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Genius Brands
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Toho International acquires stake in Genius Brands content
Toho International, a subsidiary of Japanese studio Toho Company, has taken a 50% stake in…
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Genius buys Germany’s Your Family Entertainment in $25m deal, hires Disney alum
Genius Brands International has struck a $25m deal to acquire German kids company Your Family…
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Kids round-up: Italy’s Cartoonito launches climate toon; YA drama for Israel’s Nick Hot; Sky Kids expands
Climate toon bought by Cartoonito Italy’s Cartoonito has picked up animated children’s series MeteoHeroes for…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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Kids round-up: Youku deals with ‘Superhero Kindergarten’; ‘Dinocity’ goes global; Cartoon Network hires
Youku partners on Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten Genius Brands International has struck a deal that…
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Kids round-up: Herschend re-appoints Natalie Setton; Hoho develops Seal Force 5; Mush Mush L&M deal
Herschend Entertainment re-appoints Natalie Setton Herschend Entertainment Studios (HES) has appointed former Genius Brands exec…
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Kids bulletin: Shaftesbury grows kids team; CCTV scoops UYoung slate
Shaftesbury grows kids and family portfolio with McCann appointment Canada’s Shaftesbury has hired veteran producer…
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Genius Brands hires Ludorum exec for int’l sales
Genius Brands has hired Ludorum’s MD Natalie Setton to head up international content sales. Setton…
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Genius Brands launching SpacePop on YouTube
Andy Heyward’s Genius Brands International is launching its new series SpacePop on YouTube. The animated…
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Netflix orders Spy Kids, Skylanders series
Netflix has ordered a raft of new kids series including an animated Spy Kids series…
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Heyward’s Genius Brands raises US$6m
Andy and Amy Heyward’s Genius Brands is set to raise US$6 million in funding via…