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Nick Jr. to Roll Out Fifth Season of Dora
NEW YORK, August 20: Nick Jr. will premiere the fifth season of Dora the Explorer with a week-long celebration that includes new episodes airing daily from September 15 to 18 at 10:30 a.m.
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4Kids Secures Deals for New Ninja Turtles Series
NEW YORK, August 20: 4Kids Entertainment has completed deals with several broadcasters, including CITV, for a new series based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2009.
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New Smurfs DVD Set for October Release
BURBANK, August 20: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Smurfs franchise this year, Warner Home Video will release The Smurfs: Season One, Volume Two on DVD on October 7.
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KaBOOM!, qubo Team Up for Playful City USA Initiative
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, D.C., August 20: KaBOOM!, a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to bringing play back into children’s lives, and multiplatform kids’ service qubo have formed an official partnership that will help honor communities that make play a priority.
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Skunk Fu! Gets New Toy Deal
LONDON, August 19: Galleon Holdings has completed its first distribution deal in the U.S. with Zizzle Toys for the animated comedy-action series Skunk Fu!
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New Ben 10 Online Game Debuts
ATLANTA, August 19: Cartoon Network New Media has launched a free real-time eight-person multiplayer battle game based on the hit Ben 10 franchise.
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The Wonder Pets! Bollywood Special to Air on Nickelodeon
NEW YORK, August 19: A special Bollywood-themed episode of The Wonder Pets! about saving a Bengal tiger will premiere next month on Nickelodeon, with sneak peeks available leading up to the launch.
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Chorion Bolsters Licensing Staff
NEW YORK, August 18: Robert Traub will replace Pamela Ferris Muller as the VP of licensing for the Americas for Chorion.
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iCarly-Inspired Electronics Line Launches
NEW YORK/OAKDALE, August 18: Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products has teamed up with Imation to release a line of tween-themed electronics inspired by the hit live-action series iCarly under Nickelodeon’s Npower brand.
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HAGI Picks Up Amberwood’s Benjamin Bear
OTTAWA, August 15: Poland’s HAGI has licensed 39 half-hour episodes of the animated series The Secret World of Benjamin Bear from Amberwood Entertainment for various additional European territories.
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Slitherine to Develop Horrible Histories Games
LONDON, August 15: Chorion has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Slitherine Strategies to develop games based on Scholastic’s Horrible Histories for platforms such as PCs and Nintendo’s DS and Wii.
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Warner Bros. Revives The Banana Splits
BURBANK, August 15: The Banana Splits, the classic ’60s TV and music act, are set to make their return to television with a series of new comedy shorts and music videos airing on Cartoon Network and Boomerang beginning September 2.
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Dork Hunters Scores for BKN
LONDON, August 14: BKN International’s Dork Hunters from Outer Space has launched on SABC1 in South Africa, winning its slot with an average of 192,219 viewers in its first two weeks with a 5.1 rating.
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Jetix Europe Picks Up New Pokémon Season
AMSTERDAM/LONDON, August 14: Jetix Europe has completed a deal with Pokémon USA to air the 11th season of Pokémon on its channels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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HIT Veteran Joins Parthenon
LONDON, August 13: Marie Chappelow, who has been with HIT Entertainment for the last seven years, is joining Parthenon Entertainment Group to head up its children’s programming division.
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Cuppa Coffee Series to Premiere Next Month
TORONTO, August 13: Cuppa Coffee’s stop-motion comedy Life’s a Zoo.tv will launch on TELETOON Canada’s The Detour block on September 1, with the SBS Australia premiere of the show set for later this year.
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New Programming Slated for Corus Kids’ Channels
TORONTO, August 13: Corus Entertainment has prepped a range of programs to join the schedules of Treehouse, Discovery Kids Canada and YTV, including a new three-hour programming block that features a host of Nickelodeon shows.
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ARD Germany Picks Up New Season of Sea Princesses
SYDNEY, August 13: ARD Germany has acquired the second season of Southern Star’s animated children’s program Sea Princesses, which is based on an original book series by Brazilian author Fabio Yabu.
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BKN Signs Up New L&M Agents
LONDON, August 13: To support its animated children’s properties Zorro: Generation Z and Dork Hunters from Outer Space, BKN International has appointed a range of licensing and merchandising representatives in Greece, Eastern Europe, Brazil, the Middle East and Chile, among others.
