Kids


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 of content sales, with veteran executive Jim Wuthrich stepping down at the end of the year. Decker’s remit will include oversight of the division responsible for licensing and distributing all WBD-produced film, television, animation, and digital content to all third-party […]

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 and Austria, replacing the outgoing Kaspar Pflüger. Amazon hired former ProSiebenSat.1 MD Pfluger in March to lead its Prime Video operation in Germany, taking on part of the remit belonging to Schneider. Reporting to Amazon’s VP of Prime Video in […]

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 content and is in “conversations” around a Harry Potter series. Channing Dungey said the potential deal with Amazon for DC animation was part of a strategy to “explore animated IP on different platforms”. Dungey, who was speaking on the second […]

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 including former Apple TV+ exec Kim Rozenfeld. Paramount TV Studios and CBS Studios have both been affected, with around 30 people losing their jobs mainly across production, business affairs, casting and legal divisions. The rejig will see the scripted originals […]

Paramount+ prepares to launch in France

Paramount+ will launch in France tomorrow, integrated in pay TV platform Canal+’s new Ciné-Séries and Friends & Family packages and also available from Orange. The service will be available from connected TVs and streaming devices including thosefrom Apple, Amazon, Google, Roku and Samsung, priced at €7.99 ($8). Canal+ is the only player to offer Paramount+ […]

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 inked new sales deals with broadcasters and streamers in the region, including HBO GO and Disney Channel Japan. Its new appointments include former Warner Bros. Discovery exec Jason Soh as global sales & channels director, APAC, and BesTV alum Max […]

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. The 6 x 30-minute series is a Media Musketeers Studios & Entourage Ventures collaboration with Grand Pictures for Virgin Media. Created, co-written by, and starring Baz Ashmawy (50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy), the show tells the story of three young sisters living in Dublin and […]

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 drama series Grassroots. The firm will now serve as an executive producer on the project and has taken Asia Pacific sales rights for the series. Created by John Godber and written by Elizabeth Godber, Jane Thornton and Nicola Quilter, Grassroots […]

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 of its rapid animation expansion. Passion-owned Passion Paris has collaborated with Circus Studios on previous projects, including three seasons of Lego City Adventures for Nickelodeon and are currently in development on a new show, Earthworm Jim ‘Beyond The Groovy’ based […]

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 animation Paw Patrol following the character of Rubble. Produced by Spin Master Entertainment, the 26-part Rubble & Crew will debut on Nickelodeon on 3 February and continue to roll out on Nick Jr. channels internationally next year. The show follows […]

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