All posts tagged "NBCUniversal"
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Licensing
Hijinx Accepts Master Toy Mission for ‘Zafari’
June 7, 2017INK Global announces that appointment of Hijinx as master toy licensee for new animated kids’ series...
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Digital Media
DWA Vet Launches ‘Disrupted’ Micro-Series Via Nimble
May 26, 2017In the wake of DreamWorks Animation’s acquisition by Comcast/NBCUniversal, a lot has changed. Capturing this shake-up...
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Television
Sprout Grows into Universal Kids, Adds DreamWorks Titles in Fall
May 1, 2017NBCUniversal’s preschool network Sprout will be rebranding to Universal Kids, which will go live September 9....
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Features
DreamWorks Scraps Tim Minchin’s ‘Larrikins’
March 6, 2017DreamWorks Animation has made its second cancellation announcement since being purchased by Comcast and absorbed into...
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Television
Russia’s CTC Strikes Exclusive Deal for DreamWorks Series
March 3, 2017Russian broadcaster CTC Media has secured an exclusive deal with NBCUniversal’s DreamWorks for a slew of...
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Television
CAKE Ready to Launch ‘Space Racers’ Season 2
February 28, 2017UK-based kids’ entertainment company CAKE announces the launch of a fresh 40 x 11 second season...
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People
Founder & CEO Brian Robbins Departing AwesomenessTV
February 23, 2017After five years of rapid growth and shifting shareholder ownerships, AwesomenessTV’s co-founder and CEO Brian Robbins...
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Television
Sprout Grows Original Toon Slate with ‘Remy & Boo,’ Renewals & More
February 7, 2017NBCUniversal Cable Ent.’s 24-hour preschool network Sprout is expanding its original programming offerings with a greenlight...
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Television
Dot To Dot’s ‘School of Roars’ Set for CBeebies
January 24, 2017Award-winning kids’ TV creator Dot To Dot Productions will deliver a new 2D-animated preschool series titled...
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People
Chris deFaria Named CEO of DreamWorks Animation
January 10, 2017The post-acquisition restructuring of DreamWorks Animation continues, with the news breaking Tuesday via Deadline that Warner...
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People
NBCU’s Sprout Appoints Three New Executives
January 9, 2017NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s 24-hour preschool network Sprout has named three industry veterans to key executive roles....
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People
Mireille Soria Vacates DreamWorks Animation Co-Presidency
December 22, 2016Mireille Soria is stepping out of her office as co-President of DreamWorks Animation, a post which...
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Digital Media
‘Masha and the Bear’ Episode Surpasses Adele on YouTube
December 8, 2016There’s been a toon takeover in the digital sphere: the “Recipe for Disaster” Russian-language episode of...
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Television
eOne’s ‘Lost and Found’ Sails to Sprout in US
October 24, 2016Entertainment One has secured a broadcast deal for its BAFTA award-winning half-hour film Lost and Found...
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Features
DreamWorks Settles in Anti-Poaching Suit, Disney Is Last Holdout
October 18, 2016Another domino has fallen in the two-plus-year suit by animation artists alleging wage-fixing and anti-poaching agreements...
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Digital Media
‘Super Wings’ Takes Flight on Amazon
September 24, 2016Streaming service Amazon Prime Video has added Super Wings to its kids’ content offerings in the...
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Features
NBCU Drops the Axe on 200 DreamWorks Jobs
September 15, 2016NBCUniversal has confirmed that DreamWorks Animation — recently acquired by parent company Comcast in a $3.8...
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Digital Media
‘Sydney Sailboat’ Charts Course to Hulu
September 8, 2016International preschool co-production Sydney Sailboat has been picked up for streaming on Hulu, where it will...
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Features
Chinese Government Probing Comcast’s DreamWorks Acquisition
September 2, 2016China will be pursuing an anti-trust investigation into the recent acquisitions of DreamWorks Animation by NBCUniversal...
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People
Jeffrey Katzenberg Net Worth Estimated at $880M
August 28, 2016Following the official closure of Comcast’s $3.8 billion purchase of DreamWorks Animation — which puts the...
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