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Zoey 101 Star Signs Contract with Nickelodeon
SANTA MONICA, August 13: Nickelodeon has signed former Zoey 101 actress Victoria Justice to an overall talent and music deal, which will include headlining a new original comedy series from Dan Schneider and a co-starring role in the upcoming television movie Spectacular!
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Verizon FiOS to Provide Advanced Look at New Cheetah Girls Flick
NEW YORK, August 13: Verizon FiOS TV is set to launch The Cheetah Girls One World on its VOD service on August 19, three days ahead of the movie’s Disney Channel premiere.
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Loss Widens at 4Kids
NEW YORK, August 12: Despite a 38-percent increase in revenue to $16.5 million, driven by the sale of Chaotic trading cards, 4Kids Entertainment has reported a wider loss for the second quarter of $5.5 million, up from the year-ago period’s loss of $2.2 million.
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Ben 10 Magazine in the Works
LONDON, August 12: Turner Broadcasting has granted Egmont Magazines the license to publish the first official print title for the Cartoon Network animated series Ben 10, to be launched in 2009.
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Compedia to Create Postman Pat CD-ROM
LONDON, August 12: Compedia will develop and launch a worldwide educational CD-ROM game to complement Entertainment Rights’ new series Postman Pat Special Delivery Service, which will premiere on BBC Two this fall.
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Disney Preps Live-Action Series for Re-Branded Channel
BURBANK, August 8: Production has begun on the live-action original series Aaron Stone for premiere in February, which will coincide with the launch of the newly re-branded kids’ entertainment channel Disney XD.
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Biker Mice from Mars Finds U.S. Home on 4Kids TV
LONDON, August 7: The Criterion series Biker Mice from Mars will premiere in the U.S. on August 9 on 4Kids TV, FOX’s Saturday morning programming block, before launching in several other markets this fall.
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South African Children’s Program Includes New Languages
JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, August 7: Sesame Workshop’s award-winning South African children’s show Takalani Sesame has added four new languages—Sesotho, Xitsonga, isiXhosa and Afrikaans—for the program’s fifth season to debut on SABC this August.
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New DVD Deals for Southern Star
SYDNEY, August 7: Southern Star International has secured DVD deals on its hit kids’ property Sea Princesses with Studio Canal France and Tycoon Mexico.
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Underdog Heads Up Kabillion’s Olympics-Themed Programming
LOS ANGELES, August 7: Kabillion will debut the classic 1960s animated TV show Underdog on both its VOD and online platforms today as the service launches a series of Olympics-themed programming.
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Toon Disney to Become Disney XD
BURBANK, August 7: Disney is set to re-brand its Toon Disney television and online platforms in the U.S. as Disney XD, shifting the focus to boy-skewing animated and live-action programming.
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GS New Media to Develop Virtual World Based on Children’s Series
TORONTO, August 6: Canada's GS New Media has tapped into the resources of Project Darkstar, an open source online game platform invented by Sun Microsystems, to develop a virtual world for tweens and teens based on the TV series The Saddle Club.
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Nick Jr. Preschool Series Returns for Second Season
NEW YORK, August 6: Nick Jr.’s Emmy Award-winning animated preschool comedy series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! will return for a second season with a new character and special guest stars—figure skating champion Michelle Kwan and TV personality Ty Pennington.
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V-me Adds New Children’s Programming
NEW YORK, August 4: U.S. Spanish network V-me will launch two new children’s series today: Cotoons and Bruno and the Banana Bunch.
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BabyFirst to Debut in Singapore
LOS ANGELES, August 4: The 24-hour child-development channel BabyFirst has finalized a carriage agreement with Asian telecommunications company SingTel to launch in Singapore on the digital pay-TV service mio TV.
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Cartoon Network, Warner Premiere Align for New Scooby-Doo Movie
BURBANK, August 4: Scooby-Doo: In the Beginning, a new live-action prequel in the long-running franchise, is being produced by Cartoon Network and Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Entertainment’s new production company, for delivery in 2009.
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Playhouse Disney UK Picks Up Claude
LONDON, August 1: Playhouse Disney in the U.K. has acquired the new British preschool animation series Claude, which is scheduled to air later this year.
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Nick Preps Prime-Time TV Movie for Go, Diego, Go!
NEW YORK, August 1: Diego’s Moonlight Rescue, an hour-long prime-time TV movie based on the hit preschool series Go, Diego, Go!, will be simulcast on Nickelodeon and its sister network Noggin on August 18 at 8 p.m.
