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Gary Rusak

Gary is a senior writer for KidScreen, Playback's sister publication.

Posts by Gary Rusak

Atomic Cartoons eyes original content push

Atomic Cartoons names Luke Carroll as creative director as the company looks to up investment in generating creative content and develop more original properties. (Pirate Express pictured)

April 9, 2014

Guru Studio grows with new marketing director

Toronto-based Guru Studio has added Monika Sharma (pictured) to the newly created position of director of marketing.

March 31, 2014

Spin Master sues Chinese companies for copyright infringement

The Toronto-based toy company alleges the two companies knocked off its Flutterbye Flying Fairy doll.

March 24, 2014

Kids’ CBC inks co-pro deal for healthy eating series

The pubcaster has inked a development deal to produce an animated preschool series with Radical Sheep Productions and Mickey Rogers Media.

March 18, 2014

9 Story Entertainment sews up Super RTL deal

9 Story Entertainment has signed new broadcast deals with Germany’s Super RTL for four series.

February 5, 2014

DHX Media signs Asian TV deals

DHX Media has inked a whack of free TV, on-demand and home entertainment deals with broadcasters across Asia for a range of its kids programming titles.

December 12, 2013

Shaw Rocket Fund announces finalists

Bookaboo (pictured), The Next Step and The Phantoms are amongst the kids properties, across three age categories, that received nods for the Shaw Rocket Prize.

October 7, 2013

Nerd Corps to produce Slugterra TV movie

Vancouver-based Nerd Corps will produce Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond, for a spring 2014 release.

October 4, 2013

Breakthrough presells Zerby Derby to Sprout

The Toronto-based producer and distributor has presold its new preschool series, Zerby Derby (pictured) to Sprout in the U.S. and South Korea’s MBC, heading into MIPCOM next month.

September 24, 2013

Sardine and Gamerizon ready Chop Chop Ninja shorts

Montreal, Canada-based Sardine Productions and Gamerizon Studio have inked a production deal with Teletoon Canada to develop the shorts series Chop Chop Ninja Challenge.

September 24, 2013

Slugterra finds momentum in Latin America

As Nerd Corps’ Slugterra brand picks up the pace in the U.K., the boy-skewing property is now the focus of a top-performing iOS app and new licensing deals across Central and South America.

September 20, 2013

Slugterra extends its U.K. reach

Toronto-based Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Slugterra has extended its U.K. reach by bowing on Channel 5 last Saturday.

August 12, 2013