World Screen

The kids’ programming business has been evolving at a rapid clip, and in 2015, digital continued to be top of mind for children’s content creators, distributors and buyers alike. Broad-targeted, global OTT services like Netflix and Amazon were not only …

KELOWNA: Canadian animation studio Yeti Farm Creative has launched YetiLABS, a new production and distribution unit focused on digital content. The venture has already rolled out two original digital-first productions, Knobs and Sweet Tweets, both available on YouTube. A girl-skewing …

TORONTO: Disney XD is set to launch in Canada on December 1, as is Disney Junior, making Corus Entertainment the official home of all Disney networks in the country. To mark the Canadian launch of Disney XD, the channel will …

LONDON: Amazon has placed an order for three new original kids' series, Dino Dana, The Kicks and Lost in Oz, as well as the half-hour special Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas. The new shows come from Aardman Animations, Bureau …

DUBAI: Middle Eastern and North African online streaming service icflix has commissioned a new original children’s animated series, Dunia, set to premiere globally on icflix next month. The series follows the adventures of Dunia, a 12-year-old girl who uses her …

HONG KONG: The latest installment of the long-running Dragon Ball franchise is set for a pan-regional launch in Asia on the Turner kids’ brand Toonami in mid-2016. The 52×30-minute series will be titled Dragon Ball Super. Its exclusive first-run premiere …

HOLLYWOOD: Kids' CBC in Canada has given the go-ahead to Dot., a new book-based animated show produced by Industrial Brothers in association with The Jim Henson Company. Dot. is inspired by the children's picture book penned by Randi Zuckerberg. The …

LONDON: Twofour Rights has secured several deals for the 2D animated kids’ series Toot the Tiny Tugboat in Australia, the U.K. and Germany. Twofour Rights has licensed the show to Disney Australia, Netflix in the U.K. and the Your Family …

PARIS/HOLLYWOOD: Technicolor has appointed DHX Media as the global distributor for the new CG animated adventure series The Deep, which is co-produced by DHX Media and A Stark Production. DHX Media will represent The Deep worldwide excluding Australia and New …

DUBLIN: Monster Entertainment has inked its first deal with global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as part of the newly launched interactive content service Curious World that will see the hit preschool show The Day Henry Met…? launching in the …