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Boomerang
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Mediawan to bring South Korean formats ‘Still Alive’ & ‘Battle In The Box’ to Spain
Paris-based producer & distributor Mediawan has acquired the rights to adapt two South Korean entertainment…
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WarnerMedia rehires Christopher Ho to lead APAC kids’ networks
WarnerMedia has appointed Disney alum Christopher Ho as senior director of Kids Networks, overseeing Cartoon Network…
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Boomerang closes; slate split between Boom and Twofour
UK production company Boomerang, a part of ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned Twofour, is to close and…
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Kids round-up: Tencent lands on Moonbug shows; Kid-E-Cats travels in global deals; Boomerang digs into ‘Master Moley’
Tencent lands on Moonbug shows Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video has picked up four animated…
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Kids round-up: George Takei boards ‘Love Monster’; Xilam hits record digital numbers
George Takei to voice Elder Panda in ‘Love Monster’ Star Trek actor George Takei will…
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EOne grows UK unscripted team with Boomerang, 12 Yard execs
Entertainment One (eOne) is growing its unscripted footprint in the UK with the appointments of…
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Cake sends Mush-Mush to Boomerang
Children’s entertainment distributor Cake has sold Mush-Mush and the Mushables into Turner-owned Boomerang. Produced by…
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Thames hires Boomerang’s Baldwin as development director
FremantleMediaUK’s Thames has appointed Boomerang’s Shona Baldwin as director of development. Baldwin will work closely…
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Turner teams with Canal+ to launch Warner TV
Turner Broadcast has teamed up with Canal+ Group to launch a new channel that will…
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Sinkholes develop on Channel 5
Boomerang, part of the Twofour Group, has been commissioned to produce a brand new 3x60mins…
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Boomerang OTT service goes live
Turner and Warner Bros’ animation subscription video-on-demand service, Boomerang, has gone live in the US….
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Lagardere launches light entertainment arm
Lagardère Studios, the production and distribution arm of Lagardère Group, is about to strengthen into…
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Wacky Races reboot joins int’l Boomerang grid
The upcoming reboot of classic Hanna-Barbera kids comedy Wacky Races is to play on Boomerang…
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Turner sends Boomerang over-the-top
Turner has launched a subscription streaming service for its all-animation Boomerang channel. The platform will…
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Imagina appoints sales chief
The distribution arm of Spain’s Mediapro has named Beatriz Setuain its new sales director. She…
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Tom & Jerry-style slapstick toon set for Boomerang
Turner International is working up a slapstick cartoon with France’s Cyber Group Studios, with the…
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Tom & Jerry-style slapstick toon set for Boomerang
Turner International is working up a slapstick cartoon with France’s Cyber Group Studios, with the…
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Stan named Cartoon Network Oz streaming home
Australian subscription VOD service Stan has become the exclusive streaming home of Cartoon Network programming…
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Turner rejigs Southeast Asian unit under Dembla
Turner Asia Pacific is restructuring to align its Southeast Asia operations under local content sales…
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Turner strikes new channels deal with Virgin
Turner has renewed its carriage deal with UK cabler Virgin Media, adding a raft of…
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Takis Candilis out at Lagardère
Longstanding Lagardère executive Takis Candilis has left the media giant, according to numerous reports out…
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Turner leads $45m Refinery29 investment
Turner has led a US$45 million funding round in female-focused lifestyle site Refinery29, with additional…
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Sky Kids App launches in Germany, Austria
Sky has launched its new Sky Kids App in Germany and Austria, offering content from…
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Blink poaches Boomerang exec producer
British producer Blink Films has expanded its team by drafting in Boomerang executive Jon Lloyd…
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Twofour merges Welsh indies
ITV-owned Twofour Group has merged three of its Wales-based production companies under the Boomerang brand….
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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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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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MTG exec heads to Turner Nordic
Modern Times Group’s Jeppe Damgaard as been appointed as Turner Broadcasting System Nordic’s director of…
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Turner ups Asian content chief
Turner International Asia Pacific has upped children’s content chief Mark Eyers (pictured) to senior VP….
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Size Matters for ZDFE, UK indie prodco
ZDF Enterprises has signed a development deal with UK indie Screen Glue for a science…
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