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Canal Panda Expands Footprint
MADRID, August 1: Chello Multicanal, the Spain-based business unit of Chellomedia, is making its Portuguese kids’ channel, Canal Panda, available in Angola and Mozambique on MultiChoice Africa.
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New MD for Children’s at BBC Worldwide
LONDON, August 1: Former Sparrowhawk Media executive Neil Ross Russell is taking over from Gill Pritchard as the new managing director for children¹s at BBC Worldwide, effective August 11.
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DECODE Lands New Deals for The Latest Buzz
TORONTO/LONDON, July 31: DECODE Entertainment has been commissioned to produce a third season of The Latest Buzz, while seasons one and two have scored new broadcast partners, including Cartoon Network Latin America.
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Movie Program Launching for Nick Jr.
NEW YORK, July 31: Nickelodeon and National Amusements are bringing action- and song-filled adventures from episodes of Go, Diego, Go!, Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans and The Wonder Pets! to the big screen with “Nick Jr. at the Movies,” which will roll out in 36 theaters across the U.S. beginning today.
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Lionsgate Lands DVD Rights to Marvel Show
NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, July 31: Lionsgate has acquired the home-entertainment distribution rights for the new animated series Wolverine & The X-Men from Marvel Entertainment.
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Nick Names Global Acquisitions Chief
LONDON/NEW YORK, July 30: Jules Borkent has been promoted to senior VP of global acquisitions and international programming for Nickelodeon, servicing the global and U.S. feeds of the channel.
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Amberwood, 4Kids Strike Deals for RollBots
NEW YORK/OTTAWA, July 30: 4Kids Entertainment has licensed the new animated TV series RollBots from Amberwood Entertainment to air in the U.S. on TheCW4Kids Saturday morning block.
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Disney Preps Additional Phineas and Ferb Episodes
BURBANK, July 29: Disney Channel has ordered an additional 13 episodes of the Emmy-nominated series Phineas and Ferb, bringing the show’s second season to a total of 39 episodes.
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New Music-Based Series for Playhouse
BURBANK, July 29: Imagination Movers, a daily music-driven, live-action series for preschoolers, will premiere with two consecutive episodes on September 6 during Disney Channel’s learning-focused Playhouse Disney block.
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New Dentsu Division Seeks Animation Alliances
SANTA MONICA, July 29: Japanese advertising giant Dentsu has launched a new U.S. division, DCI Los Angeles, to develop, co-produce and distribute original animated titles, kicking off with Deltora Quest, currently airing on TV Tokyo.
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Nick to Launch New Multiplayer Global Online Game
NEW YORK, July 28: Nickelodeon will launch a new multiplayer global online game, Avatar: Legends of the Arena, in September.
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KidsCo to be Available Via Imagenio
LONDON, July 28: KidsCo will become part of the Spanish pay-TV platform Imagenio, following an agreement with local content provider Teuve.
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Jim Henson Ramps Up Sales Efforts for Sid the Science Kid
LOS ANGELES, July 25: The Jim Henson Company has appointed Sam Ewing to handle the international sales of its latest preschool property, Sid the Science Kid.
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4Kids Ramps Up Licensing Program for Dinosaur King
NEW YORK, July 24: A trio of new licensees have signed on for the launch of a worldwide licensing program for 4Kids Entertainment’s Dinosaur King: Playmates, Upper Deck and SEGA.
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Muppets to Feature in Disney Channel Sketch Comedy Special
BURBANK, July 24: Stars from a host of hit Disney Channel productions, including Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers and Ashley Tisdale, will join Muppets Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and others in a new half-hour sketch-comedy special premiering next month.
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Management Changes at Corus
TORONTO, July 23: Corus Entertainment has announced a management reshuffle, with Scott Dyer becoming chief technology officer and Doug Murphy taking on responsibility for the company’s kids’ networks.
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Sesame Tree Finds Home on BBC Two, CBeebies
LONDON, July 23: Sesame Tree, Northern Ireland’s version of Sesame Street, began airing this week in the U.K. on BBC Two and will premiere on CBeebies on August 4.
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BBC Worldwide Adds New Licensee for In the Night Garden
LONDON, July 23: BBC Worldwide has entered into a licensing deal with VTech for a line of electronic learning aids based on In the Night Garden.
