Nico Franks

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UK preschool channel Tinypop and Middle Eastern streamer E-Junior are among the platforms to have acquired 2D animated series Tulipop Tales (52×7′) from Tulipop Studios in Iceland. In the UK, Tulipop Tales will premiere this June on Tinypop, the preschool television channel owned by Narrative Entertainment. In Hungary, the show has found a new home with commercial broadcaster TV2 Group.

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Mediawan has restructured its sales team after merging it with Germany’s Leonine Studios and hired Benjamin Lepetit and Marie Lassal. The French media group took over Leonine Studios last year to create a European production powerhouse with 85 production labels across 13 countries. As VP of content at Mediawan Rights, Benjamin Lepetit will report to its MD, Valérie Vleeschhouwer, and be responsible for strengthening the group’s acquisition strategy as well as pre-sales and coproductions.

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Kartoon Studios has expanded Todd Steinman’s role from Toon Media Networks president to lead global business for Kartoon Channel Worldwide. Steinman’s expanded role will include international operations while driving monetisation across global markets. The exec joined the company in 2022 as chief revenue and marketing officer, having previously served as VP in the direct-to-consumer and international division at The Walt Disney Company.

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Former Paramount, Disney and ITV Studios exec Maria Kyriacou has been appointed as chairwoman of the supervisory board at German media giant ProSiebenSat.1.The internationally experienced media executive was elected to the supervisory board with an approval rate of over 98% following the company’s annual general meeting yesterday. Kyriacou succeeds Andreas Wiele, who had previously announced he would not stand for re-election after serving a three-year term.

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ABS-CBN Studios in the Philippines is adapting Korean media outfit CJ ENM’s romantic drama series It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. The local remake is set to premiere soon and will be launched under the same title as the original Korean drama. Originally produced by Korean scripted TV studio, Studio Dragon, the Korean series stood out for its unconventional love story between an antisocial children’s book author and a selfless psychiatric ward caretaker.