C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’ UK broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey, a new 4 x 60-minute travel series from Cornelia Street Productions, the factual producer behind Enslaved. The show follows the titular presenter as she returns to the land of her birth to explore the landscape, culture, history and people […]
Jetpack Distribution has hired WildBrain exec Rebecca Lugo as head of global sales. Lugo will oversee the sale of all content for the global kids and family distributor, working specifically across the US, Canada, Latin America, France, Spain and Portugal. She arrives at Jetpack following an almost nine-year stint at WildBrain, where she worked in […]
Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are among a slew of broadcasters to acquire kids and family content for their services across Asia, following deals with UK-based Jetpack Distribution. Jetpack secured a total of 269 half-hours of content sales from its library and comes as the company aims to expand its reach across Asia. Among the […]
Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’ Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has boarded Storyfirst and Hispter Films’s upcoming six-part drama series Grassroots. The firm will now serve as an executive producer on the project and has taken Asia Pacific sales rights for the series. Created by John Godber and written by Elizabeth Godber, Jane Thornton and Nicola Quilter, Grassroots […]
Jetpack Distribution has acquired rights to two 2D animated shows from Paris-based animation studio Samka – Viking Skool and Once Upon A Time… Objects. The deal sees Jetpack acquire the worldwide rights (excluding France) for 26 x 22-minute episodes of 2D comedy animation Viking Skool and 78 x 7-minute episodes of 2D edu-tainment animated series Once Upon a […]
James Reatchlous, the creator of British children’s series Moley, has launched a new production company named Two Daughters Entertainment. He will serve as MD, while former DreamWorks Animation chief and How To Train Your Dragon producer Bonnie Arnold will be working as a development consultant, alongside producer Tony Nottage and director Leon Joosen. The company […]
Clangers and Chuggington distributor Jetpack Distribution has restructured its sales team, as it looks to expand its global reach. Sophie ‘Kido’ Prigent has been promoted to global head of sales, leading distribution in Asia, Canada, France, Latin America, Portugal, Spain and the Nordic countries, as well as AVOD sales globally. She will work with broadcasters […]
UK kids & family prodco Magic Light Pictures has appointed former Jetpack exec Marie-Laure Roche to the newly created position of head of international sales. Roche will be responsible for supporting business development, seeking new opportunities across broadcasters, streamers, distributors and on-demand platforms, with a focus on Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Middle East […]
Israeli and German networks have greenlit DreaMars, a new live-action sci-fi show about eight teenagers who fly to Mars for a critical mission. Aimed at older children and teens, the 20 x 22-minute series is set to debut on German channel KiKA, and Israeli broadcaster HOT’s kids channel Zoom in 2023. It is a […]
YouTube Originals scores ‘Supa Strikas’ prequel YouTube Originals has picked up Supa Strikas: Rookie Season, a prequel to the soccer animated series Supa Strikas, from the newly-acquired Moonbug Entertainment, in partnership with UNICEF. The first half of the 12-part series will launch on 3 December on the official Supa Strikas YouTube channel and the YouTube […]
