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HIT Entertainment
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Middle East’s OSN appoints Fremantle, HIT alum to replace CEO Patrick Tillieux
Middle East operator OSN has appointed former Fremantle and HIT Entertainment exec Sangeeta Desai as…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 20 (2003)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Mattel content chief exits for NBCU
Mattel chief content officer Catherine Balsam-Schwaber has moved to NBCUniversal (NBCU) in a move that…
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The kids OTT tidal wave
As technology continues to blur the line between linear and OTT, the opportunities for content…
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Corus Kids chief to run Sprout in US
Deidre Brennan is leaving Canada’s Corus Entertainment after less than a year to become general…
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Mattel nabs Google Americas boss for CEO post
American kids entertainment company Mattel has hired the president of Google’s Americas business to become…
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UK sales veteran jailed for sex assaults
Well-known kids programming sales veteran Adam Selly has been jailed after being found guilty of…
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Ex-HIT exec to lead Nelvana Enterprises
Former HIT Entertainment exec and industry veteran Pam Westman has joined Corus Entertainment to lead…
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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…
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Mattel creates new content studio
Hit Entertainment parent Mattel has launched Mattel Creations, a new central content unit that will…
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Christopher Skala forms YouTube content company
Former Hit Entertainment and Guinness World of Records executive Christopher Skala has created a new…
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Mattel/Hit, 9 Story to reboot Barney, Angelina
Mattel and subsidiary HIT Entertainment have partnered with Canada’s 9 Story Media Group to relaunch…
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9 Story poaches Hit exec for distribution
Canada-based kids producer and distributor 9 Story has hired Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen from Hit Entertainment…
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Kids SVOD platform secures BBCWW, HIT deals
Digital preschool service OobEdoO has added shows from BBC Worldwide and HIT Entertainment to its…
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Rainmaker names Mainframe production chief
Canadian animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment has promoted Kylie Ellis to vice president, production at its…
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Mattel CEO resigns as profits plunge
The chairman and CEO of Hit Entertainment’s parent company, Mattel, has resigned after weak sales…
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Mattel restructures Hit distribution unit
Toyco Mattel has unveiled a new distribution structure and strategy for its children’s content arm,…
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US kids VOD platform bags Nelvana hours
Bilingual children’s VOD service Oznoz has secured a deal for more than 400 half-hour episodes…
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FremantleMedia Kids poaches Asia boss from Hit
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has named Hit Entertainment’s Henry Or as head of a…
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Ex-MGM boss Hendry joins Rainmaker board
The former senior executive VP of television operations at LA studio MGM has joined the…
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Miller fills Snyder’s role as Cartoon Network president
Christina Miller has been named president and general manager of Turner Broadcasting System-owned channels Cartoon…
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Carrington swaps Hit for Zodiak
Michael Carrington is leaving his position of VP of global content at Hit Entertainment to…
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HIT triple hire includes Davidsen return
HIT Entertainment has hired a trio of senior executives, one being a former staffer who…
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News brief: Oznoz buys HIT package
Kids app Oznoz has added a package of programming from HIT Entertainment. The deal hands…
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WWE, Mattel grapple with toon
Sports entertainment company WWE and toyco Mattel have tag teamed on a 26-part animated shortform…
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NBCU acquires full ownership of Sprout
NBCUniversal has acquired the shares in US preschool channel Sprout it didn’t already own to…
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FremantleMedia names HIT exec as new kids boss
FremantleMedia has named Mattel and HIT Entertainment exec Rick Glankler has the new head of…
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HIT making Thomas, Mike and Fireman Sam specials
HIT Entertainment is making three direct to DVD specials based on its core properties: Thomas…
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Reinventing the classics
Children’s TV is something that binds and defines peer groups. With new versions of Thunderbirds,…
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CBeebies pre-buys toon series, Union handles sales
UK preschool channel CBeebies has pre-bought a new animated series from indie studio Beakus, with…
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