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Kids
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‘Oddbods’ creator One Animation hires eOne & Amazon execs
Oddbods creator One Animation is expanding its digital team by appointing execs from Hasbro’s Entertainment One…
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Round up: Roku extends ‘Most Dangerous Game’; China’s Youku snags ‘Turbozaurs’; DNEG expands in Toronto
Roku extends Most Dangerous Game Roku is expanding its originals play, with a second season…
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WarnerMedia brings more ‘Titoo’ to India’s Pogo
WarnerMedia has ordered a new season and four feature-length specials of the kids’ comedy animation…
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Toonz & K6 partner for new festive pre-school series ‘Li’l Santa’
India’s Toonz Media Group has acquired global distribution rights to Canada-based K6 Media Group’s new…
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India’s Applause strikes licensing deal for 400+ comic titles
India’s Applause Entertainment has partnered with prominent local children’s publisher Amar Chitra Katha to adapt…
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Sales round-up: Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’; France TV & NBCU take kids shows; WOWOW wow-ed by Swedish ‘Honour’
Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’ Sky in the UK, Stan in Australia, M6-Téva…
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Nickelodeon & Paramount+ extend SpongeBob franchise with bumper order
Nickelodeon has made a bumper order for more SpongeBob SquarePants, with 52 new episodes in…
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Kids round-up: Wildbrain gets ‘Fabulous’; Jetpack to shop ‘Spookiz’; ‘Dino Ranch’ back for S2
Wildbrain gets ‘Fabulous’ Canada’s Wildbrain Television has commissioned a new cabaret-style kids series, The Fabulous…
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Kids round-up: Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’; Cartoon Network developing dance comedy; ‘Little Bear’ travels world
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian…
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Netflix orders Meghan Markle kids animation series, marking second Archewell show
Netflix has commissioned a new animated children’s series from Archewell Productions, the company set up…
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Sales round-up: ‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals; AMC acquires surfing doc’; WarnerMedia takes ‘Roger’ rights
‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals VRT in Belgium, NPO in the Netherlands and TV+ for Turkey…
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Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug expand ‘Blippi’ franchise
Amazon Kids+ has ordered a new series starring children’s performer Blippi. Moonbug Entertainment is producing…
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TBI Weekly: What the UK’s kids commissioners want & why
As the Children’s Media Conference comes to a close, TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton hears…
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Headspinner to produce animated ‘House Of Frightenstein’ reboot
Toronto-based Headspinner Productions is in production on preschool animation Happy House Of Frightenstein, a reboot…
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BBC launches initiative to find & fund UK animation talent
UK pubcaster the BBC has launched Ignite, its “biggest ever” initiative to find and develop…
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Kids roundup: Threewise launches, reveals initial slate; Saturday Animation preps ‘Chase And Catch’
Threewise launches, announces initial slate A new UK & China-based kids and family production company,…
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Wildseed hires Disney alum for kids content push
UK indie Wildseed Studios has appointed Disney alum Elena Wurlitzer as senior development executive to…
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WarnerMedia bolsters kids by hiring Disney, Playmobil execs
WarnerMedia has appointed former Disney and Playmobil execs to its recently formed kids team in…
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‘Dabangg’ studio Cosmos-Maya acquired by private equity firm NewQuest
Hong Kong private equity firm NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired majority ownership of Singapore and…
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ViacomCBS names MTV exec to lead Paramount+ and Pluto TV’s global content plans
ViacomCBS has appointed Tanya Giles, general manager of MTV Entertainment Group, to a new role…
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Sales round-up: Eccho shops ‘Doom’ K-drama; France TV takes trans-focused kids show; FilmRise enters ‘Heartland’
Eccho shops K-drama ‘Doom At Your Service’ Scandinavian sales firm Eccho Rights has taken global distribution…
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Cartoon Forum unveils 2021 line-up
French animation festival Cartoon Forum has announced the line-up of TV projects for its next edition,…
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Round-up: ‘Moominvalley’s Gutsy snags $6m from Rovio; ‘Undercover Boss’ returns in UK; Discovery+ investigates Hillsong scandal
Moominvalley’s Gutsy snags $6m from Angry Birds firm Moominvalley prodco Gutsy Animations has secured €5m ($6m)…
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Buccaneer boosts senior ranks with Tiger Aspect & A+E exec hires
UK-based Marcella producer Buccaneer Media has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of…
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Disney+ fires up African animation with ‘Kizazi Moto’
Disney+ has unveiled two new animated projects from Africa, including a 10-part series that explores…
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Tencent & France Télévisions board Sixteen South’s ‘The Coop Troop’
Belfast-based Sixteen South is partnering with China’s Tencent, France Télévisions and Technicolor Animation Productions for…
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Locksmith names C4 & Illumination alum as CEO, as Sarah Smith steps down
Liz Murdoch-backed Locksmith Animation has rejigged its senior team, with Natalie Fischer appointed as CEO…
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Kids roundup: WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim; Moonbug shows comes to BBC iPlayer; Ferly & Toonz partner for ‘Kingdom Of None’
WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head…
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Kids round-up: Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug strike content partnership; BBC names Kate Morton as pre-school programming lead
Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug strike content partnership Amazon Kids+, the retail and streaming giant’s child-focused…
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Canada’s TVO puts best foot forward with kids’ docu-dance series
Canadian pubcaster TVO has acquired a new original docu-style dance series for its children’s brand…