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The Hub
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ITV buys into Discovery-backed New Form
ITV has invested in digital studio New Form. The digital studio was set up in 2014…
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Discovery Family buys teen toon drama
US cable channel Discovery Family has bought Dream Defenders, an animated series about two teenage…
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Andy Heyward’s Genius hires digital exec
Genius Brands International, the kids content company run by Andy Heyward, has hired Jason Brumbaugh…
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Cartoon Network grabs Transformers after Hub switch
Cartoon Network has snapped up Transformers: Robots in Disguise after the Transformer franchise’s former home,…
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The Hub rebrand confirmed as 3net winds down
The Hub will be rebranded as Discovery Family Channel, with Tom Cosgrove taking over as…
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Report: Discovery to take control of The Hub
Discovery Communications will take control of its joint venture kids channel The Hub by the…
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B’casters clear schedules for Robin Williams shows
International broadcasters have reorganised their schedules to make room for Robin Williams tributes and re-runs…
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News brief: Michelle Obama to appear in US kids show
Michelle Obama is set to appear in US kids series Kid President: Declaration of Awesome….
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Endemol’s 51 Minds making kids reality for The Hub
US kids cable network The Hub has ordered Parents Just Don’t Understand, a new reality…
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News brief: Saban hires former Hub, CBS exec for digital
Saban Brands has hired Kendall Doty as VP of digital. Doty was most recently at…
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Margaret Loesch to exit Discovery kids network The Hub
Margaret Loesch is exiting her role as president and CEO of US children’s TV network…
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Saban and The CW’s Vortexx swallows three new kids shows
Vortexx, the kids programming block on US broadcast network The CW, has unveiled its new…
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Warren Buffet kids series sells globally
France’s PGS Entertainment has sold Secret KidVenture Club (fka Secret Millionaires Club), an animated series…
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FremantleMedia and BBC on kids partnership
Earlier this year the BBC and the Kids and Family division of FremantleMedia inked a…
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News brief: Russell T. Davies’ Wizards Vs. Aliens finds US home
US children’s channel The Hub has acquired Russell T. Davies’ live-action series Wizards Vs. Aliens….
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Wizards vs Aliens sells around the world
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has shopped Wizards vs Aliens, the action adventure show from…
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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:…