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Nov 29, 2018
Foothill Chuggs into Cannes with Chico
NEWS BRIEF: Transatlantic producer-distributor Foothill Entertainment has picked up the global distribution rights to pre-school series Chico Chugg and will be offering it to buyers at Mipcom this month. The 49×7’ live-action series is based on the bestselling books by […]
Oct 10, 2018
Foothill Brings CG Sitcom ‘Danny & the Dinogons’ to MIPCOM
Danny and the Dinogons TELEVISION WORLDWIDE Foothill Brings CG Sitcom ‘Danny & the Dinogons’ to MIPCOM By Mercedes Milligan Published on October 9, 2018 Foothill Entertainment Inc., has joined with India’s Storywalker Designs, creators of the popular app Storywalker 365, […]
Oct 04, 2016
Foothill Entertainment Joins ‘Mother Goose Club’
SANTA BARBARA, CA — Sockeye Media, producers of the preschool entertainment property Mother Goose Club, has appointed Foothill Entertainment as distributors for this fun and educational brand. Mother Goose Club has become a YouTube sensation receiving over 6 billion views […]
Oct 04, 2016
Foothill joins Sockeye’s Mother Goose Club
Mother Goose Club is an educational 52x11mins series, which Foothill will debut at MIPJunior. It is based on a YouTube channel that has more than six billion views to date, and follows six colourful, live-action characters who bring classic nursery […]
Oct 04, 2016
Sockeye Media names Foothill Entertainment as distributors for Mother Goose Club series
Mother Goose Club is a YouTube sensation receiving over 6 billion views to date. The announcement was made by Jo Kavanagh Payne, CEO, Foothill Entertainment, and Harry Jho, CEO, Sockeye Media. Under the terms of the agreement, Foothill Entertainment […]
Oct 04, 2016
Foothill to Distribute Mother Goose Club
SANTA BARBARA: Sockeye Media has appointed Foothill Entertainment to distribute the preschool property Mother Goose Club and to co-executive produce and co-develop an all-new CGI series for global buyers. Under the agreement, Foothill Entertainment will bring Mother Goose Club to […]
Oct 04, 2016
Sockeye Taps Foothill for ‘Mother Goose Club’
Award-winning production company Sockeye Media has appointed Foothill Entertainment as distributor for its edutainment live-action/animation series Mother Goose Club. The show has proven a hit on YouTube, reaching over 6 billion views to date. The partnership was announced by Jo […]
Oct 04, 2016
Mother Goose gets CGI treatment
The creators of a popular YouTube brand for children are developing an animated series alongside Foothill Entertainment in the US. Sockeye Media and Foothill will produce a 52×11′ CGI-animated series based on the Mother Goose Club brand, which Sockeye claims […]
Oct 03, 2016
YouTube hit Mother Goose Club to get CGI series
California-based Foothill Entertainment and New York’s Sockeye Media are partnering to co-develop and co-executive produce a CGI-animated version of the Mother Goose Club series for the global marketplace. Sockeye’s Mother Goose Club preschool property is a YouTube mainstay, with its channel […]
Oct 25, 2015
Foothill reaches skyward at MIPCOM with My Side of the Sky
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Oct 02, 2015
Foothill Present New Titles in Cannes
The distributor is headed to Mipcom to present a pre-school favorite Toopy and Binoo, and the original comedy Boys Versus Girls. Foothill Entertainment, and its affiliate Foothill Europe Limited, head to Cannes with two new animated series and a new […]
Sep 30, 2015
Foothill Launches a Pre-school Favourite and An Original Comedy to Cannes
(Santa Barbara/ London — 30 September 2015) Foothill Entertainment, and its affiliate Foothill Europe Limited, head to Cannes with two new animated series and a new distribution title in its ever-expanding portfolio. MIPJunior will see the launch of the much-beloved […]
Sep 30, 2015
Foothill Entertainment Reveals MIPJunior Highlights
SANTA BARBARA/LONDON: At the upcoming market in Cannes, Foothill Entertainment plans to present the animated shows Toopy and Binoo and Boys Versus Girls, among other titles. Toopy and Binoo is a book-based preschool program made by Canada’s Echo Media. The […]
Sep 23, 2015
Foothill Presenting Tween Sports Series My Side of the Sky
SANTA BARBARA: Foothill Entertainment and its London affiliate, Foothill Europe, are heading to MIPCOM to present buyers with the tween-targeted sports docu-reality series My Side of the Sky as part of a continuing relationship with Content Media. The live-action series […]
Apr 11, 2015
Boy and the Dinosaur finds Canuck Partner
A Canadian company has come on board animated production Boy and the Dinosaur from transatlantic producer-distributor Foothill Entertainment. The deal means the series will be a coproduction between Shooting Star Animation in the UK and Echo Media in Canada, with […]
