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JAM Media’s ‘Becca’s Bunch’ Headed to ABC Australia
Following the acquisition of JAM’s hybrid series ‘Little Roy,’ ABC KIDS picks up brand-new preschool show merging live-action, puppetry, 2D and CG animation.
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eOne Gears Up for ‘Peppa Pig’ Retail Launch in India
Following the series launch on VOOT Kids and Nick Jr., Viacom18 to serve as licensing agent for ‘Peppa Pig’ across India and the Indian subcontinent.
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Preschool Channel Hopster Launches on Roku
Global, ad-free preschool entertainment platform now available on Roku streaming players and televisions across the U.S., Canada, France, the U.K., and Ireland.
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Jazwares Named U.S. Master Toy Licensee for ‘Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom’
Emmy award-winning preschool property from Entertainment One launches fun-filled toy collection nationwide August 2017.
Harvard Research on Kids to Kick off Kidscreen Summit 2017
Director of the Human Development and Psychology program at Harvard University to present new research study on the development of empathy and caring in today’s kids.
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‘Rainbow Ruby’ Expands Global Media Partners
DHX Media signs 10 broadcast deals with networks around the globe for South Korean CG-animated preschool series from CJ E&M.
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Disney Debuts Doc McStuffins-Winnie the Pooh Crossover Episode
Doc and friends go ‘Into the Hundred Acre Wood!’ in a special episode of Disney Junior’s ‘Doc McStuffins,’ debuting on national Winnie the Pooh Day, Wednesday, January 18.
Vanilla Seed In Production on ‘Sophie La Girafe’
New CGI-animated series based on the famous baby toy manufactured by Vulli set to premiere online in 2017.
Pathé Live Kids Bringing Animated Series to the Big Screen
New initiative bringing kids shows including ‘Fireman Sam,’ ‘Bob the Builder,’ and ‘Masha and the Bear’ to theaters across Europe kicks off in France, Switzerland and Belgium.
9 Story Secures Multiple Agreements Across Asia
Broadcast deals for animated series including ‘Nature Cat’ and ‘Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare’ span India, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Portfolio Entertainment Secures Raft of Global Deals
Portfolio announces new acquisition agreements with National Geographic Channel and PlayKids for first season of ‘DOKI,’ and new SVOD deals for ‘The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!’
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eOne Prepares to Launch ‘PJ Masks’ Merchandise in France
‘Peppa Pig’ agent France TV Distribution to manage the consumer products program for ‘PJ Masks’ with merchandise to begin debuting January 2017.
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Silvergate Launches First ‘Octonauts’ App
Silvergate partners with Night & Day Studios to release the first-ever mobile app based on the popular 3D-animated preschool series.
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DHX Media Signs Major VOD Deals in China
DHX Media expands its presence in the Chinese market with five new Video-On-Demand deals for series including classic ‘Teletubbies,’ ‘Caillou,’ ‘Yo Gabba Gabba!,’ ‘Twirlywoos,’ ‘Inspector Gadget,’ ‘Super WHY!’ and ‘Messy Goes to Okido.’
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eOne Unveils ‘PJ Masks’ Licensing Partners
Entertainment One gears up for the launch of its U.K. licensing program for the company’s hit preschool animated superhero TV show.
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Aardman Rights Taking Blue-Zoo’s ‘Digby Dragon’ to MIPCOM 2016
Aardman Rights and Brand Development team seeking international broadcast partners for CG-animated preschool series produced by Fizzy Productions and airing on Nick Jr. in the U.K.
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CAKE Launching Cbeebies Preschool Series ‘Tolibob’
Leading kids’ entertainment specialist is appointed to distribute a brand-new preschool series produced by Beakus.
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‘Peter Rabbit’ Wins at Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards
Emmy-winning series animated by Ireland’s Brown Bag Films recognized for “remarkable transformation” from children’s literary work to TV.
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Foothill Entertainment Joins ‘Mother Goose Club’
Santa Barbara, CA-based distribution company bringing all-new GGI-animated series from Sockeye Media to MIPJunior and MIPCOM.
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Minkoff and Morris Team Up on New CG Preschool Series
Genius Brands International teams with Disney’s ‘Lion King’ director Rob Minkoff and ‘Frozen’ co-writer Shane Morris on preschool adventure series, ‘Rainbow Rangers.’
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Go Behind the Scenes of Amazon’s ‘Stinky & Dirty Show’ with Brown Bag Films
See how the animated series based on the ‘I Stink!’ book series was brought to life for Amazon Studios with director David McCamley, writer Guy Toubes, creative director Darragh O’Connell, and art director Phil McDarby.
m4e’s ‘Wissper’ and ‘Tip the Mouse’ Heading into China
WeKids Asia signs content agreement for distribution rights in Greater China to m4e’s co-productions Wissper’ and ‘Tip the Mouse.’
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‘Super Wings’ Debuts on Amazon
CG-animated television series co-produced by FunnyFlux, QianQi, Little Airplane Productions, EBS and KiKA flies to U.S. audiences via Amazon Prime Video.
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Amazon Debuting ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show’ September 2
Original preschool show animated by Brown Bag Films is based on the ‘I Stink!’ book series featuring original music from Dan Bern and celebrity voice talent including Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Lynch, Andy Richter, Joan Cusack and Wallace Shawn.
