Category: Entertainment

Academy Award-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a wave of new international broadcast deals for its hit CGI preschool comedy Oggy Oggy (156 x 7’) following the success of the show’s first season on Netflix since it debuted globally in August 2021. The new broadcast partners for Oggy Oggy include Clan/RTVE (Spain), RTS (French-speaking Switzerland), Hop! (Israel), Sony YAY! (India), Daekyo TV (South Korea) and E-Junior (UEA).

Following the success of Monster High The Movie, Nickelodeon and Mattel Television announced that they have greenlit a sequel to the live-action movie musical. Based on the iconic Mattel franchise about the children of famous monsters and creatures, the feature-length TV movie will begin production in January in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and will air on Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+ in 2023.

Coming off of its recent Emmy Award win for Outstanding Short Documentary for Through Our Eyes, Sesame Workshop, the producers behind Sesame Street, announced the start of Season Two production of the docuseries. Through Our Eyes is an intimate and inspiring journey into the lives of American families, from the perspective of children themselves as they navigate formidable yet all-too-common challenges along with parents and siblings. The new season is anticipated to debut in fall 2023.

City Island, a new series of animated digital shorts for early elementary school-aged children, will be coming to audiences across the U.S. starting December 26, 2022 on PBS KIDS. From creator Aaron Augenblick, founder of animation studio Augenblick Studios, and Future Brain Media, the new shorts will feature a civics curriculum, highlighting topics like cooperation, conflict resolution, and city planning, helping to foster young viewers’ understanding of how cities and communities work. The series stars Kimia Behpoornia and Kimiko Glenn, with guest appearances that include Amy Schumer, Julio Torres, James Adomian, and Debi Mazar.

9 Story Distribution International is pleased to announce that the beloved preschool series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood has been picked up by CBeebies and is now available to children across the UK on BBC iPlayer.  After premiering on PBS KIDS in 2012, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is now in its sixth season and distributed in 180 countries around the world. The series is co-produced by Fred Rogers Productions and 9 Story Media Group and animated by 9 Story’s award-winning animation studio Brown Bag Films. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is created by Angela C. Santomero (Blue’s Clues, Super WHY!) and distributed by 9 Story Distribution International. Executive producers are Angela C. Santomero, Chief Creative Officer at 9 Story Media Group; Ellen Doherty, Chief Creative Officer of Fred Rogers Productions; and Vince Commisso, President & CEO, 9 Story Media Group.

A new season of Disney Junior’s Mickey Mouse Funhouse, the whimsical animated series from Disney Branded Television that has amassed over 110 million views to date across digital platforms, will premiere Friday November 4th, at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, timed to Mickey’s birthday month. The episodes will stream on Disney+ early next year. Season two will include action-packed pirate-themed adventures for Disney’s #1 star, Mickey Mouse, and his pals—Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto—as they visit real-world and fantastical locales with Funny, an enchanted talking playhouse voiced by Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows). Season one is currently available on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+.

MGA Entertainment (MGA), one of the world’s largest and fastest growing privately held toy companies, announced the premiere of the all-new L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Fashion Show movie, available for streaming on Netflix globally – excluding China – beginning Saturday, October 22, 2022. The sixty-minute movie will bring to life the L.O.L. Surprise! fashion show characters and toy segment which is rolling out across retailers just in time for the holidays.