Tag: NBCUniversal
DWA Vet Launches ‘Disrupted’ Micro-Series Via Nimble
In the wake of DreamWorks Animation’s acquisition by Comcast/NBCUniversal, a lot has changed. Capturing this shake-up is a new animated micro-series, Disrupted, created by...
Sprout Grows into Universal Kids, Adds DreamWorks Titles in Fall
NBCUniversal's preschool network Sprout will be rebranding to Universal Kids, which will go live September 9. Universal Kids will continue to offer premiere preschool...
DreamWorks Scraps Tim Minchin’s ‘Larrikins’
DreamWorks Animation has made its second cancellation announcement since being purchased by Comcast and absorbed into the NBCUniversal family: Australian comedian-actor-writer-musician-director Tim Minchin's animated...
Russia’s CTC Strikes Exclusive Deal for DreamWorks Series
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has secured an exclusive deal with NBCUniversal’s DreamWorks for a slew of animated kids’ series, to be aired on its...
CAKE Ready to Launch ‘Space Racers’ Season 2
UK-based kids' entertainment company CAKE announces the launch of a fresh 40 x 11 second season of award-winning animated preschool series Space Racers. Produced...
Founder & CEO Brian Robbins Departing AwesomenessTV
After five years of rapid growth and shifting shareholder ownerships, AwesomenessTV’s co-founder and CEO Brian Robbins has announced he is leaving the multi-channel network,...
Sprout Grows Original Toon Slate with ‘Remy & Boo,’ Renewals & More
NBCUniversal Cable Ent.'s 24-hour preschool network Sprout is expanding its original programming offerings with a greenlight for a new animated series, Remy and Boo...
Dot To Dot’s ‘School of Roars’ Set for CBeebies
Award-winning kids' TV creator Dot To Dot Productions will deliver a new 2D-animated preschool series titled School of Roars (52 x 7) on top...
Chris deFaria Named CEO of DreamWorks Animation
The post-acquisition restructuring of DreamWorks Animation continues, with the news breaking Tuesday via Deadline that Warner Bros. animation exec Chris deFaria is stepping in...
NBCU’s Sprout Appoints Three New Executives
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's 24-hour preschool network Sprout has named three industry veterans to key executive roles. Chanon Cook, Dea Connick Perez and Shane Lindley...
Mireille Soria Vacates DreamWorks Animation Co-Presidency
Mireille Soria is stepping out of her office as co-President of DreamWorks Animation, a post which she has held alongside Bonnie Arnold since the...
‘Masha and the Bear’ Episode Surpasses Adele on YouTube
There’s been a toon takeover in the digital sphere: the “Recipe for Disaster” Russian-language episode of international hit animated series Masha and the Bear...
eOne’s ‘Lost and Found’ Sails to Sprout in US
Entertainment One has secured a broadcast deal for its BAFTA award-winning half-hour film Lost and Found on Sprout in the US. The critically acclaimed...
DreamWorks Settles in Anti-Poaching Suit, Disney Is Last Holdout
Another domino has fallen in the two-plus-year suit by animation artists alleging wage-fixing and anti-poaching agreements between major studios, with DreamWorks Animation reaching a...
‘Super Wings’ Takes Flight on Amazon
Streaming service Amazon Prime Video has added Super Wings to its kids’ content offerings in the U.S. this month, thanks to a partnership between...
NBCU Drops the Axe on 200 DreamWorks Jobs
NBCUniversal has confirmed that DreamWorks Animation -- recently acquired by parent company Comcast in a $3.8 billion deal -- will see a spate of...
‘Sydney Sailboat’ Charts Course to Hulu
International preschool co-production Sydney Sailboat has been picked up for streaming on Hulu, where it will launch on September 26. Hulu acquired the exclusive...
Chinese Government Probing Comcast’s DreamWorks Acquisition
China will be pursuing an anti-trust investigation into the recent acquisitions of DreamWorks Animation by NBCUniversal parent company Comcast, a spokesman for the Ministry...
Jeffrey Katzenberg Net Worth Estimated at $880M
Following the official closure of Comcast's $3.8 billion purchase of DreamWorks Animation -- which puts the studio's film, television and digital operations under the...
Hageman Bros. Rewriting ‘Croods 2’
Kevin and Dan Hageman, the fraternal screenwriting duo who created the original story for Warner Bros.’ The LEGO Movie, have been tapped to rewrite...
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