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Moonscoop
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Zodiak Kids hires Moonscoop chief as CEO
Banijay Group, the umbrella group behind Zodiak Kids, has appointed Moonscoop’s Benoit di Sabatino as…
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Atlan exits Splash as senior team rejigs
Nicolas Atlan is exiting US-based Splash Entertainment, with CFO and COO Steve Rosen upped to…
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Strawberry Shortcake sold for $105m
American Greetings’ popular Strawberry Shortcake character has been sold for US$105 million. US-based Iconix Brand…
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France: kids TV at a crossroads
With the Annecy animation festival beginning today, Pascale Paoli-Lebailly hears from leading players about the…
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Young and Atlan take control and rebrand Moonscoop US
Moonscoop LLC has been rebranded Splash Entertainment. The US kids producer and distributor and VOD…
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Ellipsanime buys Moonscoop assets for $820k
French animation house Ellipsanime has acquired the assets of rival Moonscoop, which was in administration,…
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Moonscoop in $5m Mike Young Productions Inc. lawsuit
Mike Young Productions Inc. has filed a US$5 million lawsuit against a holding company it…
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News brief: Asian nets buy Moonscoop shows
Malaysian channel Astro Ceria and Indonesia’s Spacetoon have acquired programming from kids TV firm Moonscoop….
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Tandem adds trio of execs
Studio Canal-backed producer and distributor Tandem has hired three new executives. The Munich-based firm has…
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Moonscoop France goes into administration
The French arm of children’s producer-distributor Moonscoop has gone into administration – the second major…
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Kabillion to preview Simon Fuller’s kids TV project
On demand kids service Kabillion will show the first excerpt from pop and TV impresario…
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Kabillion and Saban team for Vortexx channel
Moonscoop’s kids VOD service Kabillion has teamed with Saban Brands to launch a Vortexx VOD…
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Moonscoop strikes VOD deal
Kids content firm Moonscoop has scored a deal with a new North American children’s VOD…
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Moonscoop serves up Shaolin series
Moonscoop’s US arm and Australian prodco Wandering Eye Pictures are in Cannes with new ‘east…
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MIPTV News: Mondo lines up Home Plate MENA deal
Italy’s children’s firm Mondo TV heads to Cannes having secured Middle Eastern and North African…
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MIPTV News: Channel 5 explores Chloe’s Closet
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired kids’ series Chloe’s Closet for its children’s strand Milkshake!…
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Geronimo Stilton hits three
A third season of animated kids series Geronimo Stilton has been greenlit. Producers Atlantyca and…
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Russia’s TNT buys Moonscoop’s Code Lyoko
Russian free-to-air network TNT has acquired animated kids series Code Lyoko. The Russian broadcaster has…
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Girls want toons!
Commissioners want more girl-skewed animation and say there is not enough coming their way. Producers…
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DQE sells toons to ABC
Indian producer and distributor DQ Entertainment (DQE) has sold a pair of animated series to…
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The Hub buys new Sabrina the Teenage Witch animated series
Discovery and Hasbro joint venture channel The Hub has bought the upcoming animated series Sabrina:…