Global kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group is partnering with Leadbelly Productions to co-produce a brand-new animation property titled Creepy Candy. Developed by multi-award-winning creator and founding president of Leadbelly Productions, Alan Jude Summa, Creepy Candy is targeted at children ages 4-11. Season one of the 2D animation show will include 26 episodes of 3 minutes and is slated to be launched in October 2022. The project's first phase will also include producing a … [Read more...] about Toonz Media Group partners with Leadbelly Productions and NXT GEN Brand Marketing for ‘Creepy Candy’
Anish Mehta steps down as CEO of Indian animation studio, Cosmos-Maya
Following a ten-year stint building Cosmos-Maya, India’s most successful animation studio, from a 30-member team to a 1200+ strong animation powerhouse, Anish Mehta has decided to move on from his role as CEO. Under Anish’s leadership, the studio has grown multifold owing to his strong ability to maintain a balance between business and creativity. As CEO and minority shareholder of Cosmos-Maya since 2012, he is credited with achieving a number of milestones not only for the studio but also for … [Read more...] about Anish Mehta steps down as CEO of Indian animation studio, Cosmos-Maya
TAICCA partners with Imagine Entertainment, Sixty Percent Productions on Chinese-language content development lab
TAICCA (Taiwan Creative Content Agency) is proud to present EMERGE, a program designed to support Taiwanese writers, directors and producers to develop Chinese-language original TV series with hands-on guidance from some of the most experienced producers in Hollywood and Asia, and with the ultimate goal of creating authentic and premium Taiwanese TV series with global appeal. TAICCA is excited to welcome Imagine Entertainment and Sixty Percent Productions to shepherd the inaugural EMERGE … [Read more...] about TAICCA partners with Imagine Entertainment, Sixty Percent Productions on Chinese-language content development lab
Banijay Rights gets Greek format deals
Banijay Rights announced new adaptations for two of its leading entertainment programmes with broadcasters in Greece, as NATPE Budapest International gets underway. Commercial network Alpha TV has commissioned Barking Well Media to produce a first season of entertainment hit All Together Now to premiere later this year. The deal follows the launch of hit Australian format The Hundred, which recently had its first international adaptation on Star Channel in Greece, capturing a first-episode … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights gets Greek format deals
‘Sasuke’/’Ninja Warrior’ competition could debut at the Olympics, according to Japan’s TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS) is pleased to announce that it will collaborate with World Obstacle, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO) and the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) to test a SASUKE/Ninja Warrior obstacle course event as a proposed new 5th discipline of the Modern Pentathlon for inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. SASUKE/Ninja Warrior is a megahit sports entertainment program broadcast on TBS since 1997. It is … [Read more...] about ‘Sasuke’/’Ninja Warrior’ competition could debut at the Olympics, according to Japan’s TBS
Beyond Rights secures new kids’ and factual deals in China
Ahead of its participation in the virtual MIP China event, Beyond Rights is pleased to announce the closure of several new deals for factual and kids’ content in the territory. Following its acquisition of Turbozaurs from the Beyond Rights catalogue, Youku, the streaming platform of Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, has now picked up both series of the charming and cosy pre-school animation title Hushabye Lullabye (30 x 3). Featuring loveable characters and lullabies, and set in … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights secures new kids’ and factual deals in China
