Nelvana to Develop Line Friends Animated Series
Nelvana entered a strategic multi-faceted partnership with global character brand Line Friends to develop and co-produce a series based on the brand.
Zynga Launches First Snap Games’ Exclusive Game
Zynga announced the launch of its battle royale game, Tiny Royale, exclusively on Snap Inc’s new real-time multiplayer gaming platform, Snap Games.
Baby Shark Animated Series Swims onto Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon and SmartStudy, the global entertainment company behind Pinkfong, will develop a new original animated series based on Baby Shark. Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products will manage consumer products licensing worldwide, excluding Asia, for the property.
Jurassic World Animated Series Readies for Netflix 2020 Debut
DreamWorks Animation announced Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, an animated action-adventure series, is set to debut globally on Netflix in 2020 as part of an ongoing multi-year agreement with Netflix to produce original animated kids and family programming.
Zoonicorn Signs New Distribution Partners
Zoonicorn introduces three new animated music videos with original scores and lyrics. The new videos will be available on YouTube and HappyKidsTV, with additional distribution agreements set with Kabillion, Kid Genius, and Kidoodle.tv. This brings its video content to 11 for children ages 2-6. In each video, Zoonicorns take young animals who are facing a real-life challenge on imaginative adventures in the Zooniverse. The songs performed by the Zoonicorns help…
Scholastic Sets Premiere Date for ‘Clifford The Big Red Dog’ Reboot
The new Clifford The Big Red Dog TV series, produced by Scholastic Entertainment, will debut on Amazon Prime Video, December 6, and PBS Kids, December 7.
MGM Plans The Addams Family’s Halloween Domination
MGM’s Robert Marick talks about its upcoming plans for the 75-year brand, The Addams Family, and how it plans to evolve the upcoming movie tie-in program it into an annual Halloween program.
eOne Sets Premiere for PJ Masks’ Fourth Season
Entertainment One (eOne) announced a new batch of episodes of its superhero preschool hit series, PJ Masks, are slated for delivery from April 2020.
YGB Films Announces Bear Grylls Animation Project
YBG Films announced the first Bear Grylls animated content for kids: Bear Grylls Young Adventurer. Epic Story Media will debut the program at Licensing Expo.