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A reboot of Little House on the Prairie has been greenlit by @Netflix with Rebecca Sonnenshine attached as showrunner.
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EXCLUSIVE: Getting into the game, @CyberGroupSDs is adapting @SquareEnix's #FinalFantasyIX game into an animated series
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Kidscreen has spoken to a Cartoon Network spokesperson and confirmed that #InfinityTrain has not been cancelled.
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BREAKING: #MeghanMarkle has created a new animated series for @netflix called #Pearl under Archewell Productions.
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Marvel’s Mod Squad: the new multiplatform animation franchise #MarvelRising focuses on modern themes like inclusivity, diversity and strong female characters
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Growing the show's reach, @Fantawild is bringing @BeMiraculousLB to China for the first time
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Featured: Mattel and WWE team up on new girls line featuring @BellaTwins, @SashaBanksWWE, @MsCharlotteWWE and more
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The #YouthMediaAlliance award for Best Program Animation (nine+) goes to @bardelent & @wonderstorm_inc’s .#TheDragonPrince
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The Obama's Higher Ground Productions and @chrisdocnee have partnered on @netflix animated series Ada Twist, Scientist, which premieres worldwide in 2021
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Cartoon Network, TELETOON open up Total Drama Daycare produced by @thefreshchannel and distributed by @CAKE_Ent
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#PowerpuffGirls creator @CrackMcCraigen shares how he blended a serialized story with more realistic action to drive the new @netflix original series #KidCosmic
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EXCLUSIVE: @hensoncompany has hired puppeteer and show creator John Tartaglia as creative supervisor of Fraggle Rock to take the property to new heights.
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The first story of the week: The @DudePerfect Show is getting ready to make its @Nickelodeon debut on July 22
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From viral #TikToks to virtual set designing, @Nickelodeon put together a #DangerForce quarantine-themed special in just three weeks
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Planting a major stake in the Latin American market, @hbomax scares up kids series Frankelda's Book of Spooks
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The 2023 Kidscreen Award Nominations are in and @netflix and @SesameWorkshop are taking the lead, running for a raft of trophies.
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@frankfalcone @SpinMaster #PAWPatrol is getting a refreshed look, with hair, more anatomically correct and rerigged characters and more squash and squish. It’s a big “undertaking from a pipeline and execution standpoint” says @SpinMaster’s Dan Mokriy
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Digital collectibles platform @veve_official is launching the first collection of NFTs based on Sesame Street characters.
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University of Notre Dame professor Jason Ruiz unmasks the #LuchaLibre trend in kids TV, and why broadcasters are flying off the top rope for it
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#Driftwood and #InvincibleFightGirl from Cartoon Network Studios got the greenlight from @hbomax and @cartoonnetwork .
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Florida’s Basic Fun! has turned the lights back on at the Littlest Pet Shop to fulfill a new global master toy #deal with IP owner Hasbro.
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Building on its partnership with @Mattel, @netflix has snagged the new animated musical #BarbiePrincessAdventure
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Growing its catalogue, @GNUSBrands acquires #StanLee’s likeness and more than 100 IPs he created through a deal with POW! Entertainment
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Aiming to be Ireland's first kids show to feature a protagonist who uses a wheelchair, @KavaleerTweets and @AdamKingIRL have teamed up to produce a new show.
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Unleashing Usagi: popular comic series #UsagiYojimbo is finally making the leap to the small screen, thanks to @Gaumont_Anim, @DarkHorseComics and Atomic Monster
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EXCLUSIVE: @toonzmediagroup is teaming up with Christian and Yvon Tremblay on reboot SWAT-KATS Revolution.
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#EXCLUSIVE: @StarStable and @ferlyofficial have teamed up on a new long-form series inspired by the #StarStable game .
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BREAKING: Netflix picks up @ThomasFriends in the US and the licensing rights have returned to Mattel, ending the Nickelodeon deal.
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How Michael Uslan, the producer behind every #Batman movie since 1989, will use his brand building experience, and love of comics, to grow @GNUSBrands' #StanLeeUniverse with new evergreen properties
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Highlighting Latino culture, @PBSKIDS has picked up @FredRogersPro's new animated preschool series Alma's Way
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A sixth installment of ZAG's #miraculous will debut on Disney Channels and Disney+ worldwide this fall, and a second of three planned specials is in pre-production.
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#DealsoftheWeek: @cartoonnetwork races with #Mechamoto, @RTEjr casts off with #SullivanSails, @jetpackdist picks up #MightyLittleBheem and preschool series snag distributors
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#EXCLUSIVE: Thomas & Friends is expanding as @cartoonnetwork and @netflix snap up a new 2D-animated series Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
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BREAKING: Putting diversity and inclusion in front of and behind the camera, @netflix unveils @chrisdocnee's slate of animated series and inks an overall deal with @mexopolis
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Creator Mickey Paraskevas is teaming up with @FrederatorS to reboot Maggie and the Ferocious Beast.
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. @ndorra explains the finer points of the zombie juice biz in app-based #ZombieCatchers #cartoonforum #Toulouse
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#PAWPatrol gets a third film ahead of The Mighty Movie's premiere. The as-yet-untitled film is slated to hit theaters in 2026. @SpinMaster #NickelodeonMovies.
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Former Corus and Kickstart Entertainment exec Jessica Brinder joins @GNUSBrands to oversee distribution for the company's growing slate
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Cartoon Saloon brand development will oversee global licensing and merchandising for My Father's Dragon which is set to premiere on @netflix this year.
