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How An Idea Becomes an App, No-Crusts-Style

"How do you two work together?” This is a question that Carla and I get asked all of the time, and it’s a tough one for us to answer. Our instinct is to say, “We just do!” But we realize that’s not a very helpful response.

Netflix and Comcast flex muscles in battle for viewers (Los Angeles Times)
How not to be frightened by platform diving into the kids app space (CooneyCenter)
Teen newcomer Rachel Crow moves from X-Factor to Nickelodeon and record studio (The Hollywood Reporter)
And, will Sony's newly launched Playstation Vita be a game changer? (The Telegraph)

Atlantyca signs Dive Olly Dive! licensee

Italy's Atlantyca Entertainment has inked a licensing deal with Biembi S.p.A. to manufacture and distribute a line of back-to-school products based on Moonscoop's 52 x 11-minute preschool series Dive Olly Dive!

The Hive buzzes into wooden toys

UK-based licensing agent Space Enterprises has signed Jupiter Toys to produce a range of wooden toys and furniture based on preschool series The Hive from UK-based prodco The Hive Enterprises.

Talking Friends gets Aussie licensing rep

New York-based brand licensing agency Beanstalk has inked a deal with brand agency Merchantwise to manage the licensing program for Outfit7's popular app-based Talking Friends brand in Australia and New Zealand.

Cookie Jar and DISH to expand kids programming

Toronto, 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.

Kirsten Fallon joins Big Tent Entertainment

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

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

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

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.