Scholastic Closes $182 Million Investment in 9 Story Media Group
Award-winning creator, producer and distributor of premium children’s content will continue to be led by president and CEO Vince Commisso.
Award-winning creator, producer and distributor of premium children’s content will continue to be led by president and CEO Vince Commisso.
The media group known for ‘Let’s Go, Bananas!’ and ‘Dee & Friends in Oz’ has downsized its workforce and temporarily sublet its Manhattan office space, citing ‘current market conditions’ for the move.
The media group partners with Trustbridge to co-develop and adapt popular book series ‘Judy Moody’ by Megan McDonald and best-selling holiday picture book ‘Dasher’ by Matt Tavares, with animation by Brown Bag Films.
The deal includes its library, production slate, and development projects, with founder Lisa Olfman joining the media group to drive existing projects and expand 9 Story’s business opportunities.
The multiple Emmy Award-winning interactive animation studio teams up with 9 Story Media Group to co-produce and launch a kids’ series based on its hugely popular game-based IP; the franchise features a magical universe with contrasting creatures who use the magical power of ‘Momoguro.’
The streamer reveals upcoming winter ‘Kids & Family’ premieres, including the all-new ‘Peanuts’ Special ‘Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin,’ The Jim Henson Company’s ‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock’ Season 2, and a new season of ‘Sago Mini Friends,’ which kicks off January 26.
Now live, the new channel features some of the company’s most popular programming; FAST channel in partnership with Cineverse coming in 2024.
The collection of animated musical shorts inspired by the original ‘Super Why!’ series aims to help grow the literacy skills of young readers; show premieres October 18.
Based on Sony Pictures Animation’s feature film franchise, the show follows a lovable, risk-averse grizzly bear and a fast-talking, ‘act-first, think-later’ deer; currently in production at Brown Bag Films, it’s slated for 2024 launch.
Series head writer Halcyon Person shares how Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges’ hit children’s show pushes boundaries and tell stories never told before in animation, representing both the Black experience and Black culture of a true Brooklyn neighborhood; Season 4 now streaming on Netflix.
Fred Rogers Productions and Warner Music Group's Arts Music Division celebrate the Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS series’ milestone with a new digital album - ‘10 Years of Tiger Tunes!’- now available across all digital platforms.
What the world needs now… is more happiness!; the ’30 Rock’ star returns this week with new episodes of the live-action / animated hybrid show that teaches kids it’s ‘cool to be kind.’
Showrunner and executive producer Tone Thyne talks about his charming new animated preschool series, based on the ‘Sago Mini World’ app, which features Harvey the floppy-eared dog and models optimism, kindness, and gratitude, now streaming on Apple TV+.
The award-winning production company receives funding from the Bezos Family Foundation to develop resources surrounding the show for caregivers, organizations, and professionals in partnership with foundation program Vroom.
The colorful new animated series, featuring Harvey the floppy-eared dog, models optimism, kindness, and gratitude for the streamers’ youngest viewers; the show premieres in September.
New and returning series coming to the streamer's lineup include ‘Sago Mini Friends,’ ‘Slumberkins’, ‘Interrupting Chicken’ and more classics with the Peanuts gang from Mendelson/Melendez Productions and Peanuts Worldwide.
Inspired by the popular kids’ app, the show features Harvey the floppy-eared dog and his friends who model optimism, kindness, and true thankfulness; Spin Master is producing, with animation by Brown Bag Films.
Studio’s minority acquisition and first-look deal with London-based publishing company aims to develop new stories from diverse voices.
See first look art and trailer for the new CG series, a coming-of-age story about a young Black girl finding her voice and using it to change her world; created by American rapper, actor, and producer Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, the show hits the streamer October 15.
The new CG series, a coming-of-age story about a young Black girl finding her voice and using it to change her world, is created by American rapper, actor, and producer Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges; show hits the streamer October 15.
WarnerMedia’s all-new kids’ animation programming, including ‘Little Ellen,’ ‘The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo,’ and ‘Bing,’ is coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network next month.
Get a first look at Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘Little Ellen’ and ‘Lucas the Spider,’ both part of WarnerMedia’s upcoming Cartoonito preschool block set to launch on HBO Max and Cartoon Network this fall.
Four series join upcoming preschool programming block coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network later this year.
Development deal with THINK450, the content and partnership arm of the National Basketball Players Association, includes the CG animated live-action hybrid series, ‘King of the Court.’