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Monster & Monster Join Forces for Distribution
Monster Animation has announced it has appointed Monster Entertainment to distribute its hit animated series Fluffy Gardens (80 x7), and Punky (20 x 7) which debuted at MIP Junior last year. The shows were formerly with Target Entertainment until the company entered Administration last month and the rights reverted to [...]
Target Secures New ‘Punky’ Deals
Rights management group Target Entertainment has completed a raft of international sales deals for Monster Animation’s ground-breaking 2D series Punky (20 x 7). The series which launched on Ireland’s RTE last year has earned global praise and earned nominations for this year’s Irish Film and TV Awards. The new sales [...]
Target Finds New Homes for 3 Chapman Shows
London-based Target Entertainment has securing a major new multi-regional broadcast deal for Chapman Entertainment’s hit pre-school series Roary the Racing Car with Nickelodeon. The first series of the 52 x10-minute show has been licensed for broadcast by Nickelodeon’s international Nick Jr. Channels in Europe (including Benelux, Scandinavia, Germany, Spain and [...]
Target Secures Asian Deal for ‘Horrid Henry’
London-based rights management group Target Entertainment has signed new broadcast deals for Novel Entertainment’s Horrid Henry, including a prestigious Asian deal following ATF. Cartoon Network has picked up the first two seasons of Henry for its Asia Pacific region, which includes Australia and New Zealand, China and India. Additionally, Icelandic [...]
Target Nabs ‘Abadas’ Rights
U.K.-based Target Entertainment has struck a deal Dinamo as sole global agent for their new preschool show Abadas. Target will be responsible for global licensing, television sales and DVD, with the brand set to launch officially at Brand Licensing Europe this fall, where a preview clip will be available for [...]
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 [...]
Target Sets Sights on Monster’s ‘Punky’
Leading rights management company Target Entertainment has nabbed global distribution rights to Monster Animation’s groundbreaking 2D preschool toon Punky, with plans to launch the property at MIPCOM Junior this October. Created by Lindsay J. Sedgwick and produced by Monster’s Gerard O’Rourke, the 20 x 7 series is the first cartoon [...]
Pearl to Shine in Licensing/Kids Post at Target
Target Entertainment has appointed Lindsay Pearl as its new Director of Licensing and Children’s Acquisitions. She joins Target in June and will be representing the company at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. Pearl will be responsible for acquiring new kids content while also heading up Target’s licensing & merchandising division, [...]
Ex-Target Execs Found Children’s IP Firm Hoho Entertainment
Oliver Ellis and Helen Howells — both former executives at Target Entertainment — have formed a new production and rights company for children’s entertainment called Hoho Entertainment. The company states it has a development slate already in place and plans to announce its first production in a few months. “We’re [...]
Target Plants ‘Flowertots’ Deal, Adds Sales Execs
Target Entertainment has secured a new multiregion broadcast deal with Nickelodeon for Chapman Entertainment’s preschool series Fifi and the Flowertots. The show’s first series of 52 10-minute episodes will be shown by Nick across Europe in such markets as Benelux, Scandinavia, Germany, Spain and Italy; in the Middle East; Asia, [...]
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