Narrative Entertainment


Opinion: How the under-sixes are leading the digital charge

As kids’ broadcasters expand beyond traditional TV, Francesca Newington, channel director at Narrative Entertainment, says that even the youngest viewers are following their older siblings by watching content in different ways, and reveals how the industry is adapting. Children’s TV viewing habits are ever evolving, and yet another significant step-change for children’s broadcast media is […]

Narrative-owned UK kids channel Tiny Pop to go fully digital

UK kids’ broadcast group Narrative Entertainment has announced plans to take pre-school channel Tiny Pop fully digital from 20 March 2024. The move follows the launch of the channel on FAST platforms in September, with sister channel POP currently the number one ranking kids’ FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus, said the company, adding that […]

Kids round-up: Cyber Group acquires Splash catalogue; ITV & RTÉjr extend ‘Happy The Hoglet’; Narrative Ent brings ‘Jeremy & Jazzy’ to UK

Cyber Group acquires Splash catalogue France’s Cyber Group Studios has picked up exclusive distribution rights to North American animation studio Splash Entertainment’s entire catalogue, including Chloe’s Closet, Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch and Norm of the North. The deal builds upon the partnership struck last year in which the two companies formed CyberSplash, a Paris-based entity, […]

SPT sells UK channels incl Tiny Pop & Sony Movies to Narrative Capital

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has sold its free-to-air broadcast channels in the UK to US media group Narrative Capital. Sony Movies, Sony Movies Action, Sony Movies Classic, Sony Channel, POP, Tiny POP and POP Max have all been purchased by Narrative for an undisclosed sum, along with their digital assets. The 35 channel employees in the UK […]