Apr 10, 2015
Foothill shores up co-pro team for Boy and the Dinosaur
Santa Barbara, California-based Foothill Entertainment and its UK affiliate Foothill Europe have secured co-production deals for its animated preschool series Boy and the Dinosaur with UK-based Shooting Star Animation and Canadian prodco Echo Media. Worldwide distribution for the Canada-UK treaty co-production will […]
Apr 10, 2015
Canada-U.K. Co-Pro Treaty Signed for Boy and the Dinosaur
SANTA BARBARA/LONDON: The U.K.-based Shooting Star Animation is teaming up with Canada’s Echo Media to co-produce the animated series Boy and the Dinosaur, a Foothill Entertainment property. Echo Media is behind such Canadian series asToopy and Binoo as well as the live-action […]
Apr 10, 2015
Foothill finds pre-MIP partners for Dino toon
US producer and distributor Foothill Entertainment has brought on copro partners for its new toon series Boy and the Dinosaur and will start the presales effort at MIPTV next week. UK kids studio Shooting Star Animation has come on board alongside Canada’s […]
Apr 03, 2015
Elizabeth Stephens Moves Up at Foothill
SANTA BARBARA: Foothill Entertainment has promoted Elizabeth Stephens to VP of sales and development. In her new role, Stephens will work under Jo Kavanagh-Payne, Foothill’s president. She is responsible for expanding the company’s linear and non-linear distribution footprint, while also […]
Apr 02, 2015
Elizabeth Stephens Upped to VP at Foothill
Santa Barbara, Calif. and London, U.K.-based Foothill Entertainment has promoted Elizabeth Stephens to Vice President – Sales and Development. Stephens attains the new position a mere 18 months after being upped to the directorship in the position at the company. […]
Oct 14, 2014
Foothill Entertainment is Showcasing the Award Winning Spike Team special Brent’s Dream at MIPCOM
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Oct 13, 2014
Foothill Entertainment brings pre-school animation Rollie & Friends to MIPCOM
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Oct 13, 2014
Recently-launched Splash Entertainment brings new animation series Gunk Aliens to MIPCOM
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Oct 09, 2014
Foothill Heads to MIPCOM with Spike Team
SANTA BARBARA: Foothill Entertainment is presenting the latest installment of the animated series Spike Team at MIPCOM, with a number of sales for the show already completed. The first two seasons of the sports-themed show have aired on RAI Gulp […]
Oct 06, 2014
Foothill makes The Cut for MIPJunior
Foothill Entertainment is launching BBC drama The Cut at MIPJunior. The distributor sells Content Television’s 1,600-episode kids and teen catalogue and will screen The Cut, which went out on BBC Two, at MIPJunior. The teen-skewing drama, which follows a group […]
Oct 06, 2014
Foothill Entertainment Unveils MIPCOM Highlights
SANTA BARBARA/LONDON: Next week in Cannes, Foothill Entertainment is slated to showcase a number of titles from its kids’ and family entertainment catalogue, including Content Media Corporation’s The Cut. The Cut is a BBC teen soap opera that Foothill will […]
Oct 01, 2014
Foothill’s co-production Gunk Aliens Featured in MIP Junior & MIPCOM TV KIDS Magazine
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Oct 01, 2014
Foothill Entertainment Featured in MIP Junior & MIPCOM TVKIDS Magazine
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Sep 30, 2014
MIP Junior Spotlight: Foothill Entertainment
CANNES: Foothill Entertainment is presentingRollie & Friends, which follows the residents of a magical theme park. Another title from the Foothill catalogue is Gunk Aliens, which centers on a team of kids who work to protect the planet from invading aliens. […]
Sep 15, 2014
Splash Entertainment to Bring G.U.N.K. Aliens to Cannes
LOS ANGELES: This MIPCOM, Splash Entertainment plans to present G.U.N.K. Aliens, a new animated comedy series produced in partnership with Foothill Entertainment and Foothill Europe. G.U.N.K. Aliens centers on Jack, his robotic dog Snivel and friends Oscar and Ruby, all of whom […]
Sep 15, 2014
MIP News Bytes: ‘Luchien,’ ‘P. King Duckling,’ ‘Zafari,’ ‘G.U.N.K. Aliens’
Recently launched company Splash Entertainment will bring animated comedy G.U.N.K. Aliens (26 x 30), produced in partnership with Foothill Entertainment and its London affiliate Foothill Europe. Based on the best-selling kids books published by HarperCollins, the show features Jack, his robotic dog Snivel and […]
Sep 01, 2014
Foothill Entertainment’s ‘Rollie & Friends’ Featured in TVKIDS Distributor’s Guide
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Jun 10, 2014
Foothill preps Content’s Cut for Mipcom
