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Mattel Studios unveils new Barbie Mysteries, Thomas & Friends and more

Mattel Studios has announced new slate of animated titles launching this autumn. First up, the second season of Barbie Mysteries follows Barbie ‘Malibu’ Roberts and Barbie ‘Brooklyn’ Roberts as they head to the Malibu Beach Bash festival to work the food stands with their friends for the summer. New to this year’s event is the […]

August 20, 2025

Lost Thomas the Tank Engine pilot on YouTube

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of British children’s classic, Thomas & Friends, an original unseen version of the pilot episode will be available to watch for the first time ever – with narration by former member of The Beatles, Ringo Starr. Having first captured the hearts and minds of the nation in 1945 when the […]

May 9, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Industry veterans launch Creative Sprouts for kids’ IPs

Industry veterans Marion Edwards, Jodie Morris and Chris Rose have partnered to launch Creative Sprouts – an innovative consultancy collective offering hands-on creative workshops to support kids’ content creators looking to develop standout IP and engage audiences in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. With a combined wealth of experience in development, financing, co-productions, digital, distribution, […]

November 13, 2024

The Voiceover Gallery launches voiceover agency for kids

Audio production company, The Voiceover Gallery, has announced the launch of its kids’ division, The Voiceover Gallery Kids (TVG Kids). TVG Kids will aide young talent with an inclusive approach, representing voiceover actors aged 5-16 years old for a range of voiceover roles across TV, animation, ads, branded content and more. The new division will […]

October 31, 2024

Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express coming to Netflix

Mattel Television Studios has announced that Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Letter Express one-hour holiday special will debut on Netflix in the US on November 21st, followed by global launches across a number of broadcast and streaming platforms including Milkshake! on Channel 5 and Nick Jr in the UK and Cartoonito in Italy. Inspired by […]

October 20, 2024

PBS Retro FAST channel launches on Roku

PBS Distribution (PBSd), distributor of public media content around the world, has announced a new FAST Channel, PBS Retro, which has launched on Roku. PBS Retro is a dedicated channel where audiences can relive cherished memories through classic PBS shows from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s like Kratts Creatures, Thomas and Friends, Zoboomafoo, Reading Rainbow […]

April 24, 2024

Kidstream joins Curiosity’s Smart Bundle

Kidstream is the newest service to join Curiosity’s Smart Bundle. With a commitment to programming that’s safe, educational, and ad-free, Kidstream provides families with thousands of hours of celebrated shows to stream. “Kidstream brings the biggest children’s shows together in one place, but that’s only part of the reason we love it,” said John Higgins, […]

March 20, 2024

Channel 4 appoints Thomas as CFO

Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Lucy Thomas as Chief Financial Officer. In this newly created Executive role, reporting directly to Chief Executive Alex Mahon, Thomas will lead finance across the organisation. She will act as a business partner to the Chief Executive and Executive team, identifying commercial and strategic opportunities and supporting the […]

March 7, 2024

New Thomas & Friends on Netflix, Nick Jr

Mattel has announced that Season 27 of the animated series Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go premieres March 7th on Netflix in the US as well as many international markets including Canada, Spain, South Africa, India, and Singapore. The content will also debut later this year on Milkshake and Nick Jr in the UK, Cartoonito […]

February 27, 2024

Prime Video, NEO Studios order Thomas Müller doc

Prime Video has revealed an upcoming documentary about German international, 2014 World Cup winner and FC Bayern fan favourite Thomas Müller. With the working title Thomas Mueller, filming on the feature-length production is in full swing with the goal of following Mueller’s outstanding playing career into the later stages of his life. The feature takes […]

November 6, 2023