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Sesame Workshop
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Sesame Workshop CEO steps down, as ‘Sesame Street’ Max deal nears end
Steve Youngwood is stepping down as CEO and board member of Sesame Workshop, the non-profit…
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Moonbug shutters ‘Oddbods’ firm One Animation, partners with Crayola & Sesame Street
UK-based Moonbug Entertainment has shuttered One Animation, the Singapore studio behind children’s animation Oddbods, less…
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Disney alum Julian Scott joins KidsCave as COO & MD ahead of Netflix series launch
UK animation firm KidsCave Studios has appointed former Disney exec Julian Scott as chief operating…
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Sesame Workshop ups VP to oversee development strategy
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind iconic kids show Sesame Street, has promoted Kim Diaz…
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Kids round-up: Sky Kids orders mental health shows; Rakuten TV adds kids’ channels; HBO Max bags ‘Sesame Street’ special
Sky Kids orders mental health shows UK pay-TV channel Sky Kids has commissioned Clam Brain,…
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HBO Max bolsters kids offering with expansive ‘Sesame Street’ deal
HBO Max is bulking up its kids offering by striking a deal with Sesame Street…
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Kids round-up: Sesame content heads to HITN; Endemol Shine’s ‘Simon’s Cat’ joins TikTok
HITN, the Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content across the US, has struck…
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New CEO to succeed Moore at National Geographic Partners
National Geographic Society (NGS) boss Gary Knell will be the next CEO of National Geographic…
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Netflix checks into BBC’s Furchester Hotel
Netflix has acquired Sesame Workshop and CBeebies kids series The Furchester Hotel. The puppetry-based preschool…
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TRX preps move into movies
TRX is looking to add movies to the TV content on its soon to launch…
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Sesame veteran heads to WGBH
Sesame Workshop veteran Terry Fitzpatrick is joining US station WGBH as vice president, children’s education…
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HBO strikes five-season Sesame Street deal
HBO and Sesame Workshop have agreed a five-season deal for iconic kids series Sesame Street….
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Furchester Hotel opens on CBeebies nets
Preschool series The Furchester Hotel is heading to CBeebies channels in Africa, Australia and Poland….
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Nick’s Johnson resurfaces at Sesame Workshop
Former Nickelodeon animation chief Brown Johnson has resurfaced at Sesame Workshop, which has restructured its…
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US kids VOD platform bags Nelvana hours
Bilingual children’s VOD service Oznoz has secured a deal for more than 400 half-hour episodes…
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News brief: Hulu adds Thomas, Sesame Street, Bob
US streaming service Hulu has added hundreds of episodes of children’s TV programming. As of…
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NBCU acquires full ownership of Sprout
NBCUniversal has acquired the shares in US preschool channel Sprout it didn’t already own to…
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News brief: Cyber Group takes Zou to PBS Kids Sprout
French producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has sold its preschool series Zou to the…