For any dance company to make it to 50 years takes grit and guts. Few have done it with the clarity of purpose shown by Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater. The Chicago troupe — whose mission is to ...

Corus Entertainment Inc. CJR-B-T plans to wind down five kids’ channels later this summer as the broadcaster continues to cope with advertising revenue challenges. The company says in a statement it ...

Hallmark Media is enhancing the reach of its programming to serve more Spanish-speaking audiences with its new channel, Hallmark en Español. The channel features a curated library of over 130 Hallmark ...

"T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon confirmed Burgess' death to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday. “We are ...

Janice Burgess, creator of the animated children’s series The Backyardigans, has died. Her death was confirmed by friend and former Gullah Gullah Island head writer Fracaswell Hyman on Instagram. Per ...

Janice Burgess, the Emmy-winning creator of Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72. According to The New York Times, Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan. On Tuesday, ...

Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of ...

The creator of Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans, Janice Burgess, passed away at 72. She was born in Pittsburgh and graduated from Brandeis University in 1973 with a degree in art history, The Daily ...

The creator of the Nickelodeon show ‘The Backyardigans’ and a writer for ‘Winx Club,’ Janice Burgess, has died at the age of 72 The creator of the Nickelodeon show ‘The Backyardigans’ and a writer for ...