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KiKA
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Germany’s KiKA & Israel’s Zoom land on Mars-set teen series
Israeli and German networks have greenlit DreaMars, a new live-action sci-fi show about eight teenagers…
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Kids roundup: Netflix takes ‘Oggy’ reboot; Wildbrain to shop ‘Alva’s World’; KiKA and C5 order ‘Odo’
Netflix takes ‘Oggy’ reboot Netflix has acquired Oggy – Next Gen, a reboot of French…
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Teletubbies returning to Germany
KiKa has acquired the new Teletubbies, marking the return of the iconic preschool series in…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: is a breakout global kids content hit coming?
It is hard to get new shows away, and even harder to get new shows…
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KiKA looks to Boomerang’s Avatars
German children’s channel KiKA has acquired European live action coproduction The Avatars from Spain’s Boomerang…
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ZDFE now handling KiKA preschool slot
ZDF Enterprises is to distribute all rights from the preschool brand of ZDF children’s channel…
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Uecker to exit ABC Children’s
Barbara Uecker is leaving Australian public broadcaster the ABC. Uecker, who is head of programming…
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News brief: KiKa buys Irish toon
German children’s channel KiKa has acquired Irish animated preschool series Joe & Jack from Canada’s…
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Disney Channel launches on German free TV
Germany’s latest competitor in the children’s free-to-air channels market has arrived. Disney Channel launched on…
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Cloudbabies emerge in Germany
Boutique children’s TV distributor Hoho Rights has sold its Cloudbabies preschool series to a leading…
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News brief: KiKA buys Cat Xmas special
German children’s channel KiKA has acquired a cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About…
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KiKA licenses second Spike telemovie
German children’s channel KiKA has licensed Christmas telemovie Spike 2 on the back of ratings…
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KiKA buys Nordic live-action preschool drama
German children’s channel KiKA has acquired Waffle Heart, a live-action preschool drama sold by Nordic…
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Imira adds Spanish toons to slate
Barcelona’s Imira Entertainment has acquired international distribution rights to several Spanish-produced animated feature films and…
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Global nets bag Canadian kids science series
Broadcasters in Germany, Canada and Sweden are onboard a new kids’ science and technology series…