Academy Award-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has reached significant milestones in its global digital content strategy, including debuting on Samsung TV Plus and securing a second YouTube Diamond Play Button.
Far Out Toys has officially announced an open casting call for new talent to represent the Glo-Up Girls doll line in 2022. The announcement comes on the heels of a momentous year for the fashion doll line, which debuted in retail stores across the UK and on Target.com in the US in the Fall of 2021. The line is expanding in the US this year, starting with Target stores nationwide in February. Glo-Up Girls was also nominated for the highly-coveted Toy of the Year Award in the Dolls category.
Cloudco Entertainment, owner of iconic entertainment property Care Bears™, has launched its new Care Bears: Unlock The Magic animated series on China’s CCTV14 public broadcasting network and French free-to-air television channel, Gulli. These content launches come in tandem with new toy deals in both territories that will support the new TV series as well as the Care Bears’ forthcoming 40th anniversary in 2022.
Making It In the Toy Industry, a podcast hosted by The Toy Coach, Azhelle Wade, is celebrating the launch of its 3rd season. This is the only toy podcast designed to support and inspire inventors, entrepreneurs, and corporate toy people with advice and insider tips about concept development, marketing, sales, and manufacturing.
The Children’s Media Conference (CMC) has announced that its Editorial Director Greg Childs has been awarded an OBE for Services to International Trade and the Children’s Media Sector in the Queen’s New Year’s Honors List.
PBS KIDS joined First Lady Jill Biden to kick-off the holiday season at the White House, and families across the country are invited to join in the celebrations with a trio of festive videos streaming free on PBS KIDS beginning December 16th. A special behind-the-scenes tour with the First Lady and D.C. Army National Guard Captain Maryanne V. Harrell and her family, who visit the decorated rooms throughout the White House, meeting favorite friends – including the beloved Kratt Brothers of Wild Kratts, fan-favorites Daniel Tiger and Miss Elaina of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, the intrepid Molly of Molly of Denali, everyone’s favorite aardvark from the hit series Arthur, and vibrant Rosita of Sesame Street – at each stop is now available on PBS KIDS.
Cloudco Entertainment in the United States, in conjunction with co-production partners Watchnext Media in France and Kavaleer Productions in Ireland, are pleased to announce a bevy of new sales deals for their global hit animated series Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese™, currently in production for its second 52 x 11’ season.
The Genius of Play, The Toy Association’s nonprofit initiative dedicated to helping parents raise healthy and happy kids through play, today announced the launch of “Once Upon a Playtime”, a first-of-its-kind storytelling podcast that invites listeners to rediscover the value of play through real-life, personal stories of actors, artists, entrepreneurs, and more.