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Kids
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Nickelodeon pledges 20% increase in new programming
Nickelodeon is amping up its content pipeline by 20% as it heads into the 2018-2019…
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ABC to air primetime special as Mickey Mouse turns 90
Disney is launching worldwide celebrations honouring 90 years of its ambassador, Mickey Mouse, including a…
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CEO Landry out as DHX shakes up management
DHX Media CEO Dana Landry is leaving the Canadian media giant, with Michael Donovan taking…
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Viacom streaming app Nick Jr. Play goes int’l
Nickelodeon has launched its preschool streaming app, Nick Jr. Play, on the international market. As…
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Alibaba bolsters VOD services with Disney toons deal
Chinese conglomerate Alibaba has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company that will bolster…
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Mattel names ex-Endemol & Maker Studios boss chair
Former Endemol, Maker Studios and Fox Kids Europe boss Ynon Kreiz has been named non-executive…
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Sixteen South bolsters management with Brown Bag, ex-Planet 24 execs
Kids outfit Sixteen South has appointed three members to its senior management team including Emma Fernando…
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Superprod opens LA office & hires CFO
French animation studio and distributor Superprod has hired a new CFO after current incumbent Louise…
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Platinum Films global chief joins Jellyfish
Kids TV veteran Natalie Llewellyn is joining British children’s content producer Jellyfish Pictures as head…
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Ex-Rovio animation chief Dorra launches new prodco
Former Rovio Entertainment animation boss Nick Dorra has launched his own Helsinki-based production studio. Haruworks…
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Most UK kids now reject TV for personal devices – study
For the first time this year the majority of UK children view most video content…
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Imira founder exits with Robinson named new CEO
Sergi Reitg, the founder and boss of Spain’s Imira Entertainment, is stepping down after 15…
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Eurodata: TV industry increasingly looking abroad for ideas
Of the roughly 9,000 new and recurring TV programmes that aired in 2017, some 46%…
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China’s Tencent buys stake in Altered Carbon producer
Chinese online giant Tencent has bought a significant minority stake in US-based producer Skydance Media….
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Boat Rocker acquires Fremantle’s kids division
Boat Rocker Media has acquired FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family Entertainment division. The move is effective…
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Show of the week: Massive Monster Mayhem
Easily one of the maddest, noisiest and most ambitious children’s series is Massive Monster Mayhem,…
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Xilam appoints ex-Gaumont exec to Asia Pacific post
Xilam Animation has appointed ex-Gaumont exec Céline Carenco as its new senior vice president of…
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Marvista expands with ex-Cinetel & Fox execs
Marvista Entertainment is looking to growth in 2018 with new senior appointments including Darrell Cross…
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9 Story buys Daniel Tiger prodco
Canada’s 9 Story Media Group remains in acquisitive mood – this time round buying the…
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KKR-backed Emerald buys Cosmos-Maya
A media firm with backing from private equity investor KKR has acquired a majority stake…
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Turner & Viacom execs to run Sony UK channels
Two well known British executives will run the Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) portfolio of…
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Hulu revives Animaniacs with Spielberg & Warner Bros.
US streamer Hulu has ordered a new version of Warner Bros. Animation (WBA)’s cartoon franchise…
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Indian SVOD net lands Awesomeness content deal
Indian SVOD service Hotstar is targeting the Gen-Z audience after striking a content deal with…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (US$81.3 million) production and…
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Analysis: the Mouse catches the Fox – how Disney-Fox might look
While AT&T’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner is the biggest media deal in purely…
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Netflix fires exec over controversial Masterson claims
Netflix has fired its global kids chief, Andy Yeatmen, after the exec made inappropriate comments…
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Netflix & DreamWorks team for new slate of originals
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are set to release six new original series for 2018,…
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Hello Halo hires kids head as first CBeebies series lands
UK indie Hello Halo has appointed development exec Terri Langan (pictured) as its first head…
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Coolabi eyes acquisitions after £11m funding injection
Britain-based children’s entertainment firm Coolabi Group is on the acquisitions hunt after securing £11 million…
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Studio 100 acquires Little Airplane Productions
Studio 100 has taken over kids prodco Little Airplane Productions. With this US acquisition, Belgium’s…