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Cartoon Network
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Asia’s super heroes
Are Asian television companies finding new ways to reboot the animated boys’ action genre? Jesse…
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UK streaming service brings MTV, History to Freeview
A new subscription streaming service is bringing channels such as Comedy Central, MTV and History…
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Transmedia by numbers
Children’s love of great TV content shows no signs of abating but young audiences are…
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Kids TV seriously
Today’s kids have an endless array of entertainment choices. From Disney, Nickelodeon and Turner Broadcasting…
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Cartoon Network Asia making first international shows
The Asian division of Cartoon Network is making two original shows for its channels in…
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Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa get more Cartoon Network eps
Cartoon Network’s animated series Steven Universe and Uncle Grandpa have been given additional episodes after…
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DreamWorks into TV: Classic and Awesome
In diversifying away from movies, DreamWorks has made two key acquisitions, the multimillion dollar deal…
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Ex-SPT Asia boss Ricky Ow resurfaces at Turner
Asian television veteran Ricky Ow is joining Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific as president just…
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Three – still the magic number?
With an array of new distribution platforms emerging and new children’s channels growing audience shares…
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Cartoon Network Asia launches second screen app
Turner’s Cartoon Network has launched an app for kids in Asia. The mobile second screen…
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Stan Lee makes Indian superhero for Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network has picked up Chakra: The Invincible, a superhero TV movie from Stan Lee….
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Sonic toon speeds to Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network and two French broadcasters are on board the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog…
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Persson identified for Turner promotion
Turner Broadcasting System has promoted kids TV coproductions exec Cecilia Persson to a new international…
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Cartoon Network Lat Am, Canal+ buy shortform toon
Cartoon Network Latin America and French pay TV platform Canal+ have acquired Larva, a shortform…
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9 Story snaps up rights to Brazilian toon Haunted Tales
Canada-based producer and distributor 9 Story Entertainment has picked up international rights to animated comedy…
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Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
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Annoying Orange, Driftwood Bay find new broadcast homes
The Jim Henson Company has sold its third party series The Annoying Orange and Driftwood…
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Turner says global restructure won’t impact Lat-Am
The wholesale management changes and job losses seen at Turner’s operations in the EMEA and…
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Turner ups Levy to president, TBS
David Levy has been upped to president, Turner Broadcasting System. In his new role, Levy…
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Cartoon Network builds Lego partnership
Cartoon Network has partnered with the Denmark-based Lego Group to launch a multiplatform franchise titled…
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News brief: Sorcher promoted at Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network’s chief content officer Rob Sorcher is one of two Turner Broadcasting System executives…
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Nottingham Forest sends Sendokai into Saban’s Vortexx
Spanish indie producer Nottingham Forest has sold its animated series Sendokai Champions to Vortexx, the…
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Turner poaches Disney’s Patricia Hidalgo
Turner has hired Patricia Hidalgo as its chief content officer, EMEA, filling a role vacated…
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Bell’s $3.4bn Astral deal approved with conditions
Bell Canada Enterprises’ C$3.4 billion (US$3.2 billion) acquisition of rival Astral Media has been approved,…
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Bin Weevils buys Hasbro’s My Little Pony
Bin Weevils has acquired two seasons of animated series My Little Pony from Hasbro. The…
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Magine expands with German launch
Cloud-based TV operator Magine has launched in beta in Germany, its first European expansion since…
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2013 LA Screenings Buyer Profile: Özlem Özsümbül, Kanal D
Özlem Özsümbül is head of sales and acquisitons at Kanal D. With a shopping list…
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New OTT platform launches, plans Euro roll out
A new over-the-top service, Magine, has launched in Sweden this week and plans to offer…
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Lucasfilm kills Clone Wars, taking Star Wars in new direction
Lucasfilm, the studio behind the Star Wars franchise and which was bought by Disney for…
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Rovio unveils Angry Birds TV, VOD launch plan
The long awaited Angry Birds Toons series has secured carriage on 14 broadcasters and a…