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Disney XD
The QYou strikes deal with OTT service Knippr
Youth-focused broadcaster The QYou has struck a deal with T-Mobile’s Dutch over-the-top service, Knipppr. Under…
Tricon, Lupus, Disney go for My Big Red Head
Canada’s Tricon and Lupus from the UK are lining up My Big Red Head, a…
T-Mobile’s Dutch OTT service Knippr goes live
T-Mobile in the Netherlands has launched its over-the-top TV service, Knippr, giving users access to…
TBI Kids Survey 2016: is a breakout global kids content hit coming?
It is hard to get new shows away, and even harder to get new shows…
TBI Kids Survey 2016: What is the biggest issue facing the industry?
TBI asks the the most influential players in the kids business for their views on…
Disney XD adapts Big Hero 6
Kids channel Disney XD is adapting animated feature film Big Hero 6 for the small…
Wildseed, Tricon call on Fonejacker for Disney toon
Wildseed Studios and Tricon are coproducing Counterfeit Cat, a new animated series for Disney voiced…
State of the industry: Canadian kids TV
Digital disruption and an end to regulatory protection has some in the Canadian kids business…
Sky Deutschland counters Netflix with OTT
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched an OTT TV service, Sky Online, that will…
DHX closes channels deal, shuffles management
DHX Media has closed a deal for the Family Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior…
News brief: Disney XD orders more Avengers and Hulk
Disney’s boy-skewed cable net Disney XD has ordered news seasons of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and…
DHX gets $158m Family Channel takeover approval
Canadian regulators have given DHX Media final approval to acquire Family Channel and three Disney-branded…
News brief: Disney UK acquire Animal Championships
The Walt Disney Company in the UK has acquired wildlife series World Animal Championships from…
News brief: Broadcasters undertake Gaumont’s Quest
A number of pay and free TV channels have acquired Gaumont Animation’s 26x30mins action toon…
MarVista sets Disney’s Pants on Fire
MarVista Entertainment is producing and distributing Pants on Fire, a new comedy movie for Disney…
Pickle & Peanut appeals to Disney XD
Disney XD has given the greenlight to Pickle & Peanut, an animated comedy for its…
German HD launch for Disney
Disney XD and Disney Junior are launching in HD in the German-speaking region for the…
Buhaj succeeds Levine at Disney XD
Disney international animation boss Marc Buhaj is to replace David Levine as senior VP, programming…
DHX buys Family Channel, Disney XD for $160m
DHX Media is to buy leading Canadian children’s net Family Channel and three Disney-branded channels…
Transmedia by numbers
Children’s love of great TV content shows no signs of abating but young audiences are…
Saban and The CW’s Vortexx swallows three new kids shows
Vortexx, the kids programming block on US broadcast network The CW, has unveiled its new…
Disney XD renews Ultimate Spider-Man
US kids cable channel Disney XD has renewed its animated superhero series Ultimate Spider-Man for…
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,…
Disney XD launches on Canadian pay platform
The Walt Disney Company-owned boys’ channel Disney XD has launched in HD on Canadian pay…
Disney starts work on Star Wars special and series
Disney-owned Lucasfilm has started production on a new Star Wars special and TV series, Star…
Netflix secures exclusive US subs rights to Disney shows
Netflix and Disney/ABC Television Group have entered into a new multi-year licensing deal that gives…
Almost Naked Animals find new owner
Disney XD is the latest buyer of Almost Naked Animals, the animated children’s comedy from…
News brief: Crash & Bernstein returns to Disney XD
Disney XD has ordered a second season of live-action ‘bro-mance’ comedy Crash & Bernstein. The…
Disney Junior goes HD in the UK
The UK version of Disney’s preschool channel Disney Junior has launched in high definition. Disney…
News brief: Disney channels visit Camp Lakebottom
Disney XD in the US and Disney Channels across the globe have bought 9 Story…
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