London, UK – KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has acquired the rights to marine animation, Shelldon. The deal will see the series, from Shellhut Entertainment, fully dubbed and aired globally across all KidsCo territories from November 2012. Hendrik McDermott, Managing Director of KidsCo, comments: “Shelldon is a series with a unique appeal for our audience of 6 to 10 year-olds; the acquisition supports our commitment to sourcing international … [Read more...] about KidsCo acquires Asian animation Shelldon
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KidsCo reaches 15 million subscribers
London, UK – KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has announced its execution of 10 affiliate deals in the first quarter across Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific, expanding its reach to 15 million subscribers. These deals include DAAR Communications in Nigeria, Telekom of Thailand, Sky Television in Sri Lanka, PT Mega Media in Indonesia, Tarr in Hungary and Sky C&C in Indonesia. The channel will also be launching its summer lineup from June 2, which will feature an … [Read more...] about KidsCo reaches 15 million subscribers
NBCUniversal acquires majority stake in KidsCo
London – NBCUniversal International has announced the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in international children’s channel KidsCo, in partnership with existing shareholder and content supplier Corus Entertainment, who also increased its equity in the channel to 43.8 percent. Cookie Jar will exit the joint venture after five years in order to expand and develop their business outside the KidsCo partnership, prompting NBCUniversal and Corus Entertainment to acquire Cookie … [Read more...] about NBCUniversal acquires majority stake in KidsCo
