CAKE has announced the UK premiere of award-winning stop motion preschool series Kiri and Lou. Kiri and Lou will air in the UK on CBeebies following a strong performance last year on TVNZ in New Zealand and CBC Canada, who commissioned the series. CBeebies joins broadcasters including ABC Kids in Australia, YLE in Finland, SVT in Sweden, Czech Television, EVision and BeIN in the Middle East and Showmax in Africa. Kiri and Lou follows the friendship between Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur … [Read more...] about Kiri and Lou to launch in the UK
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Cyber Group Studios hires four new seasoned talents
Cyber Group Studios, the leading European animated entertainment company, extends its family of talents by hiring four new seasoned executives for its Licensing, Media Sales, Digital and Marketing departments both in Paris and Los Angeles, aiming to increase its presence in international markets and develop new brands. Bruno Danzel d’Aumont, former Director of Licensing and Consumer Products EMEA for 17 years at the Walt Disney Company, has been appointed as International Licensing … [Read more...] about Cyber Group Studios hires four new seasoned talents
Studio 100 Media appoints new Sales Executive Global Distribution
Studio 100 Media announced the appointment of Vanessa Windhager as Sales Executive Global Distribution. Joining the international sales department with immediate effect Vanessa Windhager will be responsible for all global distribution activities for the company in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, reporting to Dorian Bühr, Head of Global Distribution. With extensive experience in the TV industry and content sales Vanessa Windhager has over the past seven years worked for NBC … [Read more...] about Studio 100 Media appoints new Sales Executive Global Distribution
Boom appoints new Director of Development
Boom, the Cardiff-based, award-winning ITV Studios label, has appointed Dave Skinner as its Director of Development to head up its development team and expanding multi-genre slate. Boom’s network focus is on factual and popular factual, with its credits including Sam & Shauna’s Big Cook Out for BBC Two and Britain’s Smallest City for ITV, while it also has a strong track record in drama and kids, including tense crime thriller 15 Days for Channel 5 and kids Zombie apocalypse game … [Read more...] about Boom appoints new Director of Development
Netflix builds on animation film slate with Studio Ghibli
Netflix announced that beginning on February 1, 21 films from Studio Ghibli, the Academy Award-winning Japanese art house, will be made available on the service globally (excluding US, Canada, Japan), through distribution partner Wild Bunch International, as part of the company’s continued efforts to grow its best-in-class library of animated films. For the first time ever, this expansive catalogue of Studio Ghibli films will be subtitled in 28 languages, and dubbed in up to 20 languages. This … [Read more...] about Netflix builds on animation film slate with Studio Ghibli
DocuBay partners with International Film Festival Shimla
DocuBay, the global membership video-on-demand streaming service by IN10 Media Network, announces a partnership with the International Film Festival Shimla (IFFS) that will bring IFFS documentaries featured in last year’s film festival. Select titles will be featured under their own category or “Bay” called IFFSBay and are now available for global streaming on the platform. DocuBay was also the official streaming partner of the IFFS, which took place in the historic and scenic town of Shimla in … [Read more...] about DocuBay partners with International Film Festival Shimla