Animated preschool series created by Angela C. Santomero and produced by Out of the Blue Enterprises launches in the U.S., U.K. and Germany on Friday, August 14.
Entertainment One helps Peppa Pig get ready to go back to school with the release of a special DVD + Scholastic Mini Book Gift Set, ‘Peppa Pig: School Bus Trip,’ available on August 4.
Leading global entertainment companies form strategic partnership for preschool mega-hit.
Mumfie to be redeveloped for TV as a new animated series based upon the characters created for the ‘Magic Adventures of Mumfie.’
Netflix adds Henson’s ‘Word Party,’ Cheeky Little’s ‘Kazoops!’ and Guru’s ‘True & the Rainbow Kingdom’ to its growing slate of original preschool content.
CCTV acquires broadcast rights for ‘Peppa Pig’ in China; master toy range to launch in Chinese market beginning in July.
Multiple Emmy Award-winning preschool hit co-produced by The Fred Rogers Company and 9 Story Media Group appoints Germany’s Super RTL to represent merchandising across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
New season to include two themed seasonal specials; Toy company Just Play and Penguin Young Readers sign on as licensing partners.
Network orders 26 half-hour episodes of live-action/2D animated series from Cottonwood Media, slated to join Sprout’s schedule in 2017.
Kids TV & learning platform launches on Apple TV, offering users hundreds of episodes of the best preschool shows from around the world, including ‘Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom,’ ‘Thomas & Friends’ and ‘Max & Ruby.’
Frederator acquires the rights to two popular preschool series -- ‘Cloud Bread’ and ‘Pom Pom & Friends’ -- from South Korea’s Gangwon Information & Multimedia Corporation.
Following a raft of multi-territory content deals with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Millimages, CAKE, and EarthTree Media, kids TV & learning platform arrives in countries across Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Second series will see 52 new 11-minute episodes set for delivery in 2016, with 60-minute special set to follow in 2017; new ‘Bob the Builder’ shorts set to launch on YouTube in August 2015.
Former HIT Entertainment VP and CBeebies controller joins super-Indie Kids division to run The Foundation.
Part of Viacom’s restructuring efforts, company layoffs include three senior animation executives and two senior-level preschool execs.
Ireland’s Brown Bag Films wins three awards at the Dingle Film Festival’s inaugural Irish Animation Awards.
Multi-platform ‘edutainment’ channel launching in partnership with Bright Educational Media to include both original and licensed content.
Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians,’ ‘Sailor Moon’ and LEGO super heroes all team up on store shelves for this week's home entertainment releases on Blu-Ray and DVD.
BAFTA-nominated preschool series from Acamar Films and Brown Bag Films wins coveted title of Best Writing in a Children’s Television Episode.
Emmy Award-winning animated preschool series is acquired by Discovery Kids for Latin America, including Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.
Following rapid expansion in the U.K. and Ireland, interactive TV and learning platform aimed at preschoolers completes multi-million round of equity investment.
Animated preschool series from Nelvana Enterprises and Spin Master Entertainment premieres Monday, January 12 on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
New preschool series created and directed by Studio AKA’s BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated director, Grant Orchard (‘A Morning Stroll’).
New preschool app follows network’s successful launches of top-ranking, curriculum-driven titles including ‘PAW Patrol Rescue Run’ and ‘Wallykazam! Letter and Word Magic.’
Irish indie gem ‘Rockabye Island’ joins preschool platform for launch in Ireland.
