Tag: 9 Story Media Group

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has appointed Alix Wiseman, a seasoned international media exec, as the company's VP of business development and acquisitions.

MIAMI: Somos TV's Semillitas has snapped up the broadcast rights for the animated series Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks from 9 Story Media Group.

NEW YORK: Vince Commisso, co-founding partner, president and CEO of 9 Story Media Group, talks to World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati about the acquisition of Brown Bag Films, the significance of entering the Chinese market and the areas of the company's business that he is looking to strengthen.

TORONTO: Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group have begun producing season five of the animated series Wild Kratts for PBS Kids in the U.S. and TVO and Knowledge Network in Canada.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has snapped up the global rights for Garfield and Friends, a comic-based animated series from Mendelson/Paws Productions.

PITTSBURGH: Imports Dragon has been named global master toy partner for the animated series Peg + Cat, with a collection of toys for preschoolers due out this fall.

TORONTO: Nickelodeon has picked up the exclusive rights for 9 Story Media Group’s preschool series Top Wing, which will air on Nick channels worldwide, excluding Canada.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has hired Blake Tohana, a former Tricon Films & Television executive, as the company's chief financial officer, while Brown Bag Films CEO Cathal Gaffney becomes 9 Story's COO.

CANNES: Among the titles that 9 Story Media Group is hoping to pique international buyers’ interests with are Nature Cat, Camp Lakebottom and Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has licensed three series from its catalogue to broadcasters in the U.K., including a deal with Cartoonito in the country to air the first season of Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood.