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Joanna Padovano Tong

Joanna Padovano Tong is the managing editor of World Screen. She can be reached at jpadovano@worldscreen.com.

Locally Made Shorts Set for Cartoon Network Africa

August 2, 2017

Cartoon Network is teaming up with animation, copywriting, post-production and audio-creation talent in Africa to produce one-minute shorts of the winning work from this year's Imagination Studios animation competition.

So Awkward Returning to CBBC in August

July 28, 2017

The hit children's sitcom So Awkward, created by Julie Bower and produced by Channel X North, is set to premiere its 13x30-minute third installment on CBBC in the U.K. next month.

Mattel’s Global Net Sales Up 2 Percent in Q2

July 28, 2017

In the second quarter, worldwide net sales at Mattel increased 2 percent and gross sales rose 1 percent, with consumer takeaway for the popular brands Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price continuing to be strong for the company.