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Bear Grylls & Gangsta Granny Help Merlin Entertainment In Post-Covid Recovery
When UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson used a speech at a business conference to wax lyrical about a weekend trip to Peppa Pig World back in November, he was slammed as "rambling" and "embarrassing."
However, it seems he – as the father of two young children, we should add – is not alone in enjoying coming out of…
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Brian Goldner Dies: Hasbro CEO & ‘Transformers’ EP Who Led Toy Giant’s Push Into Entertainment Was 58
Brian Goldner, chief executive of Hasbro and Transformers executive producer, has died of cancer several days after taking a medical leave from the Pawtucket, R.I.-based toy and entertainment giant. He was 58.
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The transformational exec was key in expanding the…
‘Peppa Pig’ Parent Hasbro Sees Film & TV Rebound, Beats Wall Street Q2 Forecasts; Stock Shoots Up 12% – Update
UPDATED with closing stock price: A strong return of its film and TV business, especially compared with a bleak 2020, helped Hasbro’s second-quarter results easily beat Wall Street forecasts.
Revenue surged 54% to $1.32 billion, while adjusted earnings per share reached $1.05, compared with 2 cents in the year-ago…
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‘Peppa Pig’ Creators Step Back As eOne Kids Phenomenon Is Renewed Until 2027
The original creators of Peppa Pig are stepping back from the global children’s hit after Entertainment One greenlit a further 104 episodes.
Animation studio Astley Baker Davies (ABD) will handover the show to UK outfit Karrot (Sarah & Duck), which will produce new episodes that will be broadcast around the world into…
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By Jake Kanter
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‘Peppa Pig’ Studio eOne Greenlights Pre-School Series ‘Kiya’; Disney+ Picks Up Show Globally
EntertainmentOne, the Hasbro-owned studio behind Peppa Pig, has greenlit a new pre-school series superhero series. Kiya will launch in 2023 across linear and streaming platforms including Disney Jr., Disney + globally, and France Télévisions.
The 52-part series originates from South Africa and tells the story of Kiya…
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By Jake Kanter
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Hasbro Tops Q4 Estimates, With Game Sales Helping It Thrive In “Challenging” 2020
Hasbro beat Wall Street analysts expectations, posting fourth-quarter revenue of $1.72 billion, up 4% from the year-earlier quarter.
Adjusting for items, earnings reached $1.27 a share, ahead of analysts’ consensus expectation for $1.14.
Gaming as a category posted a 27% rise in revenue to $561.2 million as the…
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By Dade Hayes
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‘Peppa Pig’: Amelie Bea Smith To Voice Animated Kids’ Character, Takes Over From Harley Bird
Peppa Pig is getting a new voice. The hit kids' series is swapping Harley Bird for Amelie Bea Smith.
The series, which is produced by eOne and Astley Baker Davies, airs on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and ViacomCBS' Channel 5 in the UK as well as broadcasters in more than 180 territories.
Bird has voiced the cartoon pig…
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By Peter White
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Hasbro’s $3.8B Takeover Of Entertainment One Cleared By UK Antitrust Body
Hasbro's $3.8B deal to acquire film and TV studio Entertainment One has been given the green light by the UK's antitrust body.
The Competition and Markets Authority said in November that it would investigate the takeover — which was first announced in August — to establish whether it results in a "substantial…
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By Jake Kanter
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Hasbro’s Brian Goldner Talks Peppa Pig, EOne Deal And State Of Paramount Slate
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner told investors Thursday that the company’s $4 billion acquisition of Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One will only augment a long-cultivated relationship with Paramount Pictures.
Goldner has steered the toymaker and licensing giant through a strategic shift toward Hollywood that has yielded…
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By Dade Hayes
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eOne’s Revised Film Strategy Hits Group Revenue; ‘Peppa Pig’-Fronted Family Division Offsets Fall
Entertainment One's revised film strategy led to a 9% drop in group revenues, although the business was boosted by its Peppa Pig-fronted family division.
eOne saw revenues drop from £1.03B to £941M as part of its full-year financial results through to the end of March 2019. Pre-tax profits fell 43% to £36.8M from…
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By Peter White
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eOne & Alibaba Team Up For China-Bound ‘Peppa Pig’ Movie
eOne and Alibaba are teaming up to co-produce a Peppa Pig movie, which will get a franchise-first theatrical release in China.
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year, a full-length, live action-animation hybrid pic, is scheduled for release in China on February 5, 2019, and will be distributed by Alibaba Pictures.
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‘Peppa Pig’ & TV Content Drive Entertainment One Results But Movie Revenues Slow
Entertainment One’s full-year results for 2017-18 show that revenues for the group’s family division rose by 56% to £139m, boosted by the continued success of the Peppa Pig franchise and that of other family animations such as superhero cartoon PJ Masks.
Group profit before tax doubled to £78m, the company said, while…
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