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NEW & RETURNING SERIES Pablo, the story of a 5-year-old boy on the autism spectrum who uses creativity, and magic crayons, to invent an imaginary world, debuts on Universal Kids on April 2 - which is World Autism Awareness Day - at 8:30a. Each story in the series was developed from the real-life experience of someone with autism, and everyone in the core cast is on the autism spectrum. Series is filled with Pablo’s animal friends, each of which has a trait associated with autism. New eps of DreamWorks Dinotrux Supercharged have arrived on Netflix. Season 2 features more larger-than-life adventures as the Dinotrux find a new source of superchargers and suit up Dozer with upgrades, while Ton Ton tricks out in supercharge to participate in the "Doom Run" ore race. Disney doings: The second season of Mickey and the Roadster Racers revs up on Disney Junior beginning Saturday, April 14 at 9:30a… On sister net Disney XD, the season 3 premiere of Walk the Prank will premiere April 21 at 11a. COMING UP A Star vs. the Forces of Evil stunt featuring fan art will air on Disney XD April 2-6 from 6-8p, leading into the season 3 finale on April 7. Finale will feature two new eps at 11a and 11:30a. Also on XD, Inside the EA Sports Madden Ultimate League will air every Thursday in April at 10:15p. New eps of The Lion Guard are headed to Disney Junior Monday, April 2 through Thursday, April 5 at 5p… Also on the net, a Puppy Dog Pals “Hide & Seek” marathon will air Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8 at 1p each day. The stunt will drive kids to find a Puppy Dog Pals hidden graphic that will appear in every episode of the marathon… And a burst of Goldie & Bear premieres will roll out Mondays at 8p beginning on Monday, April 9. DIGITAL DATA NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises partnered with global video community musical.ly to develop and launch a series of new digital entertainment programs targeting Hispanic members of Gen Z, the post-millennial, predominantly bilingual, tech-native generation. The partnership will feature original shows, including The Cheese, an entertainment and pop culture show that launched this past weekend, and On the Ball (working title), a sports show focused on the world’s top soccer players. The shows will be created and executive produced by Fluency+, Telemundo’s production studio. AROUND THE INDUSTRY Warner Bros. Animations’ The Lego Movie 2 just got a little funnier. Tiffany Haddish will voice a character in the movie, slated to debut February 8, 2019. |
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LICENSING & PARTNERSHIPS Gifting company Demand Media is a licensee for Robot Wars through a new deal with Licensing Link Europe, which manages the TV series’ licensing. New products will include stainless steel model construction sets and a first aid kit. eOne and its master licensee in Japan, Sega Toys, are gearing up for the launch of Peppa Pig product in a “Peppa Goes to London” themed pop-up store that will be open March 28-April 3 in Japan that will also host special screenings of fan-favorite eps and originals. EXECUTIVE MOVES A couple of new exec moves at Genius Brands: Former DreamWorks Animation Television and Hasbro Studios’ executive Michael Jaffa joins Genius as general counsel and SVP, business affairs. Most recently at DreamWorks Animation Television, Jaffa served as head of business affairs. Additionally, Cindy Elfenbein was named to the newly formed position of VP of global consumer products & retail development. She previously served as VP, retail business development at ZAG, an indie animation studio. Today's Trivia Question: The family vehicle in which kids series was inspired by the Ford Concept car the FX-Atmos? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: A limit of four correct answers from each time zone will be selected.). Classic Kids Series Anagram: Class Tell It Heart (Email [email protected]; first three respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia will be posted in tomorrow's newsletter.) |
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