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Kids
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WWE Studios plans TV originals assault
WWE Studios is expanding beyond feature films and into original TV and digital content production….
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Studio Ghibli appoints new president
Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli has appointed Kiyofumi Nakajima as its new president. Nakajima will…
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Pixar founder on leave after ‘unwanted hugs’ accusation
John Lasseter, the chief creative officer for Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, will take…
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Blue Ant TV boss steps down in rejig
Blue Ant Media’s CEO of television and digital, Raja Khanna, is leaving the Canadian content…
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eOne sales down but Peppa props up profits
Entertainment One (eOne) has seen its half-year revenues dip slightly, but evergreen kids series Peppa…
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Blue Ant builds out global division with hires
Canada-based international producer and distributor Blue Ant Media has appointed Aser Group’s Beatrice Lee (pictured)…
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Mattel content chief exits for NBCU
Mattel chief content officer Catherine Balsam-Schwaber has moved to NBCUniversal (NBCU) in a move that…
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Warner Bros. hires Nick exec for toon series
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has hired Nickelodeon’s Audrey Diehl as VP of series. The new…
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Breakthrough exec transfers to D360
Breakthrough Entertainment’s Jodi Mackie is moving to another Toronto-based sales house, Distribution360 (D360). Mackie has…
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Cyber Group hires ex-TF1, Gaumont veterans
France’s Cyber Group Studios has added former TF1 Production and Gaumont Animation production execs as…
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RTVE launches youth-focused OTT service
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched a new online video service targeted at a young…
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Aussie drama spend passes $1.3bn but kids suffer
Australia saw its scripted production spend hit A$1.3 billion (US$1 billion) for the first time,…
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Sky bags Moomins reboot
UK satcaster Sky has boarded the upcoming reboot of Tove Jansson’s kids property Moomins. Sky…
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A Gutsy take on the Moomins
Former FremantleMedia Finland and Friday TV chief Marika Makaroff has landed rights to Scandinavian kids…
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DHX hires Turner vet for programming post
DHX Television has hired Turner veteran Gary Finnegan as vice president of programming strategy. Finnegan,…
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Netflix orders stop motion series Rilakkuma and Kaoru
Netflix has ordered Rilakkuma and Kaoru, a Japanese stop motion series, which is in production…
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Nick fires Chris Savino after harassment allegations
It has been reported that Viacom-owned Nickelodeon has fired The Loud House (pictured) creator Chris Savino after…
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Xilam shakes up production department
Xilam has promoted three execs in the production department as it looks to expand its…
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Corus forms kids venture with Discovery
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has formed a production joint venture with Discovery Communications. The JV, which…
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Kew continues deals spree with Awesome move
Kew Media Group has acquired a stake in Jeff Norton’s Awesome Media & Entertainment as…
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MIPCOM: Kids distribution round up
Ahead of MIPJunior this weekend, TBI rounds up the various new kids programmes and company…
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Blue Ant launches toon studio
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched an animation studio, Look Mom! Productions. The unit will…
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Skydance names ex-DreamWorks exec animation president
Skydance Media has named former DreamWorks Animation exec Bill Damaschke as president of animation and…
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Disney SVOD service launches in Ireland
The Walt Disney Company has launched its family-focused SVOD service DisneyLife in Ireland. A multi-account…
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Report: Disney preps ‘digital locker’ service with studios
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly partnered with major Hollywood movie studios on a new…
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Chinese & N. Ireland toon firms team for kids project
China’s UYoung and Belfast-based studio Sixteen South have teamed up to create a range of…
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Disney poaches Paramount TV for originals
Disney Channels Worldwide has poached a Paramount Television for original programming. Dina Hillier has been…
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Blue Ant makes host of EMEA hires
Blue Ant Media has made a host of hires for its newly launched kids and…
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American SVOD nets bag Tree Fu, new Willows
SVOD service Hulu has acquired exclusive local rights to BBC preschool toon Tree Fu Tom,…
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Iger confirms exit from Disney CEO post in 2019
Bob Iger will step down as chief executive of The Walt Disney Company in 2019,…