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Hopster
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Kids round-up: Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’; Cartoon Network developing dance comedy; ‘Little Bear’ travels world
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian…
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Kids’ streamer Hopster launches in Bulgaria
Early learning educational service Hopster has announced its latest expansion to Bulgaria. Platform operator Sandbox…
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Sandbox & Co acquires Fingerprint, launches kids’ SVOD with Hopster, Kidomi & Curious World content
UK-based children’s digital education platform Sandbox & Co has acquired kids-focused US mobile technology company…
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How next generation thinking is prompting green production push
Helen Dugdale explores how content consumption is affecting the world’s climate and finds out what…
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TBI Weekly: Delivering diversity in children’s programming
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton takes a deep dive to explore how the global TV…
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Hopster founder and CEO Nick Walters to depart
Early learning streaming service Hopster has announced that its founder and CEO Nick Walters will…
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Kids round-up: Hopster comes to Mediacom in US; Ameba picks up anime series
Hopster heads to Mediacom Children’s TV streamer Hopster is now available to US subscribers of…
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Sandbox & Co takes majority stake in kids streamer Hopster
Kids SVOD service Hopster has secured a multi-million pound investment round that will see educational…
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Kids round-up: 41 Entertainment doubles down on YA animation; Hopster enters New Zealand
41 Entertainment expands YA animation US-based producer 41 Entertainment (41E) has unveiled a second young…
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UKTV Ventures strikes first investment deal with Hopster
UKTV has struck its first deal through its innovation fund, UKTV Ventures, with an airtime-for-equity…
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Hopster content heads to STV Player
Hopster, the kids’ learning and entertainment app, and STV are teaming up to add Hopster…
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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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Sony lowers forecasts but keeps studio
Sony has lowered full-year forecasts for its entertainment business after reporting a double-digit decline in…
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Ex-Viacom int’l chief Singh buys into app firm
Former Viacom International Media Networks emerging markets chief Bhav Singh has acquired a stake in…
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TBI Kids: Year in Review
Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….
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Deal Monitor: 16 programming deals at a glance
In a week that began with MIPCOM recuperation and the news TV titan Time Warner…
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Hopster snags Octonauts, Thomas for Oz
Hopster has added a raft of content to its SVOD service in Australia and New…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: what is the most impressive and original kids show out there today?
Asking kids TV executives to name the most impressive show out there (not one of…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: which digital service has the most potential?
It seems fair to throw this question to the people running digital services first. Hopster’s…
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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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Italian net goes to the Circus
Italian kids channel Rai Yoyo has bought stop-motion animation Toby’s Travelling Circus. The show – which…
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Is the hype around OTT over the top?
Last week two landmark announcements signalled the pace of change in the pay TV industry…
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Hopster SVOD goes French, adds execs
Kids SVOD service Hopster is launching a dedicated French language service. The company has also…
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Hopster launches on Android
Kids TV subscription video-on-demand service Hopster has launched on Android and has teamed up with…
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Kids SVOD service goes global
Educational content-focused app Hopster is to launch internationally through Apple TV. The subscription on-demand platform,…
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Kids SVOD service hops onto Apple
Preschool kids SVOD service Hopster has launched on Apple TV. The on-demand service, which started…
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Hopster strikes DreamWorks deal, preps launches
Hopster has struck a programming deal with DreamWorks and is about to launch on Android….
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The state of the kids VOD industry
Nick Walters, founder and CEO of kids SVOD service Hopster, identifies the trends driving the…
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UK kids OTT service captures The Gruffalo
Hopster, the UK streaming service for kids, has acquired exclusive rights to the animated one-offs…
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Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…
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