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Kids
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Nickelodeon adds ABC Studios alum Zack Olin to oversee live action
ViacomCBS-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has appointed former ABC Studios exec Zack Olin to oversee its…
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Disney’s first bisexual character confirmed by ‘Owl House’ creator
The Disney Channel’s animated fantasy series The Owl House has been confirmed to be featuring…
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Kids round-up: Lego ‘Star Wars’ special blasts onto Disney+; Kartoon Channel! adds 230 episodes
Lego ‘Star Wars’ special set for Disney+ Disney+ is heading off on a new adventure…
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Kids round-up: Studio100 acquires rights to ‘SeaBelievers’; ‘Bakugan’ in slew of global deals
Studio100 acquires rights to ‘SeaBelievers’ German-based production and distribution company Studio 100 has acquired the…
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ViacomCBS reveals territories & content plans for global streamer, ahead of 2021 launch
ViacomCBS has revealed more details about its expanded international streaming service, which is set to…
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Kids round-up: ‘Love Monster’ goes global; ‘Gruffalo’ bound for UKids; ‘Oddbods’ back for Halloween
‘Love Monster’ goes global Multiple international broadcasters have acquired British pre-school series Love Monster, following…
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Disney+ content chief exits to lead Condé Nast Entertainment
Disney+ SVP of content Agnes Chu is leaving the recently launched streamer to take up…
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MIPCOM 2020 ‘will not have stands’ amid Palais des Festivals revamp
MIPCOM 2020 will not have exhibition stands in or around the Palais des Festivals, while…
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Kids round-up: Wildbrain, Kevin Smith link for ‘Green Hornet’; Planeta Junior takes ZAG stake; ‘Oddbods’ goes global
Kevin Smith & Wildbrain take flight with ‘The Green Hornet’ Children’s entertainment company Wildbrain has…
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Sinking Ship names Ayesha Girgla to head distribution
Toronto-based prodco Sinking Ship Entertainment has appointed Ayesha Girgla as its new distribution manager. Girgla…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi unveils international expansion plans
Chinese streamer iQiyi has revealed its plans for international expansion following the 2019 worldwide roll-out…
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Exclusive: Argonon CEO hits out at UK government for insurance delay
Argonon CEO James Burstall has said that delays in launching the UK’s £500m ($650m) insurance…
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BBC Studios appoints interim CEO ahead of Tim Davie departure
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its CFO Tom Fussell to become interim CEO from 1…
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UK TV industry welcomes $650m Covid-19 insurance fund
UK producers and broadcasters have welcomed a long-awaited £500m ($650m) government-backed scheme designed to help…
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ITV Studios & Fremantle to miss MIPCOM, with virtual events planned
ITV Studios (ITVS) and Fremantle will not be exhibiting at MIPCOM in October, with both…
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Kids round-up: ABC Oz does more ‘Strange Chores’; ‘Rainbow Rangers’ go global; ‘Sunny Bunnies’ expand into Asia
ABC Australia does more Strange Chores The ABC in Australia has commissioned a 26 x…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios to have no physical presence at MIPCOM
BBC Studios (BBCS) will have no physical presence at MIPCOM in October, TBI has learned….
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Banijay sets autumn target to combine sales arm with Endemol Shine International
Newly enlarged production and distribution firm Banijay is aiming to have completed the integration of…
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ITVS, BBCS outline intention to expand BritBox into 25 countries
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV Studios (ITVS) have said they intend to expand the presence…
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TikTok launches US-focused $200m fund to pay creators
Social media superstar TikTok has launched a $200m creators fund, designed to support those aiming…
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Beyond hires former TCB exec Kate Llewellyn-Jones to oversee merged distributor
Australia’s Beyond International has appointed the former MD of TCB Media Rights Kate Llewellyn-Jones to…
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ViacomCBS unveils ‘no diversity, no commission’ policy for UK suppliers
ViacomCBS Networks UK has revealed a raft of new measures designed to improve representation both…
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Kids round-up: ‘Ricky Zoom’ races into Australia; ‘Malory Towers’ goes global
‘Ricky Zoom’ races into Australia Australia’s Channel 9 and Nick Jr have both picked up…
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NBCU’s Peacock ruffled by Android absence & technical errors
NBCUniversal’s (NBCU) streamer Peacock suffered online ignominy on its US-wide launch after its app was…
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Kids roundup: Disney+ lands ‘Muppets’ unscripted series; New Oz kids’ channel; ‘Batman’ producer Uslan tapped for Stan Lee IP; and more…
New Muppets show crashes on to Disney+ Disney+ has ordered the first-ever Muppets streaming show,…
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Banijay appoints French CEO, Endemol Shine’s Nicolas Coppermann to step down
Banijay has said François de Brugada will continue in his role as CEO of the…
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NBCU lands streamer Peacock into a crowded US landscape
NBCUniversal’s (NBCU) fledgling streamer Peacock landed into a crowded US streaming market today, leaning on…
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Amazon’s IMDb snags Sony’s ‘Alex Rider’ for the US
Amazon’s IMDb TV has become the latest operator to pick up Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT)…
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Disney+ commissions ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ spin-off
Disney+ has commissioned a new Star Wars animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from a week with the kids
From $15m funding slates to discussions about driving diversity, the past week has provided plenty…