Kids
Nickelodeon & Paramount+ extend SpongeBob franchise with bumper order
Nickelodeon has made a bumper order for more SpongeBob SquarePants, with 52 new episodes in…
Kids round-up: Wildbrain gets ‘Fabulous’; Jetpack to shop ‘Spookiz’; ‘Dino Ranch’ back for S2
Wildbrain gets ‘Fabulous’ Canada’s Wildbrain Television has commissioned a new cabaret-style kids series, The Fabulous…
Kids round-up: Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’; Cartoon Network developing dance comedy; ‘Little Bear’ travels world
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian…
Netflix orders Meghan Markle kids animation series, marking second Archewell show
Netflix has commissioned a new animated children’s series from Archewell Productions, the company set up…
Sales round-up: ‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals; AMC acquires surfing doc’; WarnerMedia takes ‘Roger’ rights
‘Annika’ strikes pre-sale deals VRT in Belgium, NPO in the Netherlands and TV+ for Turkey…
Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug expand ‘Blippi’ franchise
Amazon Kids+ has ordered a new series starring children’s performer Blippi. Moonbug Entertainment is producing…
TBI Weekly: What the UK’s kids commissioners want & why
As the Children’s Media Conference comes to a close, TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton hears…
Headspinner to produce animated ‘House Of Frightenstein’ reboot
Toronto-based Headspinner Productions is in production on preschool animation Happy House Of Frightenstein, a reboot…
BBC launches initiative to find & fund UK animation talent
UK pubcaster the BBC has launched Ignite, its “biggest ever” initiative to find and develop…
Kids roundup: Threewise launches, reveals initial slate; Saturday Animation preps ‘Chase And Catch’
Threewise launches, announces initial slate A new UK & China-based kids and family production company,…