Kidscreen

Kirsten Fallon joins Big Tent Entertainment

Jeremy Dickson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:38:55 +0000

New York's Big Tent Entertainment is welcoming Kirsten Fallon as its VP of global business development.

Stephen Colbert lands publishing deal for kids book

Jeremy Dickson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:29:05 +0000

What started as a book pitch from Stephen Colbert to popular children's author Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) during an interview aired on his eponymous satirical series The Colbert Report, has ended with a publishing deal for the US TV personality.

Nick Australia/New Zealand hires marketing director

Jeremy Dickson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:14:30 +0000

Marking a move within Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand has appointed Tina McIntosh as the kidnet's new director of marketing and commercial partnerships.

Penguin and Activision land Skylanders deal

Jeremy Dickson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:03:58 +0000

Penguin Children's Books has inked a global licensing partnership with Activision for a series of books and apps based on the gameco's popular Skylanders Spyro's Adventure kid's video game.

Kidscreened

Kidscreen Staff — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:59:03 +0000

ABC Children’s restructures, de Jong to depart

Jeremy Dickson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:58:26 +0000

Head of commissioning and development for ABC TV's children's division Carla de Jong will be leaving the broadcaster at the end of March as the team undergoes a restructure in 2012.

Toys ‘R’ Us president Neil Friedman resigns

Jeremy Dickson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:27:01 +0000

After 10 months with the company, Neil Friedman has stepped down as president of US operations for Toys 'R' Us.

Tough holiday season contributes to Jakks’ losses

Jeremy Dickson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:07:12 +0000

In its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 sales results, Malibu, California-based toymaker Jakks Pacific's net sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 dropped from US$198 million (2010) to US$141.1 million, and its net sales for 2011 totalled US$677.8 million, compared to US$747.3 million in 2010.

British Animation Awards shortlist announced

Jeremy Dickson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:23 +0000

The 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.

Emmanuèle Petry-Sirvin In New York

Josh Selig — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:57:17 +0000

I first met Emmanuèle Petry-Sirvin in Brazil five years ago at the Brazilian Independent Producers Association (ABPI) and we have been friends ever since. It was on that trip that I first saw some of Emma's extraordinary photography. She sees a world that the rest of us somehow miss. I asked Emma if she would share some of the pictures she took during her Kidscreen Summit week in New York and she happily obliged. Here are some of her beautiful words and images.