Articles for April 3rd, 2012
CBeebies and The Foundation dress up new series
TVCBeebies has tapped Kent, England’s The Foundation, a Zodiak Kids indie studio, to produce a new 26 x 11-minute preschool series called Let’s Play.
Kidscreened
- Will the graduated-response anti-piracy program do what SOPA couldn’t for Hollywood? (CNET)
- How Kinect Sesame Street TV will offer active participation for kids (The Guardian)
- Why this summer’s blockbuster Avengers film will hit the brand marketing jackpot (Chicago Tribune)
- New US study finds kids eight to 18 spend the most media time with TV, and much less with video games (Kotaku)
Zodiak Kids inks co-pro deal for new preschool show
TVZodiak Media Group’s UK-based children’s production and distribution arm has struck up a three-way international co-production deal for 52 x 11-minute CGI preschool series Quick, Quack, Duck!
Justin Time to bow on Sprout
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / TVToronto’s Guru Studio will debut its original CGI adventure series Justin Time in the US on 24-hour preschool channel Sprout on April 22, and a new licensing program is also in the works.
NCTC to distribute Disney Junior
TVBrand-new 24-hour kids channel Disney Junior has secured a distribution deal with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) that will see more than 950 independent cable companies launch the network for kids ages two to seven over the next 90 days.
Kidobi secures kids content from BRB
TVSpanish media house BRB Internacional is entering into a content partnership with Canadian online video platform Kidobi to make more than 40 hours of preschool programming available to the site’s subscribers.
Vodka Capital inks new FTA deal for Jelly Jamm
TVMadrid, Spain’s Vodka Capital has closed a free-to-air broadcasting deal with France’s Gulli for its CGI preschool series Jelly Jamm (52 x 11 minutes).
Gemini8 blasts off on Cartoon Network Latin America
TVBrazil’s TV PinGuim has sold its 52 x 11-minute sci-fi toon Gemini8 to Cartoon Network Latin America.
Evolution to rep Zydeco’s Floppets brand
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILIn a multi-year deal, Riverwoods, Illinois-based transmedia company Zydeco Studios has hired American licensing and brand management company Evolution Management Group to handle global licensing, sales and brand management for its kid’s novelty brand Floppets.
Small Potatoes MIPTV Wall Of Fame
Planet PreschoolAll your favorite children’s TV executives are in Cannes this week for MIPTV.
The definitive kids ent resource.-
Disney to summer with pirates and princesses -
Five kids content companies among first paid YouTube channels -
Jack Sorensen tapped to grow Saban’s mobile games division -
DreamWorks’ Turbo app to shell out US$1 million -
Rovio makes move into game publishing -
Target and DC superheroes get exclusive for the summer
Photos
MIPCOM 2012 - Dandelooo\'s Jean Baptiste at the Australian party