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Hasbro Set to Release New Star Wars Toys
PAWTUCKET, July 23: Hasbro will launch a toy line on July 26 for the new animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in addition to other items for the franchise, including a Millennium Falcon toy, action figures and a lightsaber.
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Cartoon Network Announces New Comic Book-Based Movies
ATLANTA, July 23: Cartoon Network has begun developing original animated features based on Image Comics’ Firebreather and Mice Templar, as well as a live-action movie based on IDW Publishing's The Vanishers.
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Cookie Jar, American Greetings Settle Litigation
CLEVELAND/TORONTO, July 23: Cookie Jar Entertainment has acquired the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears properties for $195 million in a deal that settles litigation initiated by American Greetings Properties and enables the completion of the acquisition of DIC Entertainment.
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PorchLight Acquires DVD Rights to Little Leaders Series
LOS ANGELES, July 22: PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE) has acquired the U.S. DVD distribution rights to the four 30-minute programs in the Little Leaders series for its new faith-based INSPIRE label.
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Bert and Ernie Claymation Set for U.S. Launch
NEW YORK, July 22: The Great Adventures of Bert and Ernie, the claymation series produced by Sesame Workshop, NDR, Ki.Ka and Milkshake!, will air in the U.S. during Sesame Street, beginning next month.
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Cartoon Network Preps New Ben 10 Movie
ATLANTA, July 22: Alex Winter is returning to Cartoon Network to direct and executive-produce the latest live-action film in the Ben 10 franchise, with screenwriter John Turman on board to pen the script.
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Nickelodeon Launches Across the Middle East
LONDON/NEW YORK, July 22: MTV Networks International is launching Nickelodeon Arabia, the 50th local channel in the network’s global footprint.
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Entertainment Rights Secures Broadcast Deals for Postman Pat
LONDON, July 21: Entertainment Rights (ER) has completed a raft of international deals for Postman Pat—Special Delivery Service, alongside the Chinese launch of the original Postman Pat series.
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Mattel Hails Success in First Phase of Bratz Legal Dispute
RIVERSIDE, July 21: Mattel is celebrating an initial legal win in its dispute with MGA, with a federal jury ruling that the majority of Bratz design drawings, prototypes and sculpts were created by doll designer Carter Bryant while he was still employed by Mattel.
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PROFILES
Sam Ewing
The head of new program sales for international at The Jim Henson Company.
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M.A.D. (Music, Art and Dance)
Based on an original idea developed at Turner International India, the series stimulates kids to learn and discover the world.
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Nick Wilson
The director of children’s programming at Five.
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Dinosaur King
The multiplatform CGI-animated property includes a TV series as well as a popular arcade game in Japan.
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Paul Robinson
The managing director of KidsCo.
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Caillou
The series, based on the bestselling children’s books by writer Christine L’Heureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux, is celebrating 11 years on the air.
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Christopher Skala
The senior VP of programming and production at HIT Entertainment.
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Dibo the Gift Dragon
The 3-D CGI animation series explains how to handle problems through sharing, caring and embracing friendship.
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Patrick Elmendorff
The general manager of Studio100 Media.
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Kirk Bloomgarden
The executive VP of global sales for DIC Entertainment.
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Thumb Wrestling Federation
The short-form live-action series based on an original concept by Larry Schwarz, the CEO and founder of Animation Collective.
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Gill Pritchard
The director of children's for BBC Worldwide.
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RED CAPS
The 26 26-minute high-definition episodes, produced in 2-D full animation, target children aged 6 to 9.
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 FEATURES
Lessons Learned
Educational programming is no longer just confined to the preschool set, with a host of shows targeting older kids.
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Ready for Action
With the potential to become global hits supported by concert tours, merchandise and more, live-action shows are still in high demand.
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The New Kids
A host of independent networks are taking on the big boys of the global kids’ channel space.
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 INTERVIEWS
Christian Davin
The founder and CEO of Alphanim.
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Rich Ross and Gary Marsh
The president and president of entertainment, respectively, for Disney Channels Worldwide.
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Tramm Wigzell
The director of development for original series at Cartoon Network.
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Scott Dyer
The executive VP and general manager of Corus Kids.
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AG Properties' Josef Mandelbaum
The president and CEO of AG Intellectual Property Group.
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Sesame Workshop's Gary E. Knell
The president and CEO of Sesame Workshop.
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