andrea hernandez – Kidscreen

ABC Australia greenlights Tales From Outer Suburbia

Andrea Hernandez — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:15:46 +0000

Flying Bark Productions and Highly Spirited are co-producing the book-based toon series about two kids who experience some really strange things when they move to a new neighborhood.

WildBrain restructures its exec ranks to serve streamlined business

Andrea Hernandez — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:52:07 +0000

Stephanie Betts, Kate Smith and Maarten Weck get new titles and expanded roles, and Nick Gawne joins the company as CFO.

Apple TV+ orders its first original Peanuts feature film

Andrea Hernandez — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:01:10 +0000

WildBrain Studios will start producing the as-yet-untitled pic in 2024, and it has already attracted writers and producers behind Chicken Run and the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.

Masked Republic hires its first head of storyworlds

Andrea Hernandez — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:22:56 +0000

Mexican writer Diego Valenzuela will lead story development for the company’s expansion into transmedia kids content.

Disney dominates the Children’s Emmy shortlist

Andrea Hernandez — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:49:39 +0000

The Mysterious Benedict Society and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (pictured) are among the annual awards program's 2023 nominees.

REPORT: Some kids spend more time on SVODs than on YouTube

Andrea Hernandez — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:22:30 +0000

The latest Media Technology Monitor study reveals that two- to 17-year-olds in Canada watch 8.2 hours of SVOD content a week, compared to 7.1 hours on YouTube and 6.9 hours on linear TV.

Publishing Pipeline: Halloween Edition

Andrea Hernandez — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:12:00 +0000

Kidscreen's popular showcase of screen-ready books is back—this time with a spooky focus on titles with Halloween special potential.

Digitoonz hires former Netflix manager to head its new California office

Andrea Hernandez — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:09:26 +0000

Alexandra Rosenberg joins as VP of production to expand the studio's original pipeline.

BBC Children’s commissions three new series

Andrea Hernandez — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:49:33 +0000

A preschool series about a family of magicians and an inventive refugee story are heading to CBeebies and CBBC.

France TV Distribution lands T’choupi Loves Nature

Andrea Hernandez — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:34:01 +0000

EXCLUSIVE: French studio Les Armateurs is producing the CG-animated series for a 2024 delivery.