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UK creative industry gets boost from Warner Bros. scholarships
PEOPLE MOVES / TVWith a new Leavesden Studio and increased production output across TV, film and games, Warner Bros. UK is investing in local future creative talent through a number of new scholarships, apprenticeships and educational initiatives.
BabyFirst creates sales role for former NBC exec
PEOPLE MOVES / TVAs BabyFirst continues to flex its reach as a cable channel, the network has tapped Comcast/NBCU exec Matt Gentile to serve in the newly created role of SVP of ad sales and sponsorships.
Chapman director joins Sixteen South as development head
PEOPLE MOVES / TVFormer Chapman Entertainment production director Emily Whinnett will now oversee development at Northern Ireland’s Sixteen South as the company makes a push from puppetry into more live-action drama and animation.
Suzanne Wilson steps into buyer’s role at TVO Kids
PEOPLE MOVES / TVSuzanne Wilson has joined Canadian public media outlet TVO as children‘s acquisitions officer for TVOKids.
ABC Family ups Marci Cooperstein to VP role
PEOPLE MOVES / TVABC Family has promoted The Secret Life of the American Teenager creator Marci Cooperstein to VP of programming and development, where she will be charged with developing new original series across drama and comedy genres.
Turner International grows acquisitions efforts
PEOPLE MOVES / TVIn expanding its kids content offering, Turner International has appointed former Nickelodeon exec Edward Barnieh as programming and acquisitions manager for the Asia Pacific region.
US producer to head up creative at Marathon
PEOPLE MOVES / TVZodiak Media-owned French animation company Marathon Media has tapped American Emmy Award-winning producer Eryk Casemiro to serve as chief creative officer for its Kids division. Casemiro’s arrival in Paris is timed with Marathon’s expanding activities in L.A.
More production exec shakeups at Nickelodeon
PEOPLE MOVES / TVNickelodeon’s New York-based president of content development Marjorie Cohn has chosen to exit the kidsnet after serving 26 years with the company, and Alison Dexter‘s EVP of productions position has been eliminated amid ongoing realignment.
Jeremy Padawer joins Wicked Cool Toys as co-president
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / PEOPLE MOVESToy industry entrepreneur and former Jakks Pacific marketing exec Jeremy Padawer will join Michael Rinzler at Pennsylvania-based toymaker Wicked Cool Toys as a partner and co-president.
Ragdoll Worldwide appoints brand manager
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / PEOPLE MOVESUK-based Ragdoll Worldwide, the commercial joint-venture between Ragdoll Productions and BBC Worldwide, has appointed Hina Sanghrajka to the newly created position of brand manager.
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eOne snaps up licensing agency Art Impressions -
MGA Entertainment launches Mooshka -
Sesame Street leads Children’s Emmy Awards
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