Joanna Padovano Tong, Author at TVKIDS

April 27, 2018 Profiles, Top Stories

Big Hero 6 Continues on the Small Screen

April 27, 2018

Executive producers Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle talk about the film-based show Big Hero 6: The Series.

April 27, 2018 Top Stories

Mattel’s Global Net Sales Down 4 Percent in Q1

April 27, 2018

In the first quarter of 2018, Mattel's worldwide net sales decreased 4 percent, while global gross sales rose 2 percent, excluding the impact of the Toys"R"Us liquidation.

April 26, 2018 Top Stories

Nick Reveals Revival of Double Dare Game Show

April 26, 2018

Nickelodeon's hit game show Double Dare, which aired in the 1980s and 1990s, is returning to the small screen this summer with 40 new episodes.

April 26, 2018 Top Stories

Sony Leads New Funding Round for Hopster

April 26, 2018

Hopster has completed a new growth capital round led by Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN), which is already a strategic equity investor in the edutainment app for preschoolers.

April 25, 2018 Top Stories

Spin Master Takes Legal Action Against Mattel in U.S.

April 25, 2018

Spin Master has filed a lawsuit against Mattel in the Central District of California for patent infringement involving its Bakugan toy.

April 25, 2018 Top Stories

New Sesame Street Apparel to Hit Retail in Asia

April 25, 2018

Sesame Street is getting expanded fashion and lifestyle offerings in Asia this spring with new apparel and accessories featuring such characters as Elmo and Cookie Monster.

April 24, 2018 Top Stories

Toys”R”Us Secures Buyer in Central Europe

April 24, 2018

Ireland's Smyths Toys Superstores has entered into a definitive deal to acquire Toys"R"Us's operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for an estimated aggregate purchase price of €79 million ($96.6 million).

April 24, 2018 Top Stories

Furiki Wheels Lands on Nat Geo Kids in LatAm

April 24, 2018

Furiki Wheels, Gaumont's newest show, is slated to premiere on National Geographic Partners' Nat Geo Kids channel in Latin America later this year.

April 24, 2018 Top Stories

eOne Places Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom in China

April 24, 2018

Entertainment One (eOne) has inked a new deal that will see the hit preschool property Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom launch on Chinese VOD platform iQiyi as well as at retail in the region.

April 24, 2018 Top Stories

Fast & Furious Animated Series Set for Netflix

April 24, 2018

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television have unveiled a new animated show based on the hit live-action film franchise Fast & Furious as part of their ongoing agreement for original animated kids' and family content.

Joanna Padovano Tong

Big Hero 6 Continues on the Small Screen

Mattel’s Global Net Sales Down 4 Percent in Q1

Nick Reveals Revival of Double Dare Game Show

Sony Leads New Funding Round for Hopster

Spin Master Takes Legal Action Against Mattel in U.S.

New Sesame Street Apparel to Hit Retail in Asia

Toys”R”Us Secures Buyer in Central Europe

Furiki Wheels Lands on Nat Geo Kids in LatAm

eOne Places Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom in China

Fast & Furious Animated Series Set for Netflix

Disney Adds Cast to Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour

Donkey Hodie New Year’s Eve Special Set for PBS KIDS

Care Bears & Strawberry Shortcake Capsule Collaborations in the Works

Channel 5 Commissions Preschool Series Treehouse

The Next Step Renewed for Season Ten

Dandelooo Taking Tuiga Global