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Kids
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HBO Nordic teams with Turner for kids OTT service
HBO Nordic and Turner EMEA have joined forces to create Toonix, a kids-focused OTT service….
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DHX mulls sale after shares plummet
Canada’s DHX Media is considering a company sale or a merger with another company after…
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Keith Dawkins exits Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon veteran and TeenNick and Nicktoons executive VP Keith Dawkins is set to depart the…
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Joan Lambur debuts prodco with Sinking Ship
North American TV industry veteran Joan Lambur has launched a new prodco, with Canada’s Sinking…
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Mercury Filmworks expands management team
Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks is expanding its management team, promoting several key executives and…
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Ex-Shomi content chief Shulman joins Wow!
Marni Shulman, the former head of content and programming for collapsed Canadian SVOD service Shomi,…
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Ex-Discovery exec to open TV PinGuim base in US
Brazil’s TV PinGuin is opening a coproduction and worldwide sales office in Miami, with a…
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Netflix taps DreamWorks creative head for kids role
Netflix has hired DreamWorks’ Melissa Cobb to lead its kids and family content team. As…
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European Commission sets animation growth plan
The European Commission has set an animation growth plan for the economic region that looks…
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Viacom buys Italian net, half of DeA’s Super!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired an Italian digital free-to-air frequency in order to…
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Bell takes Wow stake in equity swap deal
Canada’s Bell Media has taken a 12% stake in compatriot kids company Wow! Unlimited Media…
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Cartoon Forum chief surprised by lack of UK projects
Marc Vandeweyer, Cartoon Forum’s general director, has been surprised by the lack of UK animation…
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Gigglebug, Kavaleer up for Cartoon Tributes
Cartoon Forum has announced the nominations for its 2017 Cartoon Tribute awards and these include…
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NBCU, BBC execs in as Cake expands sales team
UK-based kids TV distributor has a new head of sales, and has hired former NBCUniversal…
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Xilam’s du Pontavice develops Joan of Arc drama
Animation producer Marc du Pontavice is working with French prodco Federation Entertainment on a high-end…
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French investor buys into Cyber Group Studios
French investment firm L-GAM has bought out Cyber Group Studios’ minority investors as the Paris-based…
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French prodcos launch Kids First Distribution firm
Paris-based producers Watch Next Media and Monello Productions have pooled resources to create sales company…
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Federation hands France TV exec dual kids role
Premium content distributor Federation Kids & Family has hired Alexandre Henin in a dual role…
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Virgin takes slice of Cake kids content
Virgin has consolidated launching a dedicated kids TV app by acquiring nearly 500 episodes of…
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DHX brings in Corus sales veteran for distribution
DHX Media has appointed Nelvana Enterprises’ Jerry Diaz as vice president of distribution. In the…
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Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 set for Super RTL
Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 is set to make its free-to-air broadcast debut in Germany on…
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Mattel & Fullscreen launch video network
Mattel has announced a partnership with Fullscreen to launch Fullscreen Family, a “brand-safe video network”….
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Turner India & Amazon reach kids licensing deal
Turner India and Amazon Prime Video have paired to bring a range of Cartoon Network…
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Virgin launches kids TV app
UK paycaster Virgin Media has launched its dedicated kids app, which was first mooted to…
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DHX & YouTube Red believe We Are Savvy
DHX Media and YouTube Red have teamed up to release We Are Savvy, a magazine-style…
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CITV picks up ToonMarty
Comedy series ToonMarty is heading to CITV in the UK after a deal inked with Barcelona-based…
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Kids SVOD service launches in France
A new subscription VOD service has launched in France. Okidoki has been available through Samsung…
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NBCU expands Donati’s role into kids, lifestyle
Comcast’s NBCUniversal International has appointed Duccio Donati to take on the newly created role of…
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Nick Asia goes on Deer Run with iQiyi & Zhejiang
Nickelodeon Asia and China’s iQiyi and Zhejiang Satellite Television have joined forces to create an…
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BBCWW inks first children’s deal with Amazon
BBC Worldwide has acquired its first multi-year children’s licensing deal with SVOD service Amazon Prime…