- Cloudco Entertainment has elevated Charlotte Payne (pictured) from director to VP of international licensing. Payne will continue to head up the company’s consumer products business in EMEA, APAC and LatAm for a full portfolio of IPs that include Care Bears, Madballs and Holly Hobbie. Cloudco has also brought in former Macy’s and WBD exec Farah Bass as a US retail development manager, with a remit to expand the retail presence of both Care Bears and Madballs.
- Moonbug Entertainment has promoted Emily Jenkins to senior executive of shorts and alternative formats, according to her LinkedIn page. Jenkins will spearhead creative and production strategies for YouTube Shorts and new alternative formats of Moonbug IPs such as CoComelon, Blippi and Little Baby Bum. A former Guru Studios exec, she most recently worked as a creative executive on CoComelon.
- Kiaran Saunders is returning to Paramount as VP of UK distribution for Nickelodeon, as well as public broadcaster Channel 5 and its free streaming service My5, according to his LinkedIn page. A consultant for Paramount since 2022, Saunders previously worked at the company from 2008 to 2014 as VP and commercial director for Nick UK.
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