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Cry Babies Joins El Reino Infantil

IMC Toys, a prominent player in the toys and children’s content industry, announces an exciting collaboration with El Reino Infantil, a wold leading community for children in Spanish. Soon, Cry Babies Magic Tears, BFF and VIP Pets of Kitoons will become an integral part of the varied programming on El Reino Infantil’s YouTube channels. In a move to enrich the musical offerings of El Reino Infantil’s main YouTube channel, IMC Toys’ captivating musical content will be integrated into its main YouTube channel, which boasters over 60 million subscribers, promising to being an unparalleled musical and visual experience to it’s expansive global audience.

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Gamefam Closes Record FY2023 & Releases Report on State of Brands in Metaverse Gaming

Gamefam, the leading metaverse game developer, publisher and strategist with a portfolio of live operated original games, virtual concerts and experiences that connect brands with new audiences, has unveiled its first-ever “State of Brands in Metaverse Gaming” report, including results from its most successful year to date. With top-performing titles and activations on Roblox and Fortnite, the company announced FY2023 as its most successful year yet, achieving more than 35% year-over-year revenue growth, scaling to more than 200 employees, and reaching 16 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. With over 30 games in its owned and operated network, Gamefam cemented itself as the metaverse’s top developer in 2023, with over 7.5 billion gameplay sessions across its portfolio this year – surpassing 29 billion gameplay sessions to date.

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Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards ZAG HEROEZ ‘Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Best Roblox Game of 2023

Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir from award-winning global entertainment studio ZAG has won the “Pocket Gamer Mobile Games” Best Roblox Game Award for 2023. The game, developed by ZAG and Israel’s female-led studio Toya, is the only branded game in the category, besting the biggest native game on the platform. Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir was competing alongside native games Adopt Me!, Tower of Hell, Blox Fruits, MeepCity, Piggy, Murder Mystery 2, Royale High, Pet Simulator X, and Brookhaven, and was selected by Pocket Gamer.com fans as the winner of the category. Miraculous is the first TV property to be brought to the Roblox platform, and to date there have been over 650 million plays. The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards are a prestigious event to celebrate the best businesses and individuals driving the $90 billion mobile games industry forward. The game also won Kidscreen’s Best Alternative Game award in 2022.

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APC Kids Signs New Sales for Fantasy Family Series ‘Tinka’

APC Kids, part of leading co-production and distribution group APC Studios, has secured new broadcast deals across all three seasons of fantasy family series Tinka. Tinka season 3 (24 x 26’) has been picked up by Téléquébec (Canada) and Canal+ (France), while season 2 has been acquired by MTVA (Hungary) and France TV (France). Season one has found a new home on ERR (Estonia).

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Kids First Secures New International Broadcasters for Hit Animated Show ‘Hello Kitty: Super Style!’

Paris-based international distributor Kids First has secured a host of new global broadcast partners for Hello Kitty: Super Style!, an original 3D animated children’s program based on Sanrio’s pop culture icon Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty: Super Style! has been picked up by WildBrain TV/ Télémagino (French-speaking Canada); RTVE/Clan (Spain); MBC (Pan Middle East), and ETISALAT /E-Junior (U.A.E.). ABC Frontier in Japan has also secured additional deal with Youku (China).

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WildBrain Television Greenlights Season 2 of ‘The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy’

WildBrain Television, one of Canada’s most-loved kids’ and family broadcast networks, has greenlit production on more fabulous fun with season two of the beloved preschool series, The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy. Created and produced by Lopii Productions for kids aged 3-6 and their families, the new season is scheduled to deliver in summer 2024. The series is produced with the financial participation of the Canadian Media Fund Pilot Program for Racialized Communities, as well as the Shaw Rocket Fund. Seasons one and two of The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy are distributed by Sinking Ship Entertainment.

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APC Kids Gets Festive with New Sales for TeamTO’s Angelo, Wake Up It’s Christmas!

APC Kids, part of leading co-production and distribution group APC Studios, has secured key international sales for TeamTO’s Christmas Special Angelo, Wake Up It’s Christmas! New deals for the 1 x 60’ 3D animated special, produced by TeamTO in partnership with Canal+, France Télévisions and RTL Super, include: SX3 (TV3, Catalonia, Spain); Radio Canada (Canada); ERR (Estonia); Ceska TV (Czech Republic); RTP (Portugal); MTVA (Hungary), and RTBF (Belgium).

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New Degrassi Documentary Series Coming from WildBrain

WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, announces that production is now underway on a brand-new three-hour documentary series about the renowned Canadian television series, Degrassi. The as-yet-untitled documentary series is being produced in partnership with the award-winning Canadian production company Peacock Alley. Featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, the series will dive into Degrassi lore and the teenage experience with its creators, cast, crew and fans, as well as generations of filmmakers influenced by the franchise’s 40-year legacy. Commissioned by WildBrain Television, the documentary series is directed by Lisa Rideout (Sex with Sue; This is Pop) and is executive produced by Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts and Angela Boudreault, for WildBrain, and by Carrie Mudd (Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song; Travelers) for Peacock Alley. The series is produced by Erin Sharp (Sex with Sue; Hip-Hop Evolution).

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Moonbug and Toikido Announce New Animated Series – ‘PeaKeeBoo’

Award-winning global entertainment company, Moonbug Entertainment, and renowned creative studio Toikido have unveiled their first collaboration project, PeaKeeBoo, an exciting new animation series for pre-school children and their families. The world of PeaKeeBoo is full of the wonderous sounds and visuals of nature, and home to a range of unique characters who are united in their love of fun and zest for life. It is inspired by the charm of the classic childhood game it is named after, which holds a special place in the hearts of parents and little ones alike.