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NBCUniversal, Corus up their stakes in KidsCo
BROADCASTING / PEOPLE MOVES / TVNBCUniversal International has acquired a controlling 51% stake in global children’s channel KidsCo and Corus Entertainment also upped its stake to 43.8%.
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Video games sales nosedive by 42% in April
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAILThe video game industry took another hit in April. Sales of video games software fell by 42% that month versus a year ago, reports market researcher The NPD Group.
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Children’s Emmy nominees announced
TVNominees for the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will air on June 23, have been revealed. PBS leads the pack with 51 nominations in the Children’s categories – Sesame Street alone garnered 16 nods – while Nickelodeon racked up 40 nominations. Read on for a list of nominees in key categories.
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Licensed toys experience growth
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILThe potential for licensed toy properties continues to climb as dollar sales of licensed toys increased by 1% in the US for the first quarter of 2012, according to market research company The NPD Group.
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Walmart launches AR experience with new Avengers app
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAILIn a move to create a fun, engaging in-store experience leveraging mobile apps, Walmart has partnered with Marvel and released Super Hero Augmented Reality, a new game app based on the highly anticipated May 4 feature film Marvel’s The Avengers.
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Planet PreschoolToday I’m on board Porter Airlines flight #136 from New York to Toronto. My plane has only a few dozen seats and the smiling guy who greeted me at the door is the same smiling guy who just taught me how to use my seatbelt. There are no big jet engines on a Porter airplane, just two cute propellers that apparently spin fast enough to get me and my fellow travelers all the way to Toronto. So, in a nutshell, Little Airplane is flying on a little airplane.
Kidscreened
- Can Rovio repeat its Angry Birds success with its new game Amazing Alex? (Los Angeles Times)
- How a “click less” formula is creating longer user engagement on YouTube (AdAge)
- New study finds Pinterest tops Disney online as top visited family and lifestyle site for US moms (Nielsen)
- In a retro move, Hasbro plans to bring back the Furby (Toy News)
Cyber Group kids series to air in Brazil
TVParis-based producer/distributor Cyber Group Studios has sold its wolf-themed animated kids series Tales of Tatonka (51 x 13 minutes) and animated series Animalia (40 x 24 minutes) to Brazilian public channel TV Brasil, and secured a global distribution deal with Synapse.
The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine gets K’Nex line
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILMere days after US toyco K’Nex joined the KISS Army with a new line of toys based on the iconic band, it has signed a licensing deal with Apple Corps to produce buildable figure packs inspired by The Beatles classic animated film Yellow Submarine.
Babies ‘R’ Us launches Small Paul
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILSaban Brand is headed to Babies ‘R’ Us with new product line Small Paul, based on its design-led Paul Frank brand. The goods will be available exclusively at Babies ‘R’ Us locations across the US from May 23.
Animasia series headed to Toon Goggles
INTERACTIVE / TVFree online kids animation channel Toon Goggles has inked a deal with Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Animasia Studios to bring a number of its kids series to its web portal.
Imira closes raft of broadcasting deals for LatAm
TVSpanish production and distribution company Imira Entertainment has inked new deals for Latin America and Hispanic US networks covering a number of series from its library of third-party content.
Almost Naked Animals gets into gaming
INTERACTIVEToronto, Canada-based digital media developer Game Pill is set to create an online video game based on 9 Story Entertainment’s animated series Almost Naked Animals that is expected to launch this fall with mobile apps planned for 2013.
Kidscreened
- In just three weeks, The Avengers passes US$1 billion in box office returns (The Guardian)
- Nickelodeon Research finds two-thirds of kids watch movies at home with their parents (MediaPost)
- How the pros and cons of social media’s impact on kids needs more examination (NDTV)
- An interesting visual representation of how school kids learn and interact with and without technology (The Washington Post)
The Tech That Binds
Kids Got GameGiven what I do, some people are surprised that my husband and I have generally avoided any screen time for my 14-month-old daughter so far, with the exception of Skyping with family and a handful of app experiences. But she is quickly approaching the age where I can no longer pretend that technology doesn’t exist.
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