Category: Entertainment

Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir from award-winning global entertainment studio ZAG has won the “Pocket Gamer Mobile Games” Best Roblox Game Award for 2023. The game, developed by ZAG and Israel’s female-led studio Toya, is the only branded game in the category, besting the biggest native game on the platform. Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir was competing alongside native games Adopt Me!, Tower of Hell, Blox Fruits, MeepCity, Piggy, Murder Mystery 2, Royale High, Pet Simulator X, and Brookhaven, and was selected by Pocket Gamer.com fans as the winner of the category. Miraculous is the first TV property to be brought to the Roblox platform, and to date there have been over 650 million plays. The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards are a prestigious event to celebrate the best businesses and individuals driving the $90 billion mobile games industry forward. The game also won Kidscreen’s Best Alternative Game award in 2022.

APC Kids, part of leading co-production and distribution group APC Studios, has secured new broadcast deals across all three seasons of fantasy family series Tinka. Tinka season 3 (24 x 26’) has been picked up by Téléquébec (Canada) and Canal+ (France), while season 2 has been acquired by MTVA (Hungary) and France TV (France). Season one has found a new home on ERR (Estonia).

Paris-based international distributor Kids First has secured a host of new global broadcast partners for Hello Kitty: Super Style!, an original 3D animated children’s program based on Sanrio’s pop culture icon Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty: Super Style! has been picked up by WildBrain TV/ Télémagino (French-speaking Canada); RTVE/Clan (Spain); MBC (Pan Middle East), and ETISALAT /E-Junior (U.A.E.). ABC Frontier in Japan has also secured additional deal with Youku (China).

WildBrain Television, one of Canada’s most-loved kids’ and family broadcast networks, has greenlit production on more fabulous fun with season two of the beloved preschool series, The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy. Created and produced by Lopii Productions for kids aged 3-6 and their families, the new season is scheduled to deliver in summer 2024. The series is produced with the financial participation of the Canadian Media Fund Pilot Program for Racialized Communities, as well as the Shaw Rocket Fund. Seasons one and two of The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy are distributed by Sinking Ship Entertainment.

APC Kids, part of leading co-production and distribution group APC Studios, has secured key international sales for TeamTO’s Christmas Special Angelo, Wake Up It’s Christmas! New deals for the 1 x 60’ 3D animated special, produced by TeamTO in partnership with Canal+, France Télévisions and RTL Super, include: SX3 (TV3, Catalonia, Spain); Radio Canada (Canada); ERR (Estonia); Ceska TV (Czech Republic); RTP (Portugal); MTVA (Hungary), and RTBF (Belgium).

WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, announces that production is now underway on a brand-new three-hour documentary series about the renowned Canadian television series, Degrassi. The as-yet-untitled documentary series is being produced in partnership with the award-winning Canadian production company Peacock Alley. Featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, the series will dive into Degrassi lore and the teenage experience with its creators, cast, crew and fans, as well as generations of filmmakers influenced by the franchise’s 40-year legacy. Commissioned by WildBrain Television, the documentary series is directed by Lisa Rideout (Sex with Sue; This is Pop) and is executive produced by Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts and Angela Boudreault, for WildBrain, and by Carrie Mudd (Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song; Travelers) for Peacock Alley. The series is produced by Erin Sharp (Sex with Sue; Hip-Hop Evolution).

Award-winning global entertainment company, Moonbug Entertainment, and renowned creative studio Toikido have unveiled their first collaboration project, PeaKeeBoo, an exciting new animation series for pre-school children and their families. The world of PeaKeeBoo is full of the wonderous sounds and visuals of nature, and home to a range of unique characters who are united in their love of fun and zest for life. It is inspired by the charm of the classic childhood game it is named after, which holds a special place in the hearts of parents and little ones alike.

Peppa Pig is back for another season of fantastic adventures! Hasbro, Inc (NASDAQ: HAS), a leading toy and game company, has announced that Peppa and her family and friends will return to screens with an all-new season, premiering on the Nick Jr Channel December 4 at 7 p.m. EST. Season 10 introduces viewers to Granny Sheep for the very first time, voiced by legendary American-British actress Sandra Dickinson, who moves in with Suzy Sheep and Mummy Sheep. This new character and narrative serve as a representation of the first multigenerational household in the Peppa Pig series.