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Kids roundup: WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim; Moonbug shows comes to BBC iPlayer; Ferly & Toonz partner for ‘Kingdom Of None’

WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head of content acquisitions and co-productions for its children’s networks in the Asia Pacific region, which include POGO, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Lim will also advise on licensing content to fuel the growing slate of kids and family programming on the […]

The kids OTT tidal wave

As technology continues to blur the line between linear and OTT, the opportunities for content providers are never greater than when delivering programming to digital natives. What began as a trickle is becoming a tidal wave, TBI reports. Hopster was an early entrant into the world of entertainment apps for kids and, with its emphasis […]

Genius Brands launching SpacePop on YouTube

Andy Heyward’s Genius Brands International is launching its new series SpacePop on YouTube. The animated series will roll out on the video platform next week on its own dedicated channel. Six episodes will be on the channel at launch. The fashion-themed musical show follows five teenage princesses who disguise themselves as musicians while they secretly […]

TBI Kids Survey 2016: which digital service has the most potential?

It seems fair to throw this question to the people running digital services first. Hopster’s Nick Walters selects his own service as the one with most potential, but also sees promise elsewhere. “I think PopJam is really interesting and a promising take on doing social for kids in a way that’s cool, doesn’t condescend, but […]

Mondo teams with Toon Goggles on Yeti

The Swiss division of kids producer and distributor Mondo TV has come on board upcoming animated series Eddie is a Yeti. The 26x3mins series was developed by US-based kids SVOD service Toon Goggles. Mondo and Toon Goggles will now coproduce the first season of the 3D CGI animated show. Delivery is slated for spring 2016. […]

News brief: Toon Goggles buys D360 kids show

US video-on-demand service Toon Goggles has acquired kids programming from marblmedia-owned vendor Distribution 360. The deal sees the platform acquire Youniverse, which comes from Victory Arts. Upcoming tablet VOD platform Kixi has also taken the show, while soon-to-launch TV5 channel Unis and Vidéotron in French-speaking Canada and Disney Channel in Japan have bought Atomic Betty (pictured).

Kids go OTT

As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how over-the-top programming services are adapting their offers to garner attention, and attract eyeballs, from kids of all ages. In the last five years, kids’ media consumption has changed beyond recognition in advanced economies. The advent of OTT and on-demand technology, […]

MIPTV to launch Kids TV Summit

Reed MIDEM will hold a one-day summit focusing on how digital disruption is effecting both the production and distribution of children’s TV programming. The Future of Kids TV Summit will take place on Tuesday, April 8 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, sponsored by Canadian investment fund Shaw Rocket Fund. Reed MIDEM says the event […]

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