TV Bytes: Horrid Henry, Figaro Pho

March 19, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

The pre-MIP-TV deluge of toon TV sales news continues to trickle in, with big deals being announced by Novel Entertainment, Chocolate Liberation Front in advance of the mega market in Cannes next month. U.K.’s Novel Entertainment has announced new sales for its animated kids’ program Horrid Henry through its global [...]

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Spain’s Neptuno Announces Post-MIPTV Sales

April 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Barcelona-based toon house Neptuno Films has signed a host of deals for its animated series including Rupert & Sam, Dougie In Disguise, Balin, Connie The Cow, The Ugly Duckling, The Three Bears, Bandolero, Gravediggers Squad, Tork, 2020 and The Gloops, as well as a co-production deal with Evergreen Entertainment for [...]

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Kidvid Site Kidobi Adds Animasia’s ‘ABC Monsters’

April 2, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Malaysia-based Animasia Studios has granted digital preschool platform Kidobi the subscription video-on-demand rights for the animated preschool series ABC Monsters in Canada and the United States. The educational preschool series will be available to subscribers on Kidobi.com later this spring. “The deal with Kidobi is a great step forward for [...]

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Robinson Departs KidsCo

November 29, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

International children’s channel KidsCo has announced that managing director Paul Robinson has decided to leave the position after five years to pursue new opportunities. Robinson was instrumental in founding KidsCo, along with Sparrowhawk Media, in 2005 and has since spearheaded the company’s international growth. KidsCo’s board of directors announced that [...]

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