Kids
All3’s Maverick TV hires ‘Operation Ouch!’ exec Romily Menzies for kids factual
All3Media’s Maverick TV has appointed Operation Ouch! exec Romily Menzies to lead the UK production…
BBC hires Disney alum to lead kids in-house drama production
The UK’s BBC has hired former Disney exec Tali Walters to oversee its in-house children’s…
Kids round-up: Nippon TV anime ‘Joran’ inks global deals; Netflix orders ‘Transformers’ & ‘My Little Pony’ from eOne; VIS Kids strikes development deals
Nippon TV anime ‘Joran’ inks global deals Global anime streamer Crunchyroll, Hong Kong-based Medialink and…
Cottonwood, ZDF, ZDFE, HBO Max & Globo to co-pro ‘Theodosia’ adaptation
French kids prodco Cottonwood Media, German pubcaster ZDF, its co-pro and distribution arm ZDF Enterprises,…
TBI Weekly: How streamers are putting kids first
In the global streamers’ ongoing battle to claim the best IP, everything is up for…
AppleTV+ targets kids with far-reaching Skydance Animation pact
Apple has signed a multi-year overall deal with Skydance Animation to create kids and family…
WarnerMedia supercharges HBO Max, Cartoon Network with 300-hours of kids shows
WarnerMedia has commissioned more than 300 hours of new original live-action and animated children’s content,…
‘Mr Bloom’ star Ben Faulks launches Egg Power Productions
Ben Faulks, star and co-creator of UK’s children’s TV brand Mr Bloom, is launching his own…
UK’s CITV orders Aardman kids comedy ‘Lloyd Of The Flies’
ITV-owned UK children’s channel CITV has acquired Lloyd Of The Files, a new CGI comedy…
Disney+ ‘to surpass Netflix within five years’, with 300m subs predicted
A new report has made the bold prediction that Disney+ will surpass Netflix for global…