Joanna Padovano Tong, Author at TVKIDS

April 14, 2017 Top Stories

Amazon & The Roots Collaborate on Kids’ Series

April 14, 2017

Amazon is currently developing an animated children's show, tentatively titled South Street Sounds, as well as a live-action kids' series with Grammy-winning hip-hop band The Roots and their Passyunk Productions.

April 13, 2017 Top Stories

Sony to Launch Kids’ Channel Pop in Italy

April 13, 2017

Sony Pictures Television Networks' (SPTN) first Italian free-to-air TV channel is slated to launch early next month as Pop.

April 13, 2017 Top Stories

Disney & Lucasfilm Team for New Star Wars Initiative

April 13, 2017

Disney and Lucasfilm have partnered for Star Wars Forces of Destiny, a campaign celebrating the stories of heroes from the Star Wars universe that includes an original series of animated shorts.

April 12, 2017 Top Stories

Comedy Duo Dick & Dom to Speak at CMC 2017

April 12, 2017

British comedians Dick and Dom have been lined up to deliver the Creative Keynote at this year's Children's Media Conference (CMC), taking place in Sheffield from July 4 to 6.

April 12, 2017 Top Stories

Boomerang SVOD Service Now Available in the U.S.

April 12, 2017

Turner and Warner Bros.'s recently announced premium streaming subscription service Boomerang has officially launched in the U.S. on the web, iOS and Android devices, later expanding to additional platforms.

April 11, 2017 Top Stories

Nickelodeon Launches Ninja Turtles VR App

April 11, 2017

Nickelodeon has teamed up with Mattel and Climax Studios for the release of View-Master TMNT VR, a new virtual-reality app featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

April 11, 2017 Top Stories

WildBrain to Rep Larva TUBA YouTube Channel

April 11, 2017

DHX Media's WildBrain has been tapped as the exclusive global manager of TUBA n's YouTube channel for the short-form animated slapstick comedy series Larva, about a pair of worms.

April 10, 2017 Top Stories

TV Azteca Secures Mondo TV Programming

April 10, 2017

TV Azteca has entered into a global partnership with Mondo TV Iberoamerica to air its portfolio of popular television content in Latin America.

April 6, 2017 Top Stories

Imagine Entertainment in JV with Animal Logic

April 6, 2017

Imagine Entertainment (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Curious George) has entered into a joint venture with Animal Logic Entertainment (Happy Feet, The LEGO Movie) to produce animated and hybrid family films.

April 6, 2017 Top Stories

Another Season of Danger Mouse for CBBC

April 6, 2017

CBBC has ordered a 26x11-minute third season of the Danger Mouse reboot for broadcast next year.

Joanna Padovano Tong

Amazon & The Roots Collaborate on Kids’ Series

Sony to Launch Kids’ Channel Pop in Italy

Disney & Lucasfilm Team for New Star Wars Initiative

Comedy Duo Dick & Dom to Speak at CMC 2017

Boomerang SVOD Service Now Available in the U.S.

Nickelodeon Launches Ninja Turtles VR App

WildBrain to Rep Larva TUBA YouTube Channel

TV Azteca Secures Mondo TV Programming

Imagine Entertainment in JV with Animal Logic

Another Season of Danger Mouse for CBBC

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