Tag: Sky
Big Bad Boo Partners with Hope Works for Shorts
New York and Vancouver-based Big Bad Boo Studios (1001 Nights, The Bravest Knight) has partnered with U.K.-based children’s mental health initiative Hope Works to...
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Gunpowder & Sky’s DUSTx Onboards New Executive Team as It Expands Distribution to Twitch
Joining the key team are general manager Eric Bromberg and head...
Cartoon Forum Names 2018 Cartoon Tributes Nominees
The 29th edition of Cartoon Forum will take place in Toulouse, France from Sept. 10-13, offering up 83 new animation projects from across Europe...
FUN Union Series Hit the Airwaves with New Language Options
Hong Kong-based global kids animation content creator & rights owner FUN Union announces a spate of new deals for its three anchor series PinCode,...
Daily News Bytes: Studio Ghibli Fest Presents ‘Ponyo,’ China ❤️ ‘Molang’, ‘Rick and Morty’ Fans Take Action & More
Marvel’s Avengers Are Getting Their Own TV Channel
Disney TV in the UK and Ireland will launch a “pop up channel" dedicated to the superhero...
Endemol Shine Beams ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ to Disney Junior
Endemol Shine Group has finalized a deal which will deliver short-form animated series Aliens Love Underpants AND... to Disney Junior in the US, for...
Disney Acquires Majority of Fox in $66 Billion Deal
The Walt Disney Co. has acquired a majority of 21st Century Fox in a deal valued at $66.1 billion, including assumption of debt, which...
Kidscreen Summit 2018 Awards Shortlist Revealed
Organizers of the Kidscreen Summit 2018, taking place Feb. 12-15 in Miami, FL (summit.kidscreen.com), have announced the nominees for the upcoming children/teen TV awards....
Sky Moves into Magical ‘Moominvalley’
Leading pan-European entertainment company Sky has come on board the latest animated incarnation of Tove Jansson’s beloved characters, with Gutsy Animations’ Moominvalley set to...
Mondo TV Puts ‘Robot Trains’ on Track in Italy
European animation producer-distributor Mondo TV has scored a first deal for its new kids' 3D CG action-adventure Robot Trains in Italy. Produced by South...
BBC Directors to Keynote Children’s Media Conference
Organizers of the 2017 Children’s Media Conference (July 4-6 in Sheffield, UK) announce that two senior BBC brass will deliver this year’s Opening Keynote....
‘Ben 10’ Universe Expands in Australia & New Zealand
Cartoon Network’s biggest franchise Ben 10 is bringing intergalactic adventure to multiple platforms and into more Australian and New Zealand homes this month through...
AGE Taps Diagonal View for ‘Buddy Thunderstruck’ YouTube Channel
American Greetings Entertainment, the IP and outbound licensing division of American Greetings, has teamed up with Sky UK-owned social content producer Diagonal View to...
Will Mahmood Named Head of Strategy at DHX’s WildBrain
Leading online kids’ network and AVOD expert WildBrain has appointed senior executive Will Mahmood to the newly created position of Head of Strategy. Mahmood...
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21st Century Fox Makes $14.6 Billion Bid to Take Full Control of Sky
Murdoch, Incorporated seeks to grow its media empire on the other side...
Kidscreen Unveils 2017 Awards Nominees
The shortlisted finalists for the 2017 Kidscreen Awards, honoring the best in children's television and digital media, have been announced. Contenders in the Programming,...
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Thunderbirds Are Go!: Mad Men in Rescue Ships Gets an Update and No More Strings
Jevon Phillips of Hero Complex reports on the show’s WonderCon...
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Animated Movies Hit High Point; So Do Studios’ Costs, Potential Rewards
Bloomberg reporter Kyle Stock examines the crowded animation release calendar for 2016 and weighs...
Zodiak’s ‘Waybuloo’ Comes to Sky
Zodiak Kids has secured a deal with Sky, which will take on rights to over 150 episodes of CBeebies favorites Waybuloo and live-action crafts...
Sky Plans 600% Growth of Kids Content Library
European pay TV leader Sky has announced it plans to expand its library of on-demand kids’ content from 700 titles to 4,000. The move...
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