At Annecy, IMPS unveiled a rebranding to Peyo Company and outlined a new strategy for expanding The Smurfs franchise and reviving other original creations from creator and storyteller Peyo.

Blue Zoo Animation Studio (The Adventures of Paddington, Numberblocks) and Tararaboom have partnered to produce the preschool series Mojo Swoptops, which will debut on CBeebies this fall.

Mattel has launched its first FAST channel, Barbie and Friends, via Samsung TV Plus.

Amy Dowden: Fight of My Life (w.t.), following Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden for 15 months after her cancer diagnosis at 32, is set to debut on BBC One, BBC One Wales and iPlayer this summer.

Bunim/Murray Productions has teamed up with TOGETHXR and athletes Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe for an untitled docuseries about professional women’s sports.

AMC Networks has greenlit the third series in its expanding Anne Rice Immortal Universe, Anne Rice’s The Talamasca (w.t.).

The Television Critics Association (TCA) has unveiled the nominees for the organization’s 40th annual awards ceremony, with the list dominated by five nominations each for Baby Reindeer, Ripley and Shōgun and 16 each for FX and Netflix.

New Metric Media has inked a multiyear first-look deal with Canadian creative Sasha Leigh Henry to produce new original projects across television, film and theater.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max has rolled out in France and Poland, bringing the platform’s availability in Europe to 25 countries.

Cineflix Rights has partnered with Canadian producer Go Button Media (GBM) to co-finance and produce 60 hours of unscripted content in the history and science genres over the next three years.