Articles Tagged ‘Sesame Workshop’
Sesame ups Erica Branch-Ridley to VP, production
PEOPLE MOVESSesame Workshop has promoted Erica Branch-Ridley to VP and executive in charge of production for Sesame Learning.
Chuggington hits the LeapPad
INTERACTIVEEducational toy designer LeapFrog Enterprises has partnered with children’s IP specialist Ludorum to bring episodes of its CG-animated preschool series Chuggington to LeapFrog’s LeapPad learning tablet.
Tom Ascheim joins Sesame Workshop
PEOPLE MOVESSesame Workshop has tapped former Nick exec Tom Ascheim to fill its newly created position of Chief Strategy Officer and he becomes EVP of Sesame Learning.
Dover and Sesame to publish STEM-themed book
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / KID INSIGHT / RETAILNew York-based Dover Publications has partnered with Sesame Workshop to publish Sesame Street Simple Science Experiments with Elmo and Friends: Water and Earth, one of the first books to focus on Sesame’s STEM curriculum, which encourages kids to embrace science, technology, engineering and math.
Abby’s Flying Fairy School floats onto Milkshake!
TVUK-based Channel 5′s preschool block Milkshake! has picked up Sesame Workshop’s CG-animated preschool series Abby’s Flying Fairy School, which is set to air on the net on Sunday, April 29.
Sesame Street gets into comics
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAILComic book publisher Ape Entertainment has secured a licensing deal with Sesame Workshop to produce a new and original print and digital comic book series in color featuring popular Sesame Street characters.
Sesame Workshop promotes licensing executives
PEOPLE MOVESSesame Workshop has promoted three executives to further support its consumer products business. Gisela Abrams and Marie-Cecile Girard-Jones have both been upped to assistant VPs of international licensing, and Kerri Katz is now director of licensing and strategic partner relations.
Sesame Workshop promotes executives
PEOPLE MOVESSesame Workshop has two new VPs with the promotions of Robert Knezevic to VP, international project manager, and Dr. June Lee to assistant VP of research in the global education department.
Sesame Workshop’s Noah Broadwater promoted to CTO
PEOPLE MOVESNon-profit educational organization Sesame Workshop has promoted Noah Broadwater to Chief Technology Officer, while still retaining his VP status.
And the 2012 Kidscreen Awards go to…
NEWS / TVPlaying to a packed house, The Daily Show‘s Samantha Bee handed out the 2012 Kidscreen Awards in a brisk, lively and laugh-filled ceremony this afternoon held at the New York Hilton. Big winners tonight included Cartoon Network, which took a total of six Kidscreen Awards across Broadcast, Programming, Creative Talent and Viewer’s Choice categories. The UK’s Kindle Entertainment and New York-based Sesame Workshop also picked up multiple trophies. For the full list of winners, read on.
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