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Cake Promotes Pair, Adds Blayney as VP Intl. Sales
Cake Entertainment has named former Chorion exec Helen Blayney VP of international sales in a restructuring announced today. At Chorion, Blayney worked on preschool properties including Noddy, Max & Ruby and Famous Five across territories including Scandinavia, Benelux, Ireland, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Israel, South Africa and the Middle East. She worked [...]
The Animated Life Aquatic
Octonauts, the hit animated U.K. preschool show, finds a new home across the pond on Disney Junior this month. Sometimes you can tell a lot by the imaginative names of the recurring characters on a show. How can you resist a toon that offers names like Captain Barnacles Bear, Lieutenant [...]
Mattel Buys Hit Ent. for $680m
It’s official. Thomas the Tank and Bob the Builder have a new home. London’s Financial Times is reporting that toy powerhouse Mattel has bought children’s media outfit Hit Entertainment—distributor of show such as Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank and Angelina Ballerina—from Apex Partners for $680 million dollars. The acquisition [...]
Keeping Toons Alive in Old Blighty
Although many U.K. TV animation producers are disheartened about the bleak economic climate and lack of government support, they continue to follow the country’s much-admired tradition of excellence. To the casual observer of the TV animation scene in the U.K., the climate may seem quite healthy. With beautifully produced series [...]
CyberGroup, FantaWild and Telescreen Win MIP Jr. Prizes
The international children’s content market MIP Junior wrapped over the weekend in Cannes. The two-day event was packed with various panels focusing on different aspects of the industry—from what buyers are looking for shows this year to how the teen market is driving the transmedia trends, and the possible merging [...]
Chorion Chairman Waheed Alli Steps Down
Chairman of U.K. property house Chorion Waheed Alli has resigned after the business failed to renegotiate banking deals to fix its significant debt burden, reports The Guardian. William Astor, the deputy chairman of the company is also leaving the company, which holds the rights to Noddy, Mr. Men and the [...]
Chorion Celebrates ‘Mr. Men’s’ 40th
U.K. production and distribution house Chorion has announced its plans for the 40th anniversary celebrations of much-loved kids’ property Mr. Men. In addition to their popular books and TV cartoon The Mr. Men Show, this year will welcome a new character, the launch of a confectionary range and a collaboration [...]
Nick Unveils Toon-Heavy Schedule, New Series
Kids’ network Nickelodeon is increasing its commitment to animation, announcing at its annual upfront presentation to advertisers and press in New York that it will roll out 45 episodes of animation in the next three years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Those plans include more episodes of such current hits [...]
Chorion Sells ‘Octonauts,’ ‘Gaspard and Lisa’ to Disney Junior
U.K.-based production and distribution company Chorion has sold the animated series Octonauts and Gaspard and Lisa to Disney for airing on Disney Junior in 2012. Octonauts is a CG-animated series for preschoolers based on the book series from the design team called Meomi. The show takes viewers into the oceans with [...]
Nick Orders More Olivia from Chorion
Nickelodeon has ordered a second season of the preschooler animated series Olivia from Chorion. Based on the book series by Ian Falconer, the second season series of 26 11-minute episodes plus a 22-minute special will be delivered to Nickelodeon in the United States in November with other key territories to [...]
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