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Joan Grasso joins eOne Family as VP, licensing North America
PEOPLE MOVESEntertainment One Family has named Joan Grasso as VP of licensing for North America and will head up the August US merchandising launch of hit preschool IP Peppa Pig.
Sesame ups Erica Branch-Ridley to VP, production
PEOPLE MOVESSesame Workshop has promoted Erica Branch-Ridley to VP and executive in charge of production for Sesame Learning.
NBCUniversal, Corus up their stakes in KidsCo
BROADCASTING / PEOPLE MOVES / TVNBCUniversal International has acquired a controlling 51% stake in global children’s channel KidsCo and Corus Entertainment also upped its stake to 43.8%.
Nickelodeon ups Jim Mollica to SVP
PEOPLE MOVESNickelodeon has bumped Jim Mollica up to SVP of consumer marketing for Nickelodeon Group.
Mary Sandell to head up production at Laika
PEOPLE MOVESPortland, Oregon-based animation studio Laika has promoted 20-year film and television industry veteran Mary Sandell to its head of production.
Nickelodeon UK welcomes Tim Patterson
PEOPLE MOVESNickelodeon UK has named broadcasting veteran Tim Patterson as its new VP of scheduling.
Zodiak Kids sets up new research lab
KID INSIGHT / PEOPLE MOVESThe UK-based children’s production and distribution arm of Zodiak Media has launched a Paris-based international research department called The Research Lab, upping Francois Vallerian to Zodiak Kids’ VP of marketing research.
Evolution grows executive licensing team
PEOPLE MOVESL.A.-based global licensing agency Evolution has expanded its team by hiring Stanley Lerman (pictured) as its new COO and managing director, Ryan Broomberg as EVP, and Kirsti Tichenor as senior director of licensing and brand compliance.
Sprout makes new executive promotions
PEOPLE MOVESTwenty-four hour US preschool channel Sprout has upped Adrienne Byrd (pictured) to SVP of legal, standards and practices and Meredith Halpern-Ranzer to VP of creative effective immediately.
Fox Consumer Products bolsters division
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / PEOPLE MOVESTwentieth Century Fox Consumer Products has hired 18-year entertainment marketing veteran Nabil Kazi as its new VP of global promotions and digital marketing expert Morgan Chess as its new VP of digital strategy and commerce.
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