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Nelvana
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Senior Corus execs Lisa Godfrey, Pam Westman & Jeff Norton exit in leadership restructure
Canadian broadcasting group Corus Entertainment is restructuring its original content leadership ranks, with several senior…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: A Horse Named Steve
Producer: Sixteen South & Nelvana | Distributor: Sixteen South Rights | Broadcaster: RTÉ (Ireland) &…
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Treehouse & Canal+ board Nelvana’s ‘Millie Magnificent’
Canal+ in France and Treehouse in Canada have boarded Nelvana’s upcoming 3D animated pre-school series…
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TBI Kids: ‘Odo’ producer Sixteen South on partnering up to get creative
Belfast-based children’s producer Sixteen South is focusing on international co-productions in order to grow its…
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Nelvana strikes development deal with Polygon Pictures on Japanese animation
Nelvana, the Canadian distributor and producer behind Max & Ruby and Franklin, has struck a…
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Mattel & Nelvana partner on ‘Barney’ animated reboot
Toy company Mattel is rebooting its Barney franchise with plans including a new animated series…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: ‘Super Sema’, ‘Unstoppable Yellow Yeti’ & more
TBI takes a look at some of the most interesting projects heading to market as…
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Canada’s Corus strikes overall deal with Dominion of Drama, launches Waterside Studios
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has struck an overall deal with UK-Canadian prodco Dominion of Drama and…
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Disney+ takes Hulu & YTV’s ‘The Hardy Boys’ around the world
Disney+ has snagged international rights to The Hardy Boys, the live-action mystery series that debuted…
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TBI Kids: Nelvana’s president on why kids content is central to the streaming boom
As Canadian children’s producer and distributor Nelvana approaches its 50th anniversary, company president Pam Westman…
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Round-up: BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner; Noovo orders ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Quebec; FilmRise & Nelvana ink 800-hour distribution deal
BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner UK pubcaster the BBC has…
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Netflix takes rights to ‘Redwall’ book series, preps both TV & film projects
Netflix has acquired the rights to English author Brian Jacques’ Redwall fantasy series for TV…
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Kids round-up: Redknot returns ‘Agent Binky’; Cake takes ‘B.O.T.’ global; Selig and Gomes exit Little Airplane
Redknot returns ‘Agent Binky’ Redknot, the production company created as a joint venture between Canadian…
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Kids round-up: Studio100 acquires rights to ‘SeaBelievers’; ‘Bakugan’ in slew of global deals
Studio100 acquires rights to ‘SeaBelievers’ German-based production and distribution company Studio 100 has acquired the…
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News round up: SBS buys Silverlining doc; BBC extends ‘Gone Fishing’; Hulu adds ‘Hardy Boys’
SBS visits Silverlining’s Mega Resort Australian broadcaster SBS has picked up a 90-minute special from…
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Kids round-up: Nelvana names president as Scott Dyer retires; Nick orders Christmas competition show; UYoung’s China deals
Nelvana names president as Scott Dyer retires Children’s producer and distributor Nelvana has appointed one…
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Ameba TV scores 59-title package from Nelvana
Streaming service Ameba TV has struck a deal with Corus Entertainment’s children’s producer-distributor Nelvana for…
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Kids round-up: Nelvana’s China Tales, Cake’s Dragon, Jetpack hire & Crackerjack revival
Nelvana, WeKids partner on China Tales Incubator Corus Entertainment-owned producer-distributor Nelvana, Chinese animation distribution specialist…
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Corus snaps up Thomas & Friends for Canada
Corus Entertainment-owned producer-distributor Nelvana has struck an exclusive licensing and broadcast deal with Mattel around…
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Treehouse greenlights trio of Nelvana kids titles
Canadian kids channel Treehouse has greenlit a trio of live-action and animated pre-school series from…
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Henson hires kids TV veteran Maizes
The Jim Henson Company has hired Sarah Maizes as vice president of children’s entertainment. In…
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Breton’s Federation adds distribution exec
France-based producer and distributor Federation Entertainment has hired Leyla Formoso to head up its drama…
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Rainmaker buys Frederator, EH to form WOW!
Canada’s Rainmaker Entertainment has acquired kids companies Frederator Networks and Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment, paying a…
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Kids TV veterans launch Bento Box unit
A trio of veteran children’s television executives have partnered with Bob’s Burgers prodco Bento Box…
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Corus moves Teletoon originals exec to Nelvana
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has moved an original programming boss at its kids network Teletoon to…
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Disney Channel buys Nelvana, Sony toon
Disney Channels Worldwide has acquired Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series, which comes from Canada’s Nelvana…
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Corus to put Shaw deal to the vote
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has convened a special meeting at which shareholders will vote on its…
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Corus in ‘game-changing’ C$2.7bn Shaw deal
Toronto-listed Corus Entertainment is to pay C$2.65 billion (US$1.86 billion) to buy rival Shaw Media….
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Bento Box, Nelvana launch Canuck studio
Bob’s Burgers and Bordertown prodco Bento Box Entertainment is expanding out of LA after striking an…
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Nelvana, Sony making Hotel Transylvania series
Nelvana is making a series based on the animated feature film franchise Hotel Transylvania. The…
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