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Kids
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Moonbug’s content chief David Levine departs after 18 months
Former Disney exec David Levine is stepping down from Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment after 18 months…
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ABC in Oz snags RTÉ kids animation ‘Flix – by Tomi Ungerer’ following Serious Kids deal
The ABC in Australia has struck a pre-sale deal for Flix – by Tomi Ungerer,…
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Disney+ makes double order for ‘Star Wars’ animation
Disney+ is boosting its animated Star Wars offering, with two news shows heading to the…
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Atomic Cartoons hires former Disney exec to head up development
Atomic Cartoons, the kids & family division of Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group, has appointed former…
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BBC to close CBBC & BBC Four as ‘digital first’ agenda set out
The BBC in the UK is closing children-focused channel CBBC and arts-skewing BBC Four, as…
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Moonbug acquires Singapore’s One Animation & plans for ‘Oddbods’ global expansion
UK-based Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment has acquired One Animation, the Singapore-based media company and production…
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Netflix & Canal+ back Franco-African women’s animation mentorships
Global streamer Netflix and France’s Canal+ are among a host of companies and organisations to…
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BBC boss Tim Davie ‘open-minded’ about demise of licence fee funding
BBC chief Tim Davie has admitted he is “open minded” about new forms of funding…
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BBCS takes streamer BBC Player into Poland with Canal+
Canal+ in Poland has struck a deal with BBC Studios (BBCS) that will see streaming…
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China’s Tencent seeks kids adventure from Zodiak France & Korea’s Pingo
China’s Tencent Video has ordered Shasha & Milo, a new CGI animated series co-produced by…
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Sales round-up: France TV buys Attenborough’s ‘Life In Colour’; HBO Max takes ‘Octonauts’; Jetpack strikes BBC deal
France TV buys Attenborough’s Life In Colour France Télévisions is among buyers of Life In Colour…
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France set to abolish TV licence fee later this year
France’s TV landscape could soon be transformed after it emerged that plans to scrap the…
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HBO Max int’l chief exits as Warner Bros. Discovery restructuring gathers pace
HBO Max’s international chief and the streamer’s Latin America GM are among the latest flurry…
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Sales round-up: AMC & Viaplay acquire ‘Pandore’; FilmRise strikes Rooster Teeth deal; Tencent opens ‘The Creature Cases’
AMC & Viaplay acquire ‘Pandore’ Broadcasters in Europe and North America have acquired Belgian political…
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HBO Max expands live-action kids & family offering
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer HBO Max is expanding its kids and family live-action slate, with…
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Magic Light Pictures hires Jetpack alum to oversee global sales
UK kids & family prodco Magic Light Pictures has appointed former Jetpack exec Marie-Laure Roche…
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Warner Bros. Discovery exits multiply, as new UK sport venture revealed
Warner Bros. Discovery exits continue apace, with UK chief Polly Cochrane and kids topper Tom…
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News round-up: France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’; Abacus to shop ‘Wonderland’; Banijay launches ‘Mr Bean’ NFTs
France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’ France Télévisions has commissioned After The Asteroid (aka Après…
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Great Pacific Media strikes factual & kids pact with Sean Connolly’s Original Content Lab
Great Pacific Media, the Canadian factual and scripted label owned by Thunderbird Entertainment, has inked…
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Disney & Laurence Fishburne team for animated adaptation of ‘Cookies & Milk’
Disney Television Animation is in development on Cookies & Milk, a new animated series based…
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Netflix unveils new kids slate & Liz Feldman dramedy
Netflix has announced a slew of new and returning animated kids programming, including from popular…
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Netflix orders ‘Cobra Kai’ creators’ action-comedy, axes Meghan Markle animation
Netflix has commissioned Obliterated, a new action-comedy series from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden…
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C4 sale entices buyers as $2.5bn price tag attached to UK broadcaster
Channel 4’s sale could raise up to £2bn ($2.51bn), as buyers of all flavours take…
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UK gov’t to regulate streamers as super-indies face scrutiny
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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Warner Bros. Discovery eyes int’l content sales, expects ‘noisy’ 2022
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will reevaluate its content distribution strategy as the giant company looks…
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Disney Branded TV promotes five execs in unscripted restructure
Disney Branded Television has restructured its unscripted and non-fiction content development division into three new…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names int’l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles
Warner Bros. Discovery has named its international exec team under Gerhard Zeiler, with new roles…
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DLT Entertainment extends investment in talent management
Monster Court and Go 8 Bit producer DLT Entertainment has invested in UK-based talent firm Hannah Layton Management….
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Red Star co-founder & animation producer Jan Rogowski dies aged 41
Jan Rogowski, co-founder of UK animation studio Red Star, died last week aged 41. Rogowski…
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Kids round-up: Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am; Youku acquires ‘Dino Dana’; Chefclub Kids leads Pluto TV partnership
Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am Paramount+ in Latin America has picked up preschool adventure…