Category: Licensing
Italy’s Super! and YLE Finland Pick Up ‘The Ollie & Moon Show’
Boat Rocker, Industrial Brothers Partner with Fisher-Price on ‘Kingdom Force’
Fisher-Price to develop toys around new original series created by Matt Fernandes of Industrial Brothers.
Pesky Licenses ‘Boj’ to Chinese SVOD Service
One Animation Announces New Key Personnel Amid Global Licensed Products Roll Out
Former Hasbro exec Anabel Higgin and licensing and brand professional Pauline Hiu join powerhouse animation studio behind ‘Oddbods’ and ‘Insectibles.’
CAKE Bringing New ‘Angry Birds’ Series to MIPTV
London-based kids entertainment specialist bringing new CG-animated short-form series teased during the end credits of ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ to MIPTV 2017.
m4e’s ‘Wissper’ Picks Up New Broadcasters in Iberia
CG-animated preschool series created by London-based animation studio Cuckoo is licensed by Spain’s Clan TVE and Portugal’s RTP and Canal Panda.
9 Story Licenses ‘Nature Cat’ in Latin America
Hit children’s series created by the Emmy Award-winning creative team at Spiffy Pictures for PBS Kids headed to Discovery Kids Latin America.
Toei, Funimation Announce New Licensing Deals for ‘Dragon Ball Super’
New deals with multiple licensing partners include a range of apparel categories for the new ‘Dragon Ball Super’ and original ‘Dragon Ball Z’ anime series.
‘The Making of a Dream’ Episode 7: The First Development Session
Ed Kang visits Mark Simon’s studio for the first development session on 'The Dream Factory' animated series.
China’s Year of the ‘Peppa Pig’
Under managing director Olivier Dumont’s guidance, eOne Family’s animated preschool juggernaut has become one of the Mainland’s most popular programs with over 16 billion digital platform views.
DHX Media Signs Licensing Agreement with Amazon Prime Video, India
DHX licenses more than three dozen series to Amazon Prime Video in India, including ‘Caillou,’ ‘Inspector Gadget’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake.’
Disney Acquires Monster Entertainment’s ‘Harry & Bip’
Dialog-free CGI animated comedy shortform series is directed by Leevi Lemmetty and produced by Tamsin Lyons of Ink and Light and Muste ja Valo Oy in association with RTE, YLE, Finnish Film Foundation and the Irish Film Board.
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Developing ‘The Worst’ Animated TV Series
Creative team behind stop-motion hits ‘Robot Chicken,’ ‘SuperMansion’ and the forthcoming ‘Buddy Thunderstruck’ teams with San Francisco-based toy and apparel company Super7 on new series.
Winners Announced for Kidscreen Awards 2017
Netflix named channel of the year at the 2017 Kidcreen Summit in Miami; Bento Box Entertainment’s ‘Bob’s Burgers’ picks up three awards.
Fisher-Price Named Master Toy Partner for Genius Brands’ ‘Rainbow Rangers’
Mattel subsidiary to develop comprehensive toy program across multiple categories for the preschool property for broad retail distribution worldwide.
‘Miffy’ Embarking on New Paths in Germany
Nelvana’s ‘Super Wings’ Soars in France
China’s Tencent Partnering with Up Studios for ‘Super BOOMi’
Chinese tech and media giant Tencent teams with one of China's leading original IP studios to produce of a new CG-animated series based on the hit character BOOMi.
Cyber Group, Groupe PVP Sign Joint Interactive Deal with Zorro Productions
Under the interactive licensing deal, Groupe PVP to develop interactive console games for based on the new CGI-animated series.
eOne Signs New North American Partners for ‘PJ Masks’
New partners in the U.S. and Canada for CG animated series produced by eOne and Frog Box in collaboration with French animation studio TeamTO to begin rolling out products April 2017.
Discovery Kids India Acquires Studio 100’s ‘Nils Holgersson’
CGI-animated series currently in production is based on the book by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
9 Story Secures Raft of Digital Sales for ‘Sweet Tweets’
Series of animated preschool shorts produced by Yeti Farm Creative heads to digital platforms including Toon Goggles, Curious World, Homer and Future Today.