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Marc Buhaj named GM of Disney XD
PEOPLE MOVES / TVMarc Buhaj is stepping into the role of GM of Disney XD following David Levine’s transition to Disney Channels EMEA earlier this fall. Buhaj will also serve as the boy-skewing channel’s SVP of programming.
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Hulu picks up two tween series from Shaftesbury’s Smokebomb
iKIDS / MOBILE / TV / WEBHulu has acquired four projects, including two tween properties, from Toronto, Canada-based Smokebomb Entertainment in a deal that indicates the digital-content producer’s growing international success.
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NPD: US toy sales up 4% for Black Friday
CONSUMER PRODUCTSAmerican toy retailers were hardly in the red during this past Black Friday, according to market research firm The NPD Group, which found that toy sales were up 4% during the shopping week compared with the same period in 2012.
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Asian Animation Summit: Broadcasters make their top project picks
TVThis year’s Asian Animation Summit in Phuket, Thailand, just wrapped. Find out what projects caught the eye of Sprout, Disney, KiKA, BBC Worldwide and Rovio Entertainment.
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Remember what the internet used to look like?
BLOGS / Kids Got GameWe dug out screenshots from some of our favorite Web sites of the 1990s, including Google, AOL, PBS KIDS, and Disney. Read on to find out who had “The Future” available on their 1996 site…
Bagpuss keeps licensing momentum alive
CONSUMER PRODUCTSUK-based Coolabi’s retro Bagpuss brand is at the center of new licensing deals with Blues Clothing and Brands International.
9 Story sells Teenage Fairytale Dropouts
TVToronto, Canada-based 9 Story Entertainment has announced multiple sales of animated tween-targeted series Teenage Fairytale Dropouts (52 x 11 minutes) from Anima Estudios, SLR Productions, Home Plate Entertainment and Telegael.
With Rich Frank on-board, BabyFirst kicks into ad mode
PEOPLE MOVES / TV“It’s a real Trojan horse on the advertising side. We were never able to figure out how to go this young at Disney. And with BabyFirst, we’ve found a way,” says American entertainment exec Rich Frank, the former chairman of Disney TV and president of Paramount Television Group, on becoming an investor and member of the board for child development TV network BabyFirst.
Sesame Street gets into the Sochi spirit
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / TVThe United States Olympic Committee has made Sesame Workshop an official affiliate of Team USA through the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, where co-branded items will include online content and themed apparel.
Kidscreened
- Legendary videogame company Atari clears its bankruptcy status (The Wall Street Journal)
- Doc vs. Dora: How Disney and Viacom are vying for consumer attention (Businessweek)
- For the past 15 years, The Simpsons has topped UK kids’ list of their favorite TV shows (Digital Spy)
- Having fun with pancakes (Wired)
Ratings Watch Global – Russia
KID INSIGHT / TVThis week Eurodata TV has provided us with the ratings for the top-five program broadcasts with kids four to 15 in Russia between October 28 and November 24, 2013.
Why research matters. Sometimes.
BLOGS / Out of the SandboxWeve all heard of The Mozart Effect. Millions of dollars of mostly baby products have been spawned by the research. Did you know that it was a study whereby college students who listened to Mozart tested better at mental origami tasks? Furthermore, the study has never been replicated. This is research for kids’ products? Amazing how much we take at face value.
Numb Chucks to hit YTV in January
TVCanada’s Corus Entertainment-owned kidsnet YTV will premiere Toronto-based 9 Story Entertainment’s new slapstick toon Numb Chucks on January 7.
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