Gary Rusak
KI.KA picks up Florrie’s Dragon
TVStudio100 Media has signed a five-and-a-half-year German exclusive for its 52 x 10-minute preschool toon Florrie’s Dragon with children’s channel KI.KA.
Everything is coming up Rosie
TVV&S Entertainment, the studio behind animated preschool series Everything’s Rosie, has landed broadcast deals with Mediacorp in Singapore and TVNZ in New Zealand.
A2E2 to develop Stan Lee and the Mighty 7
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / TVL.A.’s A Squared Elxsi Entertainment, a joint-venture between A Squared Entertainment and Tata Elxsi, is developing a multi-platform brand based on Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 comic book series.
Malaysian Government announces production subsidy
COMPANIES / TVMohd Naguib, director general of the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia, announced the introduction of a Film in Malaysia Production Incentive Rebate last night at the country’s MIPTV networking reception.
Classic Media acquires Noddy
COMPANIES / CONSUMER PRODUCTSClassic Media’s London operation has acquired the rights to Enid Blyton’s Noddy from brand management firm Chorion, which has been selling off its assets piecemeal since last fall.
Licensing shop hires new VP
COMPANIES / CONSUMER PRODUCTS / PEOPLE MOVESToronto, Canada-based The Licensing Shop has hired Avra Goldenblatt as its new VP of brand management.
Fisher-Price and Nick re-up licensing partnership
CONSUMER PRODUCTSUS preschool toy giant and Mattel brand Fisher-Price and Nickelodeon have signed a multi-year renewal of their global licensing partnership for toys based on the network’s preschool properties.
Techno Source to distribute new kid-friendly tablet
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVEUS plaything manufacturer Techno Source has sewn up an agreement with CIDE Interactive, a French tech company, to distribute the Kurio line of Android-based tablets in the US and Canada.
CN tackles bullying with new documentary
BROADCASTER / BROADCASTING / KID INSIGHT / TVSpeak Up, the first original documentary from Cartoon Network, will debut in the US on Sunday, March 18th at 5:30 pm with a repeat presentation at 8 pm.
Smart Kids TV comes to iOs devices
INTERACTIVE / TVWinnipeg, Canada-based Ameba, the multi-platform digital distribution service for kids entertainment, has given subscribers of its Smart Kids TV service the ability to view its content through a web browser on their Apple devices.
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