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Kids
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StudioCanal buys Paddington Bear
French TV and film producer and distributor StudioCanal has acquired classic kids property Paddington Bear….
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Genius Brands launching SpacePop on YouTube
Andy Heyward’s Genius Brands International is launching its new series SpacePop on YouTube. The animated…
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New Noddy set for NBCU cable channel
US cable network Sprout will debut a new Noddy animated series this autumn. Following a…
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Disney Channel buys Nelvana, Sony toon
Disney Channels Worldwide has acquired Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series, which comes from Canada’s Nelvana…
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Hulu strikes major content deal with Disney
US streaming service Hulu has inked a content deal with Disney that gives it over…
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SLR, ZDFE plot Alice-Miranda series
SLR Productions in Australia and Germany’s ZDF Enterprises have allied to create a children’s series….
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Netflix orders Spy Kids, Skylanders series
Netflix has ordered a raft of new kids series including an animated Spy Kids series…
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BBC, Fremantle team again for kids series
The kids division of UK pubcaster the BBC, and FremantleMedia Kids & Family are teaming…
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News brief: JimJam bags Boj
Children’s pay TV broadcaster JimJam has acquired rights to UK toon Boj in Europe, Russia,…
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News brief: Iberian nets buy eOne toon
Kids networks in Spain and Portugal have acquired 2D animated series Winston Steinburger and Sir…
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Schwartz, Dekel to aid UYoung with int’l launch
Kids TV veterans Sander Schwartz and Elie Dekel are to help Chinese media group UYoung…
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Tricon, Lupus, Disney go for My Big Red Head
Canada’s Tricon and Lupus from the UK are lining up My Big Red Head, a…
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Televisa SVOD net takes Imira package
Televisa’s Latin American SVOD service, Blim, has bought eight children’s series from Spanish distributor Imira…
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Cartoon Forum to feature record 22 countries
September’s Cartoon Forum will feature animated projects from a record 22 territories, with a Canadian…
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Nick president Hicks steps down
Nickelodeon president Russell Hicks has resigned from his post after 18 years with the Viacom-owned…
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Show of the week: Arthur and the Minimoys
“The reasons we decided to do Arthur and the Minimoys were, on one side, we…
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m4e buys Rainbow out of Mia and Me
German brand management and production firm m4e has acquired Italian toon producer Rainbow’s shares in…
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Netflix, Julie Andrews create Henson puppet show
Legendary actor Julie Andrews has created a preschool puppet show for SVOD service Netflix. Andrews…
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France’s TeamTO opens China office
French animation studio TeamTO has established an office in Beijing, China, with feature film industry…
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BBC iPlay ‘could boost UK kids sector’
An ‘iPlay’ digital platform, which would see the BBC and outside partners establish an online…
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Netflix acquires Technicolor adventure toon
Streaming giant Netflix has taken US rights to CG-animated adventure series The Deep. The show…
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DHX and Dentsu ink Mega deal
Japan’s Dentsu and Canada’s DHX are joining forces on a new Mega Man series. The…
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Hopster snags Octonauts, Thomas for Oz
Hopster has added a raft of content to its SVOD service in Australia and New…
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Carrington to ABC, Hughes steps up at Zodiak
Kids TV veteran Michael Carrington is exiting Zodiak Kids Studios to become head of children’s…
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Top Wing to fly around the world on Nick
Nickelodeon has taken global rights to preschool series Top Wing and will launch it on…
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Mexican deal for CBeebies
BBC Worldwide, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, has secured a deal for its CBeebies…
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Disney takes non-verbal toon for Asia-Pac
Disney Channels Australia & New Zealand and Portugal’s Canal Panda have bought non-dialogue animated series…
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Nick picks Valentine for live-action
Nickelodeon’s international arm has hired producer Charly Valentine to become senior director, live-action production and…
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Cartoon Network MENA launch
Turner Broadcasting System has launched kids channel, Cartoon Network Hindi, across the Middle East and…
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Watchdog, industry call on C4 to programme for kids
Calls for Channel 4 to do more to cater for kids are getting louder, as…