Cynopsis: Kids

Cynopsis: Kids!06/29/12 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 29, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Canada’s Rainmaker Entertainment enters into a deal to sell its animation studio, Rainmaker Studios, to Beijing-based digital animation house Xing Xing Digital. The move follows Rainmaker’s announcement that its President and Executive Producer, Catherine Winder will exit the […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/28/12 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 28, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. KidsCo, an international kid’s channel, orders a new short form series (currently untitled) from Australian production company Matchbox Pictures, which will debut in early 2013 across territories where KidsCo is available. The short-form series was developed in collaboration […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/27/12 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 27, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Kahn Lucas Lancaster, 123-year-old designer and wholesaler of branded girls’ dresses and fashion collections, acquires all intellectual property and select assets of Alexander Doll Company, the 89-year-old makers of the Madame Alexander play and collectible dolls. Kahn Lucas […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/26/12 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 26, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Mondo TV enters into a co-production and distribution deal with TV operator Russian Mobile Television (RMT) for a new 2D animated series based on the classic Russian property Cat Leopold. The first season of the series will include […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/25/12 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 25, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Amazon Studios (http://studios.amazon.com/) unveils the first set of four projects for its initial series development slate. One of the four projects is a preschool property titled Buck Plaidsheep. Created by artist Frank Suarez and writer Clark Stubbs, […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/22/12 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 22, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Be Viacom France, an ad sales function of Viacom International Media Networks, signs its first ever exclusive car deal for a limited edition Nissan Note featuring Nickelodeon branding and an array of SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/21/12 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 21, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. LeVar Burton, longtime host and producer of the TV series Reading Rainbow, helps revive the brand with the launch of a Reading Rainbow adventure App for the iPad. Designed for K3-9, the new App features a library of […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/20/12 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 20, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. DQ Entertainment Ireland Limited (DQE) is getting into the feature film business with the creation of a dedicated division that will begin production with an adaption of The Jungle Book, aiming for a theatrical release in 2014. The […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/19/12 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 19, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Digital network Alloy Digital acquires Clevver Media, a top entertainment news provider on YouTube targeting the 12 to 34 demographic. That’s also Alloy Digital’s target demo; Alloy in particular has deep roots reaching teens. The acquisition of Clevver […]

Cynopsis: Kids!06/18/12 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 18, 2012, and this your first early morning briefing. Answering a few of our questions today is Andy Heyward, Founder and Co-President of A2E2. The company creates, produces, acquires and distributes digital kids’ entertainment in all formats across all channels. Headquartered in LA, A2E2 is managed by […]