MIPCOM News: Nerd Corps, DHX Media, CreaCon & Ameba

October 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

It’s only the first day of the MIPCOM content market in France, and we’re already flooded with news about new partnerships, series launches and the usual global TV sales for properties. First up,  Canadian producer Nerd Corps has begun production on its first animated preschool show Kate and Mim-Mim. Created [...]

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‘City of Friends’ Celebrates 1st Year with Milkshake

August 16, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

City of Friends, the hit preschool show from Norwegian kids’ entertainment production house CreaCon Group (France’s Action Synthese provides the show’s CG animation), has announced plans to mark its first broadcast anniversary on Channel 5’s Milkshake block in the U.K. with special “Rescue Week” fare. Each day starting Monday August [...]

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‘City of Friends’ Launches New Interactive Initiatives

May 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Norway’s CreaCon Group is enhancing its digital presence by launching a new interactive website for its animated preschool series City of Friends. Launching this month, www.cityoffriends.com was developed by digital agency Bionic Communications and offers fans of the hit television series the latest news and character-based games. The new, interactive English-language website [...]

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‘City of Friends’ Gets Chummy with U.K. Auds

March 22, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Norwegian kids’ entertainment producer CreaCon Group’s hit CG preschool series City of Friends has proven popular with audiences in the U.K. since debuting in the country last October on Channel 5’s Milkshake. The show has reached more than 1.3 million viewers and is currently ranked the fifth most popular Video [...]

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