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Kids
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Margaret Atwood’s Wenda heading to TV
Canadian pubcaster the CBC has ordered Wandering Wenda, an animated adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s kids…
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Former Gaumont exec joins new kids distributor
French animation house Studio Hari has created a new distribution division and brought in a former Gaumont executive…
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Show of the week: Furry Wheels
Furry Wheels came out of Gaumont’s relationship with Frédéric Martin, best known for Disney XD…
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Persson upped at Turner
Cecilia Persson will head up programming strategy for Cartoon Network across the EMEA region after…
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Ex-HIT exec to lead Nelvana Enterprises
Former HIT Entertainment exec and industry veteran Pam Westman has joined Corus Entertainment to lead…
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Comcast buying $3.8bn DreamWorks Animation
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is buying DreamWorks Animation, in a deal valuing the toon studio around US$3.8…
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Chinese SVOD net grabs Nick awards show
China’s LeEco is bringing the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards into the territory for the first…
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Comcast quiet on DreamWorks deal
US media giant Comcast yesterday refused to comment on mounting speculation it is poised to…
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BBC Worldwide launches Asia SVOD service
BBC Worldwide is launching a multi-genre SVOD platform in Singapore this year, with plans to…
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Comcast ‘moves for $3bn DreamWorks’
US cable and entertainment giant Comcast Corp. is reportedly in talks to buy Californian studio…
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News brief: Asian kids nets gets Genius content
A raft of Asian broadcasters have bought shows from Genius Brands International. Singapore’s Mediacorp took…
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DHX launches online networks arm
DHX Media has revamped the WildBrain banner as it creates a London-based digital kids network…
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LA equity group buys Octonauts prodco
An LA-based private equity firm has acquired a majority stake in Octonauts producer Silvergate Media…
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Show of the week: Pig, Goat, Banana, Cricket
Each of the four main characters in Nick’s new toon for the international market has…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: what is the most impressive and original kids show out there today?
Asking kids TV executives to name the most impressive show out there (not one of…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: will the main channels continue to dominate
The consensus in terms of the domination, or otherwise, of the existing kids channels is…
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Genius re-hires ex-MGM exec
LA-based kids company Genius Brands International has re-hired former MGM VP of finance Rebecca Hershinger….
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: which digital service has the most potential?
It seems fair to throw this question to the people running digital services first. Hopster’s…
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Celestial stocks up on kids for Miao Mi
Channel operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment has acquired several series for its pay TV and OTT…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: is a breakout global kids content hit coming?
It is hard to get new shows away, and even harder to get new shows…
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NHNZ preps more kids TV, teams with CCTV
NHNZ and China’s CCTV will coproduce several new projects including two animated kids series. Kiwi…
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Bing prodco staffs up
Acamar Films has added new members to its team and promoted others as its preschool…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: What is the biggest issue facing the industry?
TBI asks the the most influential players in the kids business for their views on…
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Kids producer launches OTT channel Bop
Kids producer launches OTT channel E-Bop.tv. Little Red Tractor producer Keith Littler is launching E-Bop.tv,…
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Giggle and Hoot spin-off for ABC Kids
The ABC in Australia is soon to debut an animated series spun out of its…
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eOne denies ITV takeover bid
Canadian media group Entertainment One has denied receiving a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV,…
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Turner deal gives Sky Adventure Time streaming
Sky has inked a deal with Turner that gives the pay TV operator the exclusive…
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Netflix buys Nick content from Corus
Netflix has acquired a raft of Nickelodeon’s kids series for its Canadian service after striking…
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FremantleMedia Kids & Family adds to UK team
The kids and family division of FremantleMedia is bringing an LA-based exec over to its…
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Eye Present, Pictor adopt animated pug
London-based studio Eye Present and Ireland’s Pictor Productions are to coproduced animated content based on…