Ferly, the entertainment company founded by former Rovio executives and co-creators of Angry Birds, and APC Kids, the children’s entertainment division of leading co-production and distribution company APC Studios, have signed a master toy license agreement with Toy Plus for the CGI comedy-adventure series in development, MiniMecs.
Viacom/Nick will acquire Paws, Inc., the entity holding global intellectual property rights to the Garfield and the U.S. Acres franchises.
Genius Brands appointed content sales and acquisitions veteran Caroline Tyre as its new SVP of international distribution and head of Genius Brands Network.
Genius Brands announced a content partnership between its Genius Brands Network and Tankee, a secure digital destination for kids ages 6–12 to enjoy gaming videos. Beginning this July, Genius Brands Network will launch a roster of Tankee Originals, including Minecraft Journey to the End (pictured above), Octodad Dadliest Catch, PixARK Adventure,…
Next Games announced plans to collaborate with Netflix to create a mobile game based on the network’s popular Stranger Things series.
Nickelodeon has greenlit Kamp Koral (working title), a CG-animated original spinoff series of its hit, SpongeBob SquarePants.
Pocket.watch announced the franchise launch plan for HobbyKids Adventures, the studio’s latest creator franchise based on the YouTube family, HobbyKidsTV.
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