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DreamWorks’ Turbo app to shell out US$1 million
INTERACTIVEIt’s commonplace these days for major animated blockbusters to be preceded by a branded app. DreamWorks Animation is putting a spin on things with its Turbo Racing League app that is currently offering up to US$1 million in shell-out cash prizes.
5 days ago
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Vine videos to star Peanuts gang
INTERACTIVETwitter’s four-month-old social video platform Vine will host 12 videos using the iconic Peanuts characters following a deal with stop-motion animator Khoa Phan.
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Jack Sorensen tapped to grow Saban’s mobile games division
INTERACTIVE / PEOPLE MOVESDigital gaming vet Jack Sorensen, who has played a hand in managing Star Wars and Pixar game franchises, will be at the helm of Saban Brands’ mobile gaming division The Playforge as president.
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Five kids content companies among first paid YouTube channels
BROADCASTING / CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / TVHalifax-based DHX Media, The Jim Henson Company, Nat Geo Kids, Corus and BabyFirst Plus are among the first creators of paid YouTube channels.The move puts the Google-owned online platform closer to acheiving an affordable a-la-carte lineup of premium content and in a better position to compete on the SVOD front.
May 10, 2013
Traditional broadcaster CPTV eyes mobile distribution
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / TVConnecticut Public Television (CPTV) has commissioned mobile developer Ruckus Media to launch a new station-branded iOS mobile – and monetization – platform for its growing interactive audience.
Disney to summer with pirates and princesses
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / TVDisney is looking to keep kids connected to its flagship princess and pirate brands this summer by expanding Sofia the First to daily telecast, debuting new episodes of Jake and the Never Land Pirates and making this content available via its WATCH video platform.
Flying Bark hires marketing manager from parent company
PEOPLE MOVES / TVAustralian animation studio Flying Bark Productions has named former Studio 100 Media exec Raphaela Faetkenheuer as marketing manager. Her move is timed with Fying Bark’s enhanced focus on marketing, licensing and merchandising of its key properties.
Operation Ouch booked for ABC Australia
TVABC TV Australia has acquired Operation Ouch from London, UK-based Serious Lunch. The series, which starts airing today on kids channel ABC3, is produced by Maverick Television for CBBC.
Jake leads band of Disney content headed for Netflix
INTERACTIVE / TVNetflix has taken its relationship with Disney one step further by picking up the US rights to a total of five Disney Junior and Disney XD shows, including Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Kidscreened
- Disney shares big plans for Big Hero 6, its first animated film inspired by a Marvel comic (Los Angeles Times)
- When Hollywood stars align with Kickstarter (Variety)
- The facts of young life: Time magazine uses data to explore the narcissism of the millennial generation (Time)
- Can you cozy up in front of a tablet? (Forbes)
Ratings Watch Global – Italy
KID INSIGHT / TVThis week Eurodata TV has provided us with the ratings for the top-five program broadcasts with kids four to 14 in Italy between April 1 and April 28, 2013.
Licensing vet joins Firefly Brand Management
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / PEOPLE MOVESCalifornia-based global licensing agency Firefly Brand Management, which reps such properties as the increasingly popular Subway Surfers app, has named Glenn Hendricks VP of licensing.
With Doc’s help, Disney Junior extends mobile offerings
INTERACTIVE / TVDisney is amplifying its preschool mobile offerings with a new Doc McStuffins iOS app, as well as new additions to the Disney Junior Appisode lineup.
Kidscreened
- Rumor has it Microsoft will buy Nook Media for US$1 billion (TechCrunch)
- As movie-going faces a transformation in the US and Europe, media companies have their eyes on these 13 emerging markets (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Anthropology 101: Have Americans botched the whole parenting thing? (The Huffington Post)
- After a successful Kickstarter run, Android-based game console Ouya receives more backing (All Things D)
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MIPCOM 2012 - Nice photo opp for the Beyond team