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Cookie Jar and DISH to expand kids programming
TVToronto, Canada-based Cookie Jar Entertainment and DISH Network, the third largest pay-TV provider in the US, have forged a new streaming deal with DISH’s Blockbuster home subscription package to grow its slate of family and kids programming with titles from Cookie Jar’s library of animated and live-action programming.
British Animation Awards shortlist announced
NEWS / TVThe British Animation Awards (BAAs) finalists have been announced for both the juried categories and the Children’s Choice awards, determined by kid voters in the UK.
CBeebies greenlights Rastamouse season 2
TVDHX Media and Wildbrain Entertainment’s hit stop-motion preschool series Rastamouse, which made its CBeebies debut in January 2011, has been picked up by the UK pubcaster for a second season (26 x 11 minutes).
Little Airplane’s Selig debuts new children’s book
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAIL / TVA new bedtime story book by New York-based Little Airplane Productions founder Josh Selig based on Little Airplane’s non-profit preschool animated TV series The Olive Branch (26 x one-minute) will be published in April this year.
Disney Junior’s Jake gets third season, toys launched
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAIL / TVHit series Jake and the Never Land Pirates has been picked up for a third season by Disney Junior and Disney Consumer Products has unveiled more than 130 toys inspired by four series on Disney Junior (Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Minnie’s Bow-Toons, and Doc McStuffins) to be launched this year.
9 Story acquires two Skywriter series
INTERACTIVE / TVToronto, Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment will take over all production and distribution of the new animated series Camp Lakebottom and Vivi, having acquired them from fellow Canuck company Skywriter Media.
Smiley Guy signs deal for new series
TVToronto-based prodco Smiley Guy Studios has partnered with UK-based Whole Hog Creations (Skatoony) to develop a new live-action/animated, crime-solving game show entitled What a Croc! (26 x half hours).
The Basketeers scores NBA merchandising deal
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / TVParis, France-based Tele Images Productions, part of Zodiak Kids, has scored a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to launch a line of co-branded youth merchandise based on kids TV series The Basketeers (26 x half hours), which airs on French networks M6 and Disney XD.
Peppa Pig headed to Gulli
INTERACTIVE / TVeOne has landed a deal with global media group Lagardère Active to broadcast popular preschool series Peppa Pig daily on its free terrestrial kidsnet Gulli in France starting this month.
New TV sales for Little Charley Bear
TVChildren’s entertainment producer and rights owner HIT Entertainment has inked a number of broadcast sales for London, UK-based prodco Chapman Entertainment’s CG preschool series Little Charley Bear (52 x 7-minute).
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