WildBrain, a specialist in family entertainment, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its 41 per cent stake in Peanuts Holdings, the holding entity for the Peanuts IP, to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and Sony Pictures Entertainment for $630 million (€537.8m) cash. The family of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, retain their 20 per cent […]
Independent international media group and rights owner Coolabi Group has appointed industry entrepreneur Neil Court as its Chairman. Working alongside CEO Jeremy Banks, and the Coolabi management team, he will offer strategic advice to the Board as the company heads into the next stage of growth. Coolabi will benefit from Neil’s proven track record in […]
Tale Wind animation studio, producer of the Turbozaurs animated series, has announced a deal with WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment. Per the deal, Turbozaurs (78 x 7’), will be programmed on WildBrain’s YouTube Hub channels amplifying its global presence and accessibility. The CGI-3D animated series is aimed at kids aged 5 to […]
WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment, has published research which highlights the evolving habits of kids and family audiences and how they consume content. The research, titled The Family Metaverse: Building Bonds Through Shared Entertainment, was commissioned by WildBrain and produced by research company Savanta. It explores the entertainment habits of families, how […]
WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment, has announced senior leadership changes and a streamlined business structure under a focused strategy designed to optimise its existing 360° IP management expertise and drive the growth of key WildBrain and partner franchises across its core capabilities of Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing. As part […]
WildBrain, a player in kids’ and family entertainment, has signed a new distribution agreement with Roku, which will see the popular kids’ shows Tata & Kuma and Princess Mirror-Belle launch on The Roku Channel in the US later this year. The shows join additional WildBrain shows already available on the free ad-supported streaming service, including […]
WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment, is expanding its offering on Amazon’s SVoD services through a trio of new deals with Prime Video for Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Prime Video in Germany; and Amazon Kids+ in the US. Collectively the deals total over 850 episodes, plus movies and specials from WildBrain’s library […]
WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment, is continuing to build on the enduringly popular Teletubbies franchise. Following the launch of new content on Netflix and YouTube during the brand’s 25th anniversary celebrations in 2022, the Teletubbies have continued to be pop-culture icons with this year’s hit apparel collection from celebrated designer Christian Cowan […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced a partnership with WildBrain, a global player in kids’ and family entertainment. The partnership gives FilmRise non-exclusive North American English and Spanish-language distribution rights to over 900 episodes across 10 popular children’s programmes on AVoD and FAST platforms. The announcement was made […]