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‘Barry Loser’ Animated Series, Based on Bestselling U.K. Children’s Books, Finds Italian Partners Ahead of Rome’s MIA Market (EXCLUSIVE)
“Barry Loser,” the award-winning, million-selling children’s book series from creator Jim Smith, is being adapted into an animated series by the U.K.’s Big Little Fish Television and Italian co-producer Frog Head. It’s one of the projects that will be pitched to industry reps during the newly launched Animation Series Gap-Financing Market at Rome’s MIA Market.
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https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/barry-loser-animated-series-italian-partners-mia-1236915571
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Source 1: variety.com
“Barry Loser,” the award-winning, million-selling children’s book series from creator Jim Smith, is being adapted into an animated series by the U.K.’s Big Little Fish Television and Italian co-producer Frog Head. It’s one of the projects that will be pitched to industry reps during the newly launched Animation Series Gap-Financing Market at Rome’s MIA Market.
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| October 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM EDT to October 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 3 checks over about 33 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 571913 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/barry-loser-animated-series-italian-partners-mia-1236915571/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 3
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| October 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | the page contains the quotation, exactly |
| October 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM EDT to October 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 200 | 2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. the page does not contain the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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| October 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT | Link resolves | Failed | 403 | 403, text/html, 4215 characters |
| October 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 403 | the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked |
| October 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 200, text/html, 571718 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/barry-loser-animated-series-italian-partners-mia-1236915571/ |
| October 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 200 | the page does not contain the quotation, exactly |
Source 2: variety.com
Maeve Communications Launches New York-Based Communications Company (EXCLUSIVE)
Maeve Communications announced Monday the launch of their new publicity and strategic communications company.
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| October 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT to October 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 567605 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/maeve-communications-launches-new-communications-company-1236916597/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| October 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT to October 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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Source 3: variety.com
Kris Bowers Set to Compose Original Score For Disney’s Animated Feature ‘Hexed’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Kris Bowers is set to compose the original score for the upcoming Disney animated feature "Hexed."
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| October 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT to October 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 582846 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/artisans/news/kris-bowers-composer-original-score-hexed-disney-1236916751/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| October 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT to October 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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