Media & PR

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The award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has hit 15 billion lifetime views on YouTube and reached 15 million subscribers across its channels on the platform. For 2019, the company is also projected to increase its YouTube views by 50 per cent compared to 2018. The company is currently celebrating …

The animated children’s series, 44 Cats, has been awarded the Golden Dolphin for Best Animated Series in the overseas category at the Cyber Sousa Competition, part of the Xiamen International Animation Festival, the premiere festival for animation and comics in China. The XIAF is supported by ASIFA (the Association Internationale …

Germany’s premiere toy industry trade show, Spielwarenmesse is to once again explore the relationship between toys and licensing, providing a platform for the international licensing business when it opens its doors from January 29 to February 2 next year. Licensing International will be the centre point of the show’s licensing …

The kids’ market intelligence specialists, The Insights People believes it has uncovered a new method for measuring brand impact, following changes to advertising and marketing legislation at a time in which ‘it’s harder than ever for kids brands to understand their audience.’ In the wake the welcomed legislative shift, The …

The Spanish production, distribution and service studio company Motion Pictures has secured a deal with Channel 5’s Milkshake! for the first two seasons of its new 2D animation MyaGo, which will see the preschool series launch in the UK from January 2020. Co-produced with Irish content studio Piranha Bar, both seasons have …

Nickelodeon has expanded upon its relationship with Netflix with a new, multi-year deal that will see the network create and produce original animated feature films and TV series based on new and existing IP. It’s a deal that patches a relationship that came to an end a few years ago, …

The kids’ market intelligence outfit, The Insights People, has been named Global Market Research of the Year by the International Trade Council during its International Go Global Awards ceremony. The ceremony took place on October 23 2019 in Chicago where The Insights People was recognised as the most comprehensive and dynamic market intelligence resource …

The heritage and lifestyle brand, Barbour has launched its 2019 Christmas campaign, this year taking inspiration from the popular children’s book Father Christmas, originally written and drawn by author and illustrator, Raymond Briggs. Capturing the spirit of Christmas, ‘Thanks Mrs C’ follows Father Christmas through the decades as he delivers …

Entertainment One continues to expand the presence of its popular pre-school series, Peppa Pig, across Asia having secured a new slot with the South Korean free-to-air broadcaster EBS. Under the new deal, series five, six and seven will premiere to audiences for the first time in South Korea this year. Entertainment …