Alexandra Whyte

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Rainbow appoints new Bardel CEO

The service animation company’s Italian parent co has appointed former Sony Pictures Animation producer Rick Mischel to the top job.

D360 picks up It’s My Party

The marblemedia-owned company has snagged the distribution rights to Bristow Global Media’s new live-action series celebrating cultural diversity.

WildBrain to release first coproduced YouTube series

The DHX-owned digital kids network has boarded season two of Hydro and Fluid with Brazilian animation studio Alopra.

More broadcasters join DHX’s Massive Monster Mayhem

Season one of the new live-action competition series has been picked up by five additional broadcasters in Europe and Australia.

9 Story joins Clifford The Big Red Dog reboot

The revamped preschool series, produced by Scholastic Entertainment, will premiere on PBS KIDS and Amazon Prime Video next fall.

PBS Kids orders animated series from Atomic Cartoons

The U.S. pubcaster has greenlit Molly of Denali, which is slated to premiere next summer.

Bejuba to distribute Etta’s Star

The Canadian distributor has scooped up the distribution rights for the new series created by Anne-Marie Perrotta and developed by Big Jump Entertainment.

More growth in China for eOne’s Peppa Pig

Along with four new appointments to eOne’s Hong Kong office, the company has also tapped Alpha Group to launch an extensive toy line based on the hit property.

ABC ME delves further into The Deep

The Australian broadcaster has greenlit a third season of the animated series produced by DHX Media, A Stark Production and Technicolor.

Nelvana, Sumitomo join in the name of anime

Together with former Cartoon Network president Stuart Snyder, Corus-owned Nelvana and Japan’s Sumitomo will develop and co-produce original anime properties.

DHX serves up more Meatballs

YTV has commissioned a second season of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which has also been licensed to Turner in EMEA, APAC and LatAm.

Ex-Disney exec to lead Guru’s production team

The prodco has brought on former Disney exec Kara Lord Piersimoni as VP of production, as well as ex-Spin Master brand manager Daniel Rattner.