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Turner EMEA swoops for Owl & Co.

Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has acquired Owl & Co., which France Télévisions Distribution is bringing to the international market. The deal, which covers seasons one and two of the French toon, will see Owl & Co. rolling out on Turner channels such as Cartoon Network, Boing and Boomerang. The 78x7mins toon from Studio Hari already […]

Netflix rides Henson’s Dinosaur Train

Netflix has acquired rights to The Jim Henson Company’s animated series Dinosaur Train. The streaming service has taken rights in Canada, the UK, Germany and Spanish-speaking Latin America. A North American SVOD service, Videotron, has acquired season one for French-speaking Canada, while Movile has taken it for its video subscription app, PlayKids, in Canada, and […]

Canadian pay TV continues to tumble

Canadian pay TV subscriptions have fallen for the third straight quarter, new research reveals. Gains in IPTV failed to offset losses in cable and satellite in the second quarter of 2013, analyst firm IHS reported, meaning the last time Canadian pay TV recorded growth was in the third quarter of 2012. Overall subscriptions fell 10,810, […]