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Sinking Ship Entertainment
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News round-up: Toonz, Epic & Aliya LeeKong team; Prime Video UK orders boxing doc; Odd Squad’ gets UK spin-off
Toonz, Epic & Aliya LeeKong team Toonz Media Group and Epic Story Media have partnered…
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Show of the week: Alma’s Way
Six-year-old Alma Rivera is a proud Bronx-born, Puerto Rican girl living a fast-paced city life,…
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Toei Animation exec boards Sinking Ship to lead MENA sales
Canadian kids firm Sinking Ship Entertainment has hired Toei Animation’s Karine Rubin to lead sales…
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Kids round-up: Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am; Youku acquires ‘Dino Dana’; Chefclub Kids leads Pluto TV partnership
Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am Paramount+ in Latin America has picked up preschool adventure…
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Kids round-up: Disney & BBCS extend ‘Bluey’; WarnerMedia buys ‘Total Dramarama’; Sinking Ship hoists global sales
Disney & BBCS extend Bluey Disney has picked up a third season of Australian animation…
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Apple TV+ orders Jane Goodall-inspired kids show
Apple TV+ has give a straight-to-series order to a hybrid live-action and CGI kids series…
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Kids round-up: Loomi Animation launches; Sinking Ship to distribute ‘Alma’s Way’; New local agents for ‘Kid-E-Cats’
Epic Storyworlds team launch Loomi Animation Steve Couture and Ken Faier, founders of recently launched…
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Kids round-up: Amazon lands on ‘Argo’s World’; Atresmedia and Planeta Junior Launch Kidz channel; Canal+ acquires ‘Endlings’
Amazon lands on ‘Argo’s World’ Amazon Prime Video has acquired the first season of STEM-based…
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Kids round-up: Crave acquires ‘Denis’ YouTube hit; Nat Geo Kids extends ‘Dino Dana’ in LatAm; Hopster launches on ComHem Play+
Canada’s Crave acquires ‘Denis’ YouTube sensation Bell Media-owned Canadian SVOD Crave has acquired the first…
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Sinking Ship names Ayesha Girgla to head distribution
Toronto-based prodco Sinking Ship Entertainment has appointed Ayesha Girgla as its new distribution manager. Girgla…
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Kids round-up: Tencent Video becomes new Chinese home for ‘Shaun The Sheep’; Acamar Films makes key UK hires; ‘Dino Dana’ movie roars onto Canada’s Cineplex Store and more…
Tencent and Aardman do ‘Shaun The Sheep’ deal UK studio Aardman has signed a deal…
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Joan Lambur debuts prodco with Sinking Ship
North American TV industry veteran Joan Lambur has launched a new prodco, with Canada’s Sinking…
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Sinking Ship debuts Dino Dana
Sinking Ship Entertainment’s first MIPCOM since acquiring Picture Box Distribution will see the Canadian kids…
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Canadian producer buys kids distributor
Consolidation in the Canadian kids TV sector continues, with producer Sinking Ship Entertainment revealing it…
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News brief: Bomanbridge to rep Sinking Ship
Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media has acquired Asian sales rights to Canadian producer Sinking Ship Entertainment’s catalogue….
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CBBC welcomes Odd Squad
UK kids broadcaster CBBC has acquired Sinking Ship Entertainment’s daytime live-action series Odd Squad and…
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Discovery Kids engages Annedroids
Discovery Kids Latin America has acquired the first two seasons of Amazon’s hybrid animation kids…
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Amazon kids show lands at Discovery Asia
Amazon’s original children’s show Annedroids has sold to Discovery Kids Asia. Picture Box Distribution has…
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Sinking Ship brings $30m slate to Cannes
Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment is bringing a slate it claims is worth US$30 million of…
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Sinking Ship hires Corus exec to launch sales arm
Canadian producer Sinking Ship Entertainment has launched a distribution arm and hired a Corus Entertainment…
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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…