Toronto, Canada − Corus Entertainment's Nelvana is thrilled to announce that an array of industry-leading partners have joined forces on the brand-new, wholly original Girls Action series, Mysticons, which will make its global debut in 2017. Playmates Toys, the innovative toy company behind the monumental success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will act as the global master toy partner for Mysticons, while Nickelodeon will serve as the global broadcast partner, including in the U.S. … [Read more...] about New girls action series ‘Mysticons’
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Hopster goes global
London/Cannes – Hopster has announced its global launch at MIPTV. Following a raft of multi-territory content deals with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Millimages, CAKE, and EarthTree Media, the kids service will commence the roll-out of a global English language version to 100 territories from April. Poppy Cat The launch will see the easy-to-use educational world for preschoolers arrive in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, India, Dubai, and many more countries … [Read more...] about Hopster goes global
Nelvana partners with d-rights
Battle of the Planets: Phoenix Ninjas. Toronto, Canada – Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana and d-rights, two key partners behind the global phenomena BEYBLADE, are teaming up again to develop Battle of the Planets: Phoenix Ninjas (tentative title), a re-imagination of the classic Japanese and mega-hit Battle of the Planets. The new series will be a re-envisioned version of the 1978 hit for a new generation of boys aged 6 to 11. “We’re thrilled to be working with d-rights on a … [Read more...] about Nelvana partners with d-rights
Nelvana teams up with Abominable Snowman
Toronto, Canada – Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana is pleased to announce that it has entered into a development agreement for a new preschool CG animated series, Camp Yeti. Nelvana is teaming up with the newly formed Abominable Snowman, led by Keith Chapman (Bob the Builder) and Ian Liddell from Studio Liddell (Cloudbabies) to develop the 52 x 11’ series about a summer camp with a yeti twist. Chapman and Liddell have previously worked together on Chapman Entertainment’s … [Read more...] about Nelvana teams up with Abominable Snowman
YOU Kids On Demand subscription service launched in China
New York – YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc., a multi-platform entertainment and video on demand company in China, announced on March 13 that it has signed agreements with Nelvana Enterprises, Sesame Workshop and HiT Entertainment Ltd. to offer popular children's titles through its brand new YOU Kids On Demand subscription platform, which will be launched later this year. Additional details will be released closer to the platform's debut. All three deals allow for distribution across digital … [Read more...] about YOU Kids On Demand subscription service launched in China
New executive roles for Nelvana
Last week, Corus Entertainment Inc. announced changes to its management team that will align leadership around the company’s newly-organised business units. With these changes, the Corus Kids vertical will be led by Colin Bohm, Vice President, Television, Head of Corus Kids, who will be responsible for overseeing the company’s kids-targeted specialty television services as well as Nelvana Studio and Nelvana Enterprises. As part of the redesign, Nelvana Enterprises has created … [Read more...] about New executive roles for Nelvana