Transatlantic producer-distributor Foothill Entertainment is prepping a teen soap opera that first aired on the BBC ahead of this month’s Mipcom. The Cut was broadcast as both a linear TV show and online in the UK and has already been […]
Jun 01, 2014
Foothill Entertainment Continues Its Expansion Of Titles Through The Content Media Alliance
Forging cross-promotional and sales alliances, as the growth for content and the platforms proliferate worldwide, has seen Foothill Entertainment and its UK affiliate, Foothill Europe, head into the MIPJunior/MIPCOM market with new additions to its kids and family entertainment catalogue. […]
Apr 09, 2014
Foothill Entertainment Focus On Prime Time Product at MIPTV
Foothill Entertainment, and its affiliate Foothill Europe Limited, are at MIPTV with a focus on building its projects for primetime, with projects such as its mother-daughter comedy as well as new deals on its animated series. Development continues on the […]
Apr 07, 2014
Foothill Lands in Cannes with New Prime Time Product
(Santa Barbara/ London — 7 April 2014) Foothill Entertainment, and its affiliate Foothill Europe Limited, brings to MIP-TV a prime time focus to its exciting mother-daughter comedy as well as new deals on a hit animated series. Development continues on […]
Mar 31, 2014
MIP TV 2014: Footill’s Momtourage Gets Copro Partner
US-based producer-distributor Foothill Entertainment has struck a coproduction agreement with Echo Media for primetime comedy My Momtourage and Me. The deal will see 19-2 producer Echo coproducing the 1x90mins/13x48mins comedy with Foothill Europe, which is now seeking presales for the show, and in […]
Nov 20, 2013
Foothill Conquers Cannes
The distributor had a very successful run at Mipcom 2013, where its catalog from Content Media made a splash among buyers and its animated title Boy and the Dinosaurwas the 3rd most viewed show at the MIPJunior screenings. International kids’ content […]
Oct 09, 2013
MIPJunior Gets Animated
The organization’s official numbers indicate animation was the most popular genre at the MIPJunior screenings, located at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes. PGS Entertainment’s content was the most demanded. After two intense days at the Carltong Hotel in Cannes, MIPJunior […]
Oct 09, 2013
1461 Introduces New Preschool Series in Cannes
NORTH YORKSHIRE: This MIPCOM 1461 brings to market Rollie and Friends, a CGI animated preschool program that is distributed by Foothill Entertainment. Rollie and Friends follows the adventures of a young roller coaster in a magical theme park called Sunshine Cove. The […]
Oct 08, 2013
Foothill Entertainment Featured in Animation Magazine’s 2013 Cartoons at Cannes Guide
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Oct 07, 2013
PGS ‘ ‘Lady Bug’ and ‘Alvin’ Most Popular Toons at MIP Junior
The children’s programming content market MIP Junior ended on a high note on Sunday (Oct. 9) with record attendance at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France. The event, which featured keynotes byAwesomenessTV‘s CEO and founder Brian Robbins, Moshi Monster CEO […]
Oct 02, 2013
Spike Team Returning to Rai 2
ROME: Starting next week, the series Spike Teamwill be airing Saturdays and Sundays on Rai 2 in a 9 a.m. slot. The show, which is about a girls’ volleyball team, is from Team Entertainment and is part of the Foothill Entertainment […]
Sep 25, 2013
Foothill Entertainment and Kidobi Head to Cannes with a New Distribution Partnership
Foothill Entertainment and Kidobi have announced plans for a digital distribution partnership that adds several preschool series to the ground-breaking web-based SVoD platform. Foothill will be adding Animal Stories (52 x 5’), Barney (13 x 5’), Eddy the Bear (26 x 11’), Little […]
Sep 25, 2013
Foothill Scores Children’s & Family Titles from Content Media
SANTA BARBARA/LONDON: Foothill Entertainment is to serve as the exclusive sales agent for certain sub-distribution rights in various territories for around 1,500 episodes from Content Media’s catalogue of children’s and family programming. The package includes both live-action tween and family […]
Sep 25, 2013
Foothill tops up with 1,500 episodes
Transatlantic producer-distributor Foothill Entertainment has picked up more than 1,500 episodes of children’s and family programming from Content Media. Santa Barbara- and London-based Foothill is now the sales agent for a package that includes live-action tween and family drama series […]
Sep 25, 2013
KidsWire
Foothill Entertainment and Kidobi have announced plans for a digital distribution partnership that adds several Foothill Entertainment preschool television titles to Kidobi’s web-based SVoD platform. Foothill will be adding Animal Stories, Barney, Eddy the Bear, Little Monsters, Microscopic Milton, and Zot the […]