Kids


Exclusive: Viaplay’s Stephen Mowbray details Nordic streamer’s content wishlist

As the industry descends upon Cannes once again for MIPJR & MIPCOM, TBI talks to leading kids commissioners to find out what they’re looking for in terms of originals and acquisitions and what they’ve already got coming up. Here, Stephen Mowbray, Viaplay Group’s head of series & kids, reveals the company’s current focus on familiar […]

TBI Kids: How live-action shows are flying high again

Animation was seen as something of a safer bet through the pandemic, as live-action producers fought ongoing challenges and delays. Helen Dugdale explores if business has yet returned to its former equilibrium Rewind a couple of years and the world was in the grip of the Coronavirus pandemic. Broadcasters and streamers were adapting to a […]

TBI Kids: How Hoho Entertainment updated a classic for ‘Toad & Friends’

Hoho Entertainment’s joint-MD Oliver Ellis tells Mark Layton how Toad & Friends will both honour and update The Wind In The Willows for a new generation Among the children’s series headed to market in Cannes this year is a new adaptation of a British literary classic in Hoho Entertainment’s Toad & Friends. The London-based firm, […]

TBI Distributor’s Survey 2022 – Part 5: Conclusion

Sponsored by Rightsline From the US, India and Germany, to Brazil, the UK, Spain, Canada and numerous others in between, the TBI Distributor’s Survey 2022 is the industry’s most extensive exploration of the global sales business. Join us as we explore what’s changed over the past 12 months and find out where we’re headed next. […]

Leonine takes 25% stake in German kids outfit Toon2Tango

German production and distribution group Leonine has snagged its latest investment, this time acquiring a 25.1% stake in Toon2Tango. Toon2Tango was founded three years ago by former Studio 100 execs Hans Ulrich Stoef and Jo Daris, who produced shows including Mia And Me. Its upcoming slate includes the 26-part hybrid series Lily Of Fawonia, which will be unveiled […]

MIPCOM round-up: A+E Networks to shop ‘Miss Scarlet & The Duke’; Beyond Rights extends Crackit partnership; Epic Story Media brings new animation

A+E Networks to shop ‘Miss Scarlet & The Duke’ A+E Networks Global Content Sales has acquired distribution rights to seasons 2 and 3 of Miss Scarlet And The Duke in markets excluding the US, UK & Ireland, English-speaking Canada, Africa and Benelux. Season three of the detective-drama, set in 19thcentury London, is set to premiere in the […]

Exclusive: Inside Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA’s kids content strategy

As the industry descends upon Cannes once again for MIPJR & MIPCOM, TBI talks to leading kids commissioners to find out what they’re looking for in terms of originals and acquisitions and what they’ve already got coming up. Here, Sean Henry, VP of content strategy & acquisitions, kids, Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, shares the media […]

Netflix reveals $6.99 advertising tier to launch 3 November in 12 countries

Netflix is to roll out its ad-supported tier into 12 countries from 3 November, with prices ranging from $6.99 in the US to £4.99 in the UK. The shift into ad-supported streaming, something Netflix had vehemently pushed back on for years, follows the streamer’s subscription losses and slower growth over the past year. Aside from […]

Kids round-up: ABC & BBC team for ‘Spooky Files’; Wildbrain expands ‘Fireman Sam’ & ‘Polly Pocket’; Cottonwood & Ananey partner for ‘Fairy Express’

ABC & BBC team for ‘Spooky Files’ Australia’s ABC and UK pubcaster BBC have co-commissioned The Spooky Files, a new comedy series from Tony Ayres Productions and Megaboom Pictures. Created by Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes, the 10 x 24-minure series is a “fun, spooky, adventure-filled” look at the universal experience of childhood fears. The series […]

Passion Pictures ramps up animation push with Oscar-winning creative appointment

UK prodco Passion Pictures has hired Alan Barillaro, the Oscar-winning writer and director of 2016 short film Piper, as creative director for its animation division. The hire comes as the studio plans an “ambitious expansion” into animated TV series and features and follows the appointments of Nicki Cortese as head of development for animated features […]

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