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Hopster
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Kids round-up: Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’; Cartoon Network developing dance comedy; ‘Little Bear’ travels world
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian…
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Kids’ streamer Hopster launches in Bulgaria
Early learning educational service Hopster has announced its latest expansion to Bulgaria. Platform operator Sandbox…
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Sandbox & Co acquires Fingerprint, launches kids’ SVOD with Hopster, Kidomi & Curious World content
UK-based children’s digital education platform Sandbox & Co has acquired kids-focused US mobile technology company…
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How next generation thinking is prompting green production push
Helen Dugdale explores how content consumption is affecting the world’s climate and finds out what…
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TBI Weekly: Delivering diversity in children’s programming
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton takes a deep dive to explore how the global TV…
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Hopster founder and CEO Nick Walters to depart
Early learning streaming service Hopster has announced that its founder and CEO Nick Walters will…
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Kids round-up: Hopster comes to Mediacom in US; Ameba picks up anime series
Hopster heads to Mediacom Children’s TV streamer Hopster is now available to US subscribers of…
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Sandbox & Co takes majority stake in kids streamer Hopster
Kids SVOD service Hopster has secured a multi-million pound investment round that will see educational…
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Kids round-up: 41 Entertainment doubles down on YA animation; Hopster enters New Zealand
41 Entertainment expands YA animation US-based producer 41 Entertainment (41E) has unveiled a second young…
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UKTV Ventures strikes first investment deal with Hopster
UKTV has struck its first deal through its innovation fund, UKTV Ventures, with an airtime-for-equity…