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Kids
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Bryncoed options CLR James’ The Black Jacobins
Bryncoed Productions, the scripted outfit focusing on children’s drama, has optioned the screen-adaptation rights to…
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Amazon wins first Children’s BAFTA
Amazon has picked up its first Children’s BAFTA Award, winning the International Pre-School category for…
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Kids round-up: Woody Woodpecker makes a comeback, The Irish Fairy Door hires Wildbrain to produce original content
Universal Pictures International and Universal 1440 Entertainment are set to create all-new episodes of Woody…
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Kids round-up: Nat Geo Kids takes trio from 9 Story; Cyber Group’s Gigantosaurus sells globally
Nat Geo Kids in Latin America has licensed a trio of series from 9 Story…
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Kids round-up: eOne’s Netflix deal; Nickelodeon hires Boss Baby producer; Netflix unveils animation slate
Entertainment One sends Cupcake & Dino to Brazil Entertainment One (eOne) has sold animated comedy…
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UKTV Ventures strikes first investment deal with Hopster
UKTV has struck its first deal through its innovation fund, UKTV Ventures, with an airtime-for-equity…
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UK government unveils details of £60m kids TV fund
The UK government has announced the final details of a £60m (US$78m) fund that aims…
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MIPJunior round-up: TeamTO strikes copro deal with China’s Uyoung, Taffy
TeamTO has struck a five-series output deal, which will span across a decade, with Chinese…
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MIPCOM: 9 Story rejigs int’l and creative affairs teams
9 Story Media Group has reshuffled its creative affairs and international distribution teams under the…
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Epic Story Media secures funds from Bron
Epic Story Media, recently formed by kids TV veteran Ken Faier (pictured), has secured investment…
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Cake sends Mush-Mush to Boomerang
Children’s entertainment distributor Cake has sold Mush-Mush and the Mushables into Turner-owned Boomerang. Produced by…
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed sells worldwide
Beano Studios’ Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed has sold to nine territories, including Rai in Italy,…
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Foz Allan’s Bryncoed hires first YA development head
Bryncoed Productions has hired its first development head for young adult titles, Jonathan Wolfman. Wolfman…
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Gulli greenlights Gaumont’s Bionic Max
French children’s network Gulli has greenlit Gaumont’s animated comedy Bionic Max (pictured). The 52 x…
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Exclusive: Netflix, Apple circle tech-led kids programming
Netflix and Apple are circling tech-led children’s programming, and are believed to be eyeing a…
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Sony launches POP kids app on PlayStation 4
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has launched an PlayStation on-demand app for children in the UK…
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Treehouse greenlights trio of Nelvana kids titles
Canadian kids channel Treehouse has greenlit a trio of live-action and animated pre-school series from…
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Cartoon Forum: YLE, 9 Story, Folimage win Tributes
Cartoon Tributes for 2018 have been awarded to Finland’s YLE, French prodco Folimage and Ireland’s…
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Cartoon Forum: Netflix up for Cartoon Tribute for the first time
Netflix is up for its inaugural Cartoon Tribute award at Cartoon Forum, the annual animation…
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Total Drama prequel to launch at MIPCOM
Children’s distribution company CAKE is set to launch the prequel to kids’ hit Total Drama…
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Disney set for father/daughter series by Frasier producer
Disney will premiere father/daughter comedy series Sydney to the Max, by Frasier executive producer Mark…
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TeamTo adds Guru’s Mary Bredin to creative team
European kids studio TeamTO has hired Mary Bredin, former EVP of content and strategy at…
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ITVBe debuts new pre-school block with Pip Ahoy!
Pip Ahoy!, produced by CHF Entertainment, has premiered its third series exclusively on ITVBe’s preschool…
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Teletoon set to premiere four new original Canadian series
Teletoon is set to premiere four new kids’ titles that will launch up to the…
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Viacom sells Nick shows to China’s iQiyi
Chinese online entertainment company iQiyi has signed a deal with Viacom International Media Network for…
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Nickelodeon develops TV, VR and AR series Meet the Voxels
Nickelodeon is working on an original TV, VR and AR series that will be the…
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Disney orders live action series
Gabby Duran & The Unsittables, a live-action comedy based on the novel by Elise Allen and…
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Ofcom slams UK PSBs for ignoring older children
Older children are being let down by UK broadcasters, according to Ofcom research showing that…
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DHX closes $235m Peanuts sale with Sony
DHX Media has closed its sale of a minority stake in Peanuts to Sony Music…
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Wildbrain grabs Gisby as new MD
Children’s digital network Wildbrain has appointed Jon Gisby as its new MD. The company said…