbox Now…
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Thunderbird hits out at Voss Capital for ‘misleading claims’ as battle over company grows
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has hit out at “false and misleading claims” that stakeholder Voss…
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Amazon Studios rejigs content team for SVOD, AVOD & FAST pipelines
Amazon Studios has restructured its US & global TV creative development team under head of…