Thursday, August 17, 2017
Bento Box’s Sutikki Goes International with UK Office
Emmy award-winning entertainment content and technology company Bento Box Entertainment is expanding internationally with the opening of Sutikki UK. The company’s first office in ... Continue Reading →
Katie Rollings Appointed eOne Head of UK Licensing
Entertainment One (eOne) has appointed Katie Rollings as Head of UK LIcensing for eOne Family and eOne Licensing, effective September 13. Base in the company’s London headquarters, ... Continue Reading →
Pam Westman Appointed Head of Nelvana
Industry veteran Pam Westman has been tapped to fill the role of Head of Nelvana Enterprises, tasked with overseeing global brand development and management across the Corus Entertainment-owned ... Continue Reading →
Rainmaker Appoints Gregory Little SVP of Content
Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment — the studio behind the first-ever CG animated TV series, ReBoot — has appointed veteran content exec Gregory R. Little to the newly ... Continue Reading →
‘Shaun the Sheep,’ ‘Stick Man’ & ‘Gumball’ Score at BAAs
The 2016 British Animation Awards have wrapped up, having successfully celebrated 20 years. Top honors were bestowed on internationally acclaimed actor Martin Freeman, Aardman Animation’s ... Continue Reading →
Mattel’s ‘Little People’ Show Set for Sprout
Mattel Inc. and HIT Entertainment announce that NBCUniversal’s Sprout preschool channel will launch season one of a new animated series based on the iconic Little People brand from ... Continue Reading →
Global TV Sales Rundown
There have been a flurry of sales announcements ahead of the Kidscreen Summit, which kicks off in Miami next week. Here’s a rapid-fire rundown of all the goings-on filling up our ... Continue Reading →
DHX Brands Hires Three Key Execs
DHX Brands is expanding its team with three key hires for its LA and London offices.
Kaisa Nieminen has been appointed Senior Brand Manager for North America, based in LA and reporting ... Continue Reading →
‘Bob the Builder’ Snags New European Deals
Mattel and HIT Entertainment announce that the all-new series iteration of top preschool brand Bob the Builder has been acquired by European broadcasters France 5, [email protected] (Netherlands), ... Continue Reading →
Kids Producer Jocelyn Stevenson to Receive BAFTA Special Award
Accomplished children’s television producer and writer Jocelyn Stevenson will be honored with a BAFTA Special Award at the British Academy Children’s Awards ceremony taking ... Continue Reading →
