TORONTO – 9 Story Media Group has announced the appointment of Angela C. Santomero to the newly established role of Chief Creative Officer. As CCO, Santomero will report to President and CEO Vince Commisso, and lead the creative content strategy across all of 9 Story Media Group. The appointment follows 9 Story’s recent acquisition of Out of the Blue Enterprises, which was co-founded by Santomero. Angela Santomero is Creator, Executive Producer and Writer for … [Read more...] about 9 Story Media appoints Angela C. Santomero as Chief Creative Officer
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9 Story Media Group and GO-N co-produces new animated series
TORONTO, CANADA – 9 Story Media Group and GO-N Productions announced that they have entered into an option agreement to develop and co-produce a new animated series based on the classic live action series, Bewitched. Under the terms of the agreement, 9 Story and GO-N will also control worldwide distribution while 9 Story will control the majority of merchandising and licensing rights for the series. The original Bewitched television series starred Elizabeth Montgomery as a witch … [Read more...] about 9 Story Media Group and GO-N co-produces new animated series
9 Story Media acquires Out of the Blue Enterprises
Toronto, Canada – 9 Story Media Group acquired Out of the Blue Enterprises, a leader in children’s media across content creation, TV production, digital applications and consumer products. It was founded in 2005 by Blue’s Clues co-creator Angela Santomero and former Nickelodeon executive Samantha Freeman. Out of the Blue owns the legacy toy brand Colorforms, named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Greatest Toys of All-Time, and the company is in production on a new animated series based on the … [Read more...] about 9 Story Media acquires Out of the Blue Enterprises
9 Story Media Group rebrands Brown Bag Films
Toronto – 9 Story Media Group is pleased to announce that its Toronto animation studio is being rebranded Brown Bag Films while 9 Story Media Group remains the parent company. Also housed under the 9 Story Media Group umbrella is the company’s distribution arm, 9 Story Distribution International. 9 Story Media Group acquired Dublin and Manchester based Brown Bag Films in 2015 and since that time, has been undergoing a process to integrate its three animation studios. Brown Bag Films … [Read more...] about 9 Story Media Group rebrands Brown Bag Films
Brown Bag Films announces Angela’s Christmas
Dublin, Ireland – Oscar nominated Brown Bag Films, a subsidiary of 9 Story Media Group, is pleased to announce that it is in production on the animated holiday special, Angela’s Christmas. The half hour CG film is based on Frank McCourt’s only children’s book inspired by a story his mother Angela told him as a child. McCourt won the Pulitzer Prize for his best-selling memoir, Angela’s Ashes. The film stars Oscar nominated Ruth Negga (Loving, Preacher) in the role of Angela’s mother, and … [Read more...] about Brown Bag Films announces Angela’s Christmas
9 Story Media Group licenses Nature Cat
Toronto, Canada– 9 Story Media Group is pleased to announce that it has licensed the hit children’s series Nature Cat (80 x 11’) to Discovery Kids Latin America. Discovery Kids Latin America, the leading preschool network in the region, also airs 9 Story’s Wild Kratts and Peg + Cat. Created by the Emmy award-winning creative team at Spiffy Pictures and co-produced by Spiffy Pictures and WTTW Chicago, 9 Story handles international distribution and consumer products outside of … [Read more...] about 9 Story Media Group licenses Nature Cat
