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DHX Media approved for Family Channel takeover
BROADCASTER / NEWS / TVFew strings were attached by the CRTC as it gave DHX Media the change-of-ownership approval for its CDN$170 million takeover of the Family Channel from Bell Media.
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Designing apps that transcend borders
Featured iKids / iKIDSTrevor Lai, founder and CEO of the Shanghai-based UP Studios, recently spoke at CMC about Chinese IP and international companies doing business in China. He followed up his speech with a Google Hangout, discussing how to design apps for the Chinese market, as well as creating apps that are hits in both China and the US.
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Frozen continues to warm up Jakks Pacific’s quarterly statements
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILJakks reports a 16.9% increase in net sales for Q2 2014, but still sustains overall losses of US$9.1 million.
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Arts & crafts top parents purchases
KID INSIGHT / NEWSArt attack: According to The NPD Group’s new Evolution of Play 2014, crafty toys and traditional games topped the list of play products purchased in the past 12 months.
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Pushing the limits of augmented reality books
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / Featured iKids / GEAR / iKIDS / MOBILE / RETAILCanada’s Mercury Active is taking a page from the advances in augmented and virtual reality tech that had tongues wagging at this year’s GDC for its new line of Incredebooks. So can the digital shop boldly take printed kids books where they haven’t been before?
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Cartoon Network taps Christina Miller as new president and GM
BROADCASTING / COMPANIES / CONSUMER PRODUCTS / PEOPLE MOVES / TVTurner Broadcasting has named Christina Miller as its new president and general manager of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang.
Maker Studios adds AOL exec to c-suite
TVCharles Gabriel makes the jump to a newly created role at Maker after most recently serving as SVP of global video sales at AOL.
Teaching kids through video games
GEAR / iKIDS / NEWSWill education-based gaming be a hit with kids? LeapFrog is banking on it.
batteryPOP adds new VP of Digital Ad Sales
PEOPLE MOVESThe sales veteran joins the cross-platform network after holding a similar position at Saban Brands.
Zodiak Kids makes Middle East output deal
BROADCASTING / TVDistributor Zodiak Kids has inked a new agreement with MBC3 that sees the free-TV children’s edutainment channel in the Middle East snap up 150 hours of programming including hit series Extreme Football and Totally Spies.
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- Money Kingdom: the business behind Walt Disney’s theme parks (Forbes)
- YouTube in new talks with Hollywood and IPs for content (Reuters)
- Home Depot to start selling 3D printers in store (Financial Post)
- European gaming sector gets seed funding from top gaming and social companies (TechCrunch)
Peppa Pig leads 2014 Licensing Awards finalists
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / NEWS / RETAILAs the clock counts down to the 2014 Licensing Awards, the finalists in the UK-based competition for product, retail and marketing communication categories have been announced. Leading the pack are licensees and retailers for the popular brands Peppa Pig and Wallace and Gromit, with Disney and Marvel getting honorable mention.
SDI Media expands in Rome
TVWith the opening of new dubbing studios in Rome, media localization provider SDI Media is boosting its presence in Italy.
Playmobil’s Super 4 goes global
BROADCASTER / BROADCASTING / TVKids programming distributor PGS Entertainment has signed a raft of broadcast deals for Super 4, the animated series that brings together Playmobil-inspired fairies, knights, pirates and robots in one universe.
The definitive kids ent resource.- Frozen continues to warm up Jakks Pacific’s quarterly statements
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Hasbro lets fans 3D print toys inspired by My Little Pony
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MIPCOM 2012 - Myles Hobbs of Kidscreen with Olivier Dumont of eOne Family