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A series of new activity-based Octonauts trails are set to ‘make waves’ across Sea Life centres and aquariums in the UK and ANZ this summer, thanks to an extensions of an established partnership between Silvergate Media and Merlin Entertainments. The new deal will also see an all year-long experience launch …
Read More »Silvergate Media picks up bilingual picture book series ¡Vamos! for kids animated TV
Silvergate Media has acquired the rights to the award-winning, bilingual picture book series, ¡Vamos! with plans to develop the property into an animated series for children and families. Written and illustrated by the award-winning Mexican-American author Raúl (González) the Third, ¡Vamos! is a series of imaginatively drawn picture books for children, with …
Read More »Moose Toys secures toy rights to Silvergate Media’s pre-school hit Octonauts
Moose Toys has partnered with Silvergate Media to launch a new Octonauts toy line developed to support the popular animated pre-school series and the upcoming release of its spin-off series, Octonauts: Above & Beyond. First launched to screens in 2010, Octonauts has a global broadcast platform spanning multiple territories and …
Read More »Spin Master and GUND to roll out board game and new plush lines for Silvergate’s Hilda
Silvergate Media has detailed a tranche of new partners for its popular animated series, Hilda, that includes not only a direct to retail partnership with the pop culture specialist, Forbidden Planet, but the series’ first board game courtesy of Spin Master and an extension of its successful plush line with …
Read More »Sony Pictures Television acquires Octonauts and Peter Rabbit team Silvergate Media
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Silvergate Media, stake holders in the pre-school hit Octonauts, and production team behind the Peter Rabbit television series, in a bid to strengthen its presence within the children’s entertainment space. Under the deal, Sony Pictures Entertainment has taken a 100 per cent control of Silvergate …
Read More »New Netflix series Hilda boasts ‘great toy potential,’ says Silvergate Media
Hilda is an animated TV adventure based on the acclaimed graphic novel, now streaming on Netflix. Silvergate will be presenting the brand to potential partners at BLE next month.
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