Hidden Pigeon Company (HPC), the company co-founded by children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems – along with RedBird Capital Partners and Stampede Ventures – has partnered with content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios (part of All3Media), to expand its presence on YouTube. As part of the agreement, the Little Dot Studios […]
CosmoBlue Media has announced the launch of its Da Vinci channel in Serbia in partnership with Yettel, a telco and digital services provider across Southeast Europe. Effective immediately, Yettel customers can gain full access to the Da Vinci linear TV channel, delivering family-friendly content. Da Vinci offers family entertainment for a smarter, kinder world. It […]
Lupus Films’ award-winning, hand-painted animated feature film, Kensuke’s Kingdom, is set to take family audiences on a thrilling adventure when it sails onto BBC iPlayer and BBC One on August 3rd. Based on the best-selling children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted for screen by Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Kensuke’s Kingdom features the epic adventure […]
Sky has announced that it is to halt children’s commissioning in favour of solely acquiring content for its Sky Kids service. The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) has expressed “surprise and deep concern” at the news. “This is a depressing and short-sighted decision, which will leave UK children less well-served. Sky Kids content has gained a […]
5’s Milkshake has commissioned new preschool series, Move It, Milkshakers! from Doc Hearts, alongside two additional seasons of the factual entertainment format, Animal Care Club from Daisybeck Studios. Both titles are slated to premiere in 2026 as part of Milkshake’s continued investment in UK-produced content for young audiences. Move It, Milkshakers! (26 x 10’) is […]
DirecTV and Paramount Global have announced an agreement to include a curated selection of Paramount’s entertainment, news and sports networks in various DirecTV Genre Packs. Paramount channels – including CBS, MTV, Comedy Central, BET and Nickelodeon – will begin rolling out in the Genre Packs starting immediately across the MySports, MyNews, MyEntertainment, and MiEspañol offerings, […]
HarbourView Equity Partners, a multi-strategy investment firm focused on investment opportunities in the music, sports, media and entertainment space, is leading a $85 million (€73.8m) investment in Animaj, alongside Bpifrance, the French national investment fund and a key player in the French tech and AI ecosystem. Animaj is a digital-first AI-empowered media company transforming kids […]
International distributor Bomanbridge Media and kids’ media powerhouse, Sinking Ship Entertainment, have announced key broadcast sales in Asian territories for the new children’s series of Dino Dex and Odd Squad UK. An adventure-packed series, Dino Dex (13 x 22’), has been acquired by broadcasters Youku in China and Japan’s NHK, which has licensed the series […]
El Reino Infantil – The Children’s Kingdom, a multi-channel network for children’s content in Spanish with a YouTube subscriber count of over 260 million, has announced a strategic partnership with HappyKids, a digital content platform renowned for children. Viewers can can now access a curated selection of El Reino Infantil – The Children’s Kingdom’s content […]
Along with linear television and SVoD, which has become the primary viewing platform for 4-14 year-olds in France, You Tube is also making inroads into French kids’ media consumption. According to a study released by regulatory body Arcom at the Annecy Animation Film Festival, the platform has become the leading free of charge animation and […]