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Kids
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Jetpack nabs first live-action title The Cul de Sac
Global kids distributor Jetpack Distribution has acquired its first live-action property from New Zealand, The…
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Federation hires Little Dot to manage YouTube presence
Kids content distributor Federation Kids & Family has appointed Little Dot Studios to manage the…
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Teletoon set to premiere four new original Canadian series
Teletoon is set to premiere four new kids’ titles that will launch up to the…
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Nickelodeon launches ‘90s SVOD service via VRV
Nickelodeon has launched a subscription video-on-demand service dedicated to its content “from the 1990s and…
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Viacom sells Nick shows to China’s iQiyi
Chinese online entertainment company iQiyi has signed a deal with Viacom International Media Network for…
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Nickelodeon develops TV, VR and AR series Meet the Voxels
Nickelodeon is working on an original TV, VR and AR series that will be the…
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Disney orders live action series
Gabby Duran & The Unsittables, a live-action comedy based on the novel by Elise Allen and…
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Viacom confirms Awesomeness TV acquisition
Viacom has confirmed that it will acquire Awesomeness TV, a digital-first destination for original programming…
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Ofcom slams UK PSBs for ignoring older children
Older children are being let down by UK broadcasters, according to Ofcom research showing that…
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DHX closes $235m Peanuts sale with Sony
DHX Media has closed its sale of a minority stake in Peanuts to Sony Music…
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Wildbrain grabs Gisby as new MD
Children’s digital network Wildbrain has appointed Jon Gisby as its new MD. The company said…
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Zodiak Kids joins forces with Icelandic brand Tulipop
Banijay Group’s Zodiak Kids has entered a co-development and coproduction deal with Icelandic lifestyle brand…
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Boat Rocker hires eOne’s Spergel to head ventures expansion
Toronto-based studio Boat Rocker Media has named Andrew Spergel to the newly-created role of EVP,…
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TBI Weekly: What Disney & Sony are looking for in kids programming
This week, execs from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Disney EMEA described the projects they…
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BBC Children’s to steer away from VR programming
The BBC’s head of children’s products, Lucie McLean, said she is hesitant to create VR…
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ITV set to reintroduce pre-school block
ITV is set to introduce a pre-school block on ITVBe after abandoning the concept five…
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VIMN hires Disney UK & Ireland director for kids
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Disney’s UK & Ireland programming director Louise Bucknole…
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VIMN Japan services to debut on Amazon Prime Video Channels
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has signed a channel distribution deal with Amazon, which will make…
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Xilam raises €22.33m for company expansion
Xilam Animation has secured €22.33 million (£19.72 million) after selling some of its shares to…
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In-demand: Spain (June 18-24, 2018)
The series finale of Sense8 had Spanish viewers demanding the title more than local-language originals…
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Cheddar & Genius Brands to debut Warren Buffet kids’ series
Cable company Cheddar and Genius Brands International are set to launch Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires…
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Spain’s Portocabo joins for European remake of Japan’s Miracle Tunes
Alfonso Blanco’s (pictured) Portocabo, the Galicia-based company behind Movistar+/Arte/Atlantique TV series Hierro, has taken a co-production…
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Wonderbly partners Sixteen South for Lost My Name series
Wonderbly, a global publisher of personalised books for children, has unveiled a partnership with Belfast-based…
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France 4 axed on linear TV despite strong animation numbers
On the heels of the announcement on Monday by French Minister of Culture Françoise Nyssen…
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Toonz Media joins Yellow in kids’ content partnership
India-based Toonz Media Group and Australian-based Yellow Entertainment have inked a deal for a co-development…
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BBC Studios titles make it to Lat Am PlayKids app
BBC Studios and PlayKids have reached an deal which will give users of the PlayKids…
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TV still most popular pastime for children, says Futuresource
Watching television remains the activity that children aged three to 16 dedicate the most time…
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Sony & Komixx ink deal for young adult content
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Komixx Entertainment have signed a multi-project deal to co-develop and…
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Netflix extends DreamWorks Animation deal
Netflix has struck an expanded relationship with Comcast-NBCUniversal-owned DreamWorks Animation in a move that will…
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Gaumont teams with Julian Lennon on animated series
International studio Gaumont has joined forces with musician, writer, and son of the former rocker…