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Karissa Valencia, the creator and EP for @netflix's upcoming preschool series #SpiritRangers, on working with @chrisdocnee, making sure there's always a Native voice in the room and more
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First panel of @OIAF_Animation starting now! Frank Falcone of @gurustudio and @SpinMaster executives are talking about the history of #PAWPatrol - PAW is now in 180 countries and has 350 million viewers, says panelists
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Building out its IP with multiple touchpoints, @StarStable rides into short-form content with @ferlyofficial
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To support kids learning virtually this fall, @GNUSBrands' is expanding its OTT channel with an educational section featuring original content .
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Ramsey Naito shares why @Nickelodeon's Middlemost Post, the kidsnet's first original animated series in five years, is set to deliver a hit .
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Ahead of the movie's premiere @Roblox teams with @UniversalPics for #JurassicWorld coding initiative
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Elizabeth Waybright Taylor, @DisneyTVA's new VP of development, is bringing a focus on experimentation to the House of Mouse .
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The pups from @pawpatrol are heading to the big screen as @SpinMaster and @Nickelodeon partner on the property's first feature
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Getting into the SVOD game, @GNUSBrands has acquired @AmebaTV and is gearing up to launch Kartoon Channel! Kidaverse .
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Thomas & Friends is getting a new look as @Mattel teams up with @NelvanaEnt to produce two new seasons in 2D .
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Baby Shark is gearing up for a feature-length movie heading to @paramountplus for the 2023 holiday season.
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#JustRollWithIt creators Adam Small and Trevor Moore have signed an overall deal with @DisneyChannel
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In our most read story of the year, creator, writer and EP @DaronNefcy tells Kidscreen what made #StarvsTheForcesofEvil so popular
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Biting into #StrawberryShortcake, @netflix has picked up @WildBrainHQ's new series Berry in the Big City .
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#MyLittlePony rides high with CP as @Hasbro and @entonegroup expand the growing brand into new categories
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Bruno, a brake car with autism, is joining season two of the Mattel spinoff series @ThomasFriends .
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Up-and-coming voice actor @Nick__Wolfhard, who stars in @atomiccartoons and @netflix's #TheLastKidsonEarth, breaks down what makes an attractive project
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Capitalizing on an increased interest in Brazil's animation scene, @CAKE_Ent snags @cartoonnetwork Latin America and @copastudio co-pro Jorel's Brother
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In a US$53-million deal, @GNUSBrands has acquired @wow_unlimited, and aims to expand Wow!'s CP and distribution business .
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Satisfying its need to go fast, @netflix has picked up the new series #SonicPrime from @WildBrainHQ and @SEGA .
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A 14% decline in gross sales clouded over @Mattel's Q1, but the toyco expects to bounce back following the restoration of its distribution capacity
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Australian studio @flyingbark has promoted director Sarah Harper to creative director of 2D animation. Harper will lead the company's expansion into original content and #anime-influenced projects.
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For our first edition of Kidscreen Staff Picks, all our resident consumer products writer wants for the holidays is to cozy up by the fire with some Transformers comics and Ultraman's latest episode.
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#DealsoftheWeek: @GNUSBrands' Kartoon Channel! has picked up 240 hours of content, @CAKE_Ent sends Total Dramarama abroad and @MoonbugKids lines up a new live show.
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Complete with #ThomasandFriends, #BobtheBuilder & more: @Mattel opens indoor attraction in Netherlands
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To drive revenue and generate new opportunities, @GNUSBrands is setting out to acquire marketing and media agency @ChizComm
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Launching new vignettes for Black History Month, @cartoonnetwork is teaming up with young Black activists to highlight diverse voices .
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Cindy Kelly has joined @GNUSBrands as head of advertising sales and co-chief revenue officer for OTT Kartoon Chanel! .
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Blending interactivity with animation, @WindSunSkyEnt is using the @unity3d game engine to turn #MySingingMonsters into a live series .
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EXCLUSIVE: @byutv and @DisneyChannel are banking on #HollyHobbie, with new episodes and a launch on Disney Channel in the US.
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The Kidscreen Award nominees are in and @netflix, @SesameWorkshop, @PBSKIDS, @Apple, @Nickelodeon, @hopsterTV and @cartoonnetwork are just some of the companies who got nods .
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Growing its broadcast footprint, @GNUSBrands is set to acquire a stake in Germany's Your Family Entertainment .
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As part of a series of articles, Kidscreen has reached out to leaders from across the industry, starting with @Mattel's Christopher Keenan, for insights on how to perfect the digital pitch .
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New prodco Headspinner to recharge The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
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Kerry Phelan has joined @GNUSBrands to serve as its EVP and GM of global franchise management .
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Nominations are out for Kidscreen Awards 2024, and @Disney, @paramountco and @netflix are leading the shortlist .
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The secret to PAW Patrol’s success is that the studio kept the pups “cute”, says @frankfalcone - Keeping them as puppies who are adorable, silly and not knowing how to resolve every problem builds their appeal with kids, adds Falcone
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Corus Entertainment’s @NelvanaEnt has picked up the Canadian broadcast and merchandising rights to Mattel’s @ThomasFriends property
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Kidscreen says Gay, and in today’s panel, David Levine, Linda Schuyler, Nadine Smith and Lucia Baez-Gelled shares why it’s important for kids content creators to support the LGBTQ+ community in its content and actions
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Researchers and execs from @dubit, @supersocialplay, @gamefamstudios and @paramountco are exploring the data, trends and strategies around the metaverse and Roblox in today’s panel “Roadmap to Roblox”
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EXCLUSIVE: Canadian prodco @kickstartent is developing a new animated series based on @itsdougthepug .
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The Kidscreen Hot50 results are in and @disneyplus, @netflix, @9StoryMG, @jetpackdist, @LEGO_Group and @PBSKIDS took the top spots this year
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