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Emmy-nominated writer and producer Chelsea Beyl took TV Kids Festival viewers behind the scenