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Kids
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Warner Bros. Discovery exits continue with France, Benelux & Africa chief stepping down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in France, Benelux and Africa is stepping down after 17…
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Paramount+ names Anna Priest UK chief, Canada’s Katrina Kowalski handed new Pluto TV remit
Paramount Global has named Anna Priest and Katrina Kowalski to new roles overseeing its operations…
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Kids round-up: Canal+ orders CGI ‘Miffy’; Dandelooo & Tobo ink ‘Great White North‘ deal; ‘Fireman Sam’ & Polly Pocket’ renewed
Canal+ orders CGI ‘Miffy’ StudioCanal is partnering with Mercis and Superprod Animation to develop and…
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Canada’s CBC & UK’s CBBC prep K-pop tween dramedy ‘Gangnam Project’
Canada’s CBC and CBBC in the UK have co-commissioned Gangnam Project, a new tween dramedy…
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WBD’s JB Perrette outlines Max’s global roll-out strategy
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s streaming chief JB Perrette has outlined how the company is approaching…
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A+E Networks names veteran Mark Garner to lead global FAST channel push
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP…
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ITVX & ABC Kids acquire ‘Riley Rocket’; TVOKids orders ‘Project Rube’
ITVX in the UK and ABC Kids in Australia have acquired TVOkids original, Riley Rocket,…
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Federation Studios acquires ‘Simon Super Rabbit’ animation firm GO-N Productions
Federation Studios has acquired Anne de Galard and Eric Garnet’s Paris-based animation house GO-N Productions….
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News round-up: Prime Video remakes ‘Good Luck Guys’; BBC buys Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’; ProgramBuyer hires Vubiquity alum
Prime Video remakes Good Luck Guys Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a local remake of…
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Nippon TV takes controlling stake in iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has taken a controlling stake in acclaimed animation house Studio Ghibli….
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News round-up: RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights; SkyShowtime recruits A+E CFO; Particle6 to adapt ‘Madigan Chronicles’
RTL Deutschland acquires Jamie Oliver rights RTL Deutschland has struck a multi-year deal with Fremantle…
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Italy’s Movimenti lands Rainbow’s Cristiana Buzzelli as COO among three new hires
Banijay-owned Movimenti Production has appointed Rainbow’s Cristiana Buzzelli as its new COO, one of three…
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Lion Forge raids Hello Sunshine for kids’ animation veterans & launches global sales division
Lion Forge Entertainment, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, has hired three new…
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BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 to launch free TV streaming service called ‘Freely’ in 2024
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a…
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‘Hair Love’ firm Lion Forge strikes kids IP partnership with Penguin Young Readers
Lion Forge Entertainment, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, has partnered with Penguin…
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News round-up: C5 & FilmRise prep prisoner show; Hulu plays country music; Lighthouse & Dog Ears get ‘Stage Struck!’
C5 & FilmRise meet ‘World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners’ Paramount-owned UK comcaster Channel 5 and US-based…
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Gigglebug Entertainment moves into adult animation, preps ‘Soap’ from new In Stitches label
Helsinki-based animation studio Gigglebug Entertainment is launching In Stitches, a new sub-label dedicated to adult…
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Banijay Kids & Family hires Cloudco’s Roubina Tchoboian for int’l licensing
Banijay Kids & Family has appointed Cloudco Entertainment’s Roubina Tchoboian as head of global licensing….
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Netflix & Disney+ take UK revenues to record $4.9bn, but Pact warns of 2023 downturn
Streaming commissions from Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ helped push TV production revenues in the…
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Paramount’s Nicole Clemens & Imagine’s Sara Bernstein join MIA line-up in Rome
Italian production, financing and sales event Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA) has unveiled the line-up for…
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Canada’s Wind Sun Sky hires BBC & Disney alum Jo Redfern to head up kids expansion
Canadian multimedia company Wind Sun Sky Entertainment has appointed former BBC exec Jo Redfern to…
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UK’s CBeebies & France TV co-commission ‘Big Lizard’ animated co-pro
BBC-owned kids’ channel CBeebies in the UK and France Télévisions have jointly commissioned Big Lizard,…
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Disney & Charter settle pay TV dispute as channels incl Nat Geo Wild & FXX dropped
Disney and Charter Communications have struck a new carriage deal, ending a 10-day blackout but…
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SkyShowtime hires Netflix alum Kai Finke as content chief with Jon Farrar exiting
SkyShowtime has named Netflix alum Kai Finke as its chief content officer, with Jon Farrar…
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News round-up: Carlsen Verlag & Beta prep ‘Superbikes’; Viaplay enters Greece; Chris Bangle launches prodco
Carlsen Verlag & Beta prep SuperBikes Publisher Carlsen Verlag and Beta Film have linked with…
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Gucci owner Artémis buys US agency CAA from investment firm TPG
Gucci owner François Henri-Pinault’s Artémis has acquired a majority stake in Creative Artists Agency (CAA)….
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Exclusive: Private equity & trade buyers circle Asacha Media as potential sale explored
Private equity companies and a clutch of trade buyers are understood to be circling Asacha…
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News round-up: OUTtv renews ‘Sew Fierce’; Banijay Kids & Family strikes digital deal; Nexstar & Fox extend affiliation deals
OUTtv renews ‘Sew Fierce’ LGBTQ+ TV and streaming service OUTtv has renewed competition series Sew…
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French scripted deals fuel record $231m int’l sales, as streamer deals power growth
French programming enjoyed strong sales last year driven by scripted although pre-sales and international coproductions…
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Disney & Charter Communications dispute raises questions over pay TV future in US
A major carriage deal battle has broken out in the US between content/channel provider Disney…