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Kids
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Nickelodeon parts with Drake & Josh producer Dan Schneider
Nickelodeon has parted ways with Dan Schneider, the producer of popular kids’ shows such as…
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Netflix gives Rainbow’s Winx Club the live-action treatment
Netflix is bringing Rainbow Group’s popular Italian animated franchise Winx Club to its members yet…
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Nickelodeon pledges 20% increase in new programming
Nickelodeon is amping up its content pipeline by 20% as it heads into the 2018-2019…
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Boat Rocker acquires Fremantle’s kids division
Boat Rocker Media has acquired FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family Entertainment division. The move is effective…
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Xilam appoints ex-Gaumont exec to Asia Pacific post
Xilam Animation has appointed ex-Gaumont exec Céline Carenco as its new senior vice president of…
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Netflix fires exec over controversial Masterson claims
Netflix has fired its global kids chief, Andy Yeatmen, after the exec made inappropriate comments…
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Netflix & DreamWorks team for new slate of originals
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are set to release six new original series for 2018,…
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Nick fires Chris Savino after harassment allegations
It has been reported that Viacom-owned Nickelodeon has fired The Loud House (pictured) creator Chris Savino after…
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Xilam shakes up production department
Xilam has promoted three execs in the production department as it looks to expand its…
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Virgin TV signs ‘biggest kids deal to date’ with DHX
DHX Media has acquired a distribution deal with Virgin TV UK for SVOD rights in…
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Starz plans to grow content by 40% this year
Starz has committed to plans to grow its on-demand content offering by 40% to hit…
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Chinese giant buys Stan Lee’s POW!
A Chinese media, brands and merchandising giant has bought legendary comic book writer Stan Lee’s…
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Disney Junior exhibits Gigantosaurus, Simon
Disney Junior Worldwide has pre-bought new Cyber Group Studios preschool toon Gigantosaurus, and acquired another…
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Emerging kids studios
In spite of the challenges, some studios that had been offering services on a work-for-hire…
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British preschool toon Boj heads to iQiyi
Chinese on-demand platform iQiyi has bought another British preschool toon. The SVOD service has bought…
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Turner sends Boomerang over-the-top
Turner has launched a subscription streaming service for its all-animation Boomerang channel. The platform will…
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Nick preparing for junior Lip Sync Battle
Nickelodeon is taking the kids to the Lip Sync Battle arena with a spin-off of…
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iQiyi bags 300 hours of CBeebies shows
Chinese on-demand player iQiyi is acquiring nearly 300 hours of preschool programming from UK-based kids…
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Tom & Jerry-style slapstick toon set for Boomerang
Turner International is working up a slapstick cartoon with France’s Cyber Group Studios, with the…
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Tom & Jerry-style slapstick toon set for Boomerang
Turner International is working up a slapstick cartoon with France’s Cyber Group Studios, with the…
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YouTube edges out Netflix in kids streaming
YouTube is marginally more popular than Netflix for streaming content among kids according to new…