Disney Creates Direct-to-Consumer Unit to Oversee Streaming
Kevin Mayer, who oversaw the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, will lead the new division.
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Bouchard's 'Central Park' Lands at Apple
Fox passed on ‘Bob’s Burgers’ creator’s pitch, leading to a bidding war between streaming services for the project.
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'Boss Baby' Series Comes to Netflix April 6
New series of 13 episodes pick up where the Oscar-nominated feature left off.
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Amazon Orders 'Undone' From 'BoJack' Team
Streaming service’s first half-hour animated series slated to star Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) and expected to premiere in 2019.
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Netflix Orders 'Tuca & Bertie' from 'BoJack' Crew, Haddish
Comic will play a bird woman living in the same building as her best friend in the series, created by Lisa Hanawalt.
NFB Streams Award-winning Short 'I Like Girls' for Free
Diane Obomsawin’s exploration of first loves has been selected by 41 film festivals and won top honors at Ottawa and the New York City Short Film Festival.
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UYoung to Distribute 'Buddy Thunderstruck' in China
Stop-motion series is a creation of American Greetings Entertainment and Stoopid Buddies Stoodios.
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Look Mom! Starts Production on ‘Gary & His Demons’
Produced in partnership with MONDO, the adult comedy series premieres on VRV this spring.
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Revived ‘Animaniacs’ Coming to Hulu in 2020
Hulu picks up Spielberg-headed reboot as its first original family series in a deal that also includes streaming rights to original series.
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Nick’s ‘Adventures of Kid Danger’ Debuts Jan. 19
Animated series expands on the network’s hit live-action show, ‘Henry Danger.’
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Netflix, DreamWorks Set Six Original Series in 2018
‘Trolls: The Beat Goes On!’ and reimagining of 1980s classic ‘She-Ra’ among the new series coming in the new year.
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Julia Vickerman’s ‘Twelve Forever’ Lands at Netflix
Animated comedy about a girl who creates a fantasy world in which she never has to grow up will debut in 2019.
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Netflix Orders Season 2 of ‘Big Mouth’
Nick Kroll comedy series for adults gets pickup just over a month after its premiere.
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‘Beat Bugs’ Returns with Special, New Beatles Cover
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) covers ‘Here Comes the Sun’ for the Emmy-winning series’ return.
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WATCH: ‘Spirit Riding Free’ Season 3 Trailer
DreamWorks Animation Television series returns on Netflix with new theme song, guest voices.
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WATCH: Teaser for More of Amazon’s ‘The Tick’
Second half of the series’ first season returns to the streaming service in February.
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WATCH: Lake Bell in ‘SuperMansion: Drag Me to Halloween’
Superhero comedy series’ holiday special debuts Oct. 5 on Sony’s Crackle service.
Guru Secures 3rd Season of ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’
New episodes will add to the lineup of ‘Wishes’ and debut on Netflix in 2019.
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Kid Genius Cartoons Plus! Subscription Service Set for Amazon Channels
Channel plans to deliver ‘content with a purpose,’ including ‘Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club,’ ‘Baby Genius’ and ‘Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab.’
WATCH: Trailer for Amazon’s ‘Sigmund and the Sea Monsters’
Streaming studio will premiere Oct. 13 new Sid & Marty Krofft series based on their original 1970s series on Prime.
Portfolio Sets Up ‘Cat in the Hat,’ ‘DOKI’ with China’s iQiYi Kids
Both series will stream dubbed into Mandarin with English subtitles.
Melissa Cobb to lead Netflix Kids & Family content team
Former Oriental DreamWorks chief will head up the streaming giant’s creation and acquisition of series and movies for children.
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Guru names Toy State Master Toy Partner for Netflix Series ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’
Netflix original preschool series is produced by Guru Studio in collaboration with Pharrell Williams’ i Am Other, iconic artists FriendsWithYou, and Home Plate Entertainment.
Kabillion, Kabillion Girls Rule! Launches on Mediacom
Independently owned VOD network Kabillion ranked among the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand networks with fan favorites like ‘My Little Pony’ and ‘Sonic X’ and original titles including ‘Dream Defenders.’
Disney Ditching Netflix
The Walt Disney Company to end its content deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service beginning in 2019.
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