Joanna Padovano Tong, Author at TVKIDS

July 24, 2017 Top Stories

The Wiggles Expands Presence in North America

July 24, 2017

ABC Commercial has inked new multiyear broadcast deals that see The Wiggles programming headed to NBCUniversal's Sprout/Universal Kids network in the U.S. and Corus Entertainment's Treehouse in Canada.

July 24, 2017 Top Stories

Hasbro Sees Revenue, Operating Profit Gains in Q2

July 24, 2017

Hasbro's second quarter revenues increased 11 percent to $972.5 million versus $878.9 million last year, with operating profit up 18 percent to $100 million and a 30 percent rise in net earnings to $67.7 million.

July 24, 2017 Top Stories

WDRmg Sends Gigglebug to the U.K.

July 24, 2017

WDR mediagroup (WDRmg) has licensed Gigglebug Entertainment's animated preschool series Gigglebug to Channel 5 in the U.K. for Milkshake's new YouTube channel.

July 21, 2017 Profiles, Top Stories

Globosat Celebrates Five Years of Gloob

July 21, 2017

Paula Taborda dos Guaranys, Gloob’s head of content and programming, talks about Globosat’s first children’s channel, which launched in 2012.

July 21, 2017 Top Stories

Mattel Unveils WWE Merchandise for Girls

July 21, 2017

Mattel and WWE are releasing a girl-skewing product line featuring the first-ever fashion dolls of female Superstars Nikki and Brie Bella, Sasha Banks, Natalya, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Alicia Fox and Eva Marie.

July 21, 2017 Top Stories

Big Bad Boo’s Lili & Lola Set for Second Season

July 21, 2017

Lili & Lola, an animated miniseries from Big Bad Boo Studios, is getting another 5x7-minute installment for release on multiple platforms, including Big Bad Boo's VOD service Oznoz.

July 20, 2017 Top Stories

DHX Media Programming Lands on Virgin TV

July 20, 2017

DHX Media has licensed 615 half-hours of content to Virgin TV for streaming in the U.K. and Ireland, and TV3 Ireland for linear broadcast.

July 20, 2017 Top Stories

ABC Kids, BBC Worldwide Order Aussie Preschool Show

July 20, 2017

ABC Kids and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned the new animated preschool series Bluey, which is being produced by Emmy-winning Ludo Studio in association with Screen Australia and Screen Queensland.

July 19, 2017 Top Stories

Deb Pierson & Lloyd Mintz Move Up at Genius Brands

July 19, 2017

Genius Brands International has elevated Kid Genius Cartoon Channel President Deb Pierson to senior VP of global content distribution and marketing, while Lloyd Mintz becomes senior VP of worldwide consumer products.

July 19, 2017 Top Stories

m4e Bolsters Partnership with YouTube

July 19, 2017

To increase AVOD revenue potential, m4e is strengthening its strategic collaboration with video platform YouTube, with which the company has been working for several years.

Joanna Padovano Tong

The Wiggles Expands Presence in North America

Hasbro Sees Revenue, Operating Profit Gains in Q2

WDRmg Sends Gigglebug to the U.K.

Globosat Celebrates Five Years of Gloob

Mattel Unveils WWE Merchandise for Girls

Big Bad Boo’s Lili & Lola Set for Second Season

DHX Media Programming Lands on Virgin TV

ABC Kids, BBC Worldwide Order Aussie Preschool Show

Deb Pierson & Lloyd Mintz Move Up at Genius Brands

m4e Bolsters Partnership with YouTube

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