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Kids
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Kids round-up: eOne’s ‘Ricky Zoom’ heads to Nordics; Dansschool hires ODMedia for expansion
Ricky Zoom lands in Nordics NRK in Norway and SVT in Sweden have struck deals…
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Inside HBO Max’s complete originals slate
HBO Max may not be launching for another seven months, but the service is ramping…
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WarnerMedia lifts lid on HBO Max, confirms plans for AVOD version
AT&T has officially lifted the lid on HBO Max, announcing that the streamer will launch…
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Banijay agrees deal to buy Endemol Shine Group
Banijay Group has agreed a deal to acquire Endemol Shine Group (ESG), creating a production…
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Netflix orders first French original animation with ‘Oggy Oggy’
Netflix has commissioned a pre-school show spun-off from kids franchise Oggy And The Cockroaches, marking…
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Drama propels UK exports to record high of $1.8bn as global SVOD sales surge
UK dramas such as Bodyguard and Killing Eve helped to propel the country’s TV exports…
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Kids round-up: HBO Max revives ‘Adventure Time’; Disney Channel visits ‘Sulphur Springs’; CCTV rings ‘Hana’s Helpline’
HBO Max revives Adventure Time HBO Max has revived Cartoon Network show Adventure Time by…
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Entertainment One sells raft of ‘Peppa Pig’ seasons into Korea
Entertainment One has sold a raft of seasons of Peppa Pig into Korean educational broadcaster…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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Kids round-up: Youku deals with ‘Superhero Kindergarten’; ‘Dinocity’ goes global; Cartoon Network hires
Youku partners on Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten Genius Brands International has struck a deal that…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Touch The Earth
Based on Julian Lennon and his children’s book collaborator Bart Davis’s trio of New York…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Kingdom Force
Described as a ‘high-octane animated action show’ aimed at older pre-schoolers, Kingdom Force follows the…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Blue’s Clues & You!
Nickelodeon’s 1996 curriculum-driven interactive series Blue’s Clues followed an animated blue-spotted dog called Blue as…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Lupin’s Tales
Inverting the classic ‘big bad wolf’ trope, this animated series from Xilam follows the adventures…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Kids Safari
Created by Peter Lamberti, founder and chief executive of Lion Mountain Media, this series was…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Odo
Based on the book by Oliver Austria, Odo is a gender-neutral owl who joins other…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: #DeliciousMax
#DeliciousMax is an animated edutainment series from Ukrainian producer Svoya Production that showcases the history…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Seal Force 5
Speaking of his search to find the right animal for Caldera Creations’ first vehicle, aimed…
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Viaplay buys Moonbug’s ‘Mia’s Magic Playground’
Nordic streamer Viaplay has bought producer-distributor Moonbug’s Mia’s Magic Playground. Moonbug struck the deal with Viaplay…
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MIPCOM 2019 Kids Hot Pick: Superhero Kindergarten
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stan Lee often talked about potential collaborations over the years, according to…
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Rakuten TV to launch AVOD offering with Hollywood content and originals
OTT operator Rakuten TV it to launch its first AVOD channels within its platform, providing…
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TBI Kids October/November 2019
Greta Thunberg’s green wave reaches kids’ TV Producers and broadcasters share notes on how to…
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AVOD streamer Tubi unveils plans for UK launch and kids service
AVOD service Tubi is to launch in the UK in 2020 and has unveiled plans…
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Scripted deals: BBC First, RTL add ITVSGE drama; W9 acquires ‘The Hunting’; ‘Project Blue Book’ sales
BBC First, M-Net, RTL among ITVSGE deals BBC First, M-Net in Africa and Germany’s RTL…
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China’s Youku boards ‘Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten’
Chinese streaming giant Youku has boarded Genius Brands International’s animated series Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten. …
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Exclusive: Sky Studios’ Jane Millichip urges plastics and ‘corporate tat’ ban at markets
Sky Studios chief commercial officer Jane Millichip has urged the TV industry to rapidly improve…
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Endemol Shine, Kew, Sky among Content Innovation Award winners
Endemol Shine Group and Kew Media were among the stand-out winners at the fifth Content…
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Greta’s green wave reaches kids’ TV
As Greta Thunberg hits the US and Noga Levy-Rapoport beats the drum for climate change,…
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Kids content: Young and free
Kids have been the most ardent adopters of the OTT wave, with younger viewers in…
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Conclusion: Condensed thinking
TBI’s 2019 Distributor Survey has illustrated both the opportunities and the ‘glass-half full’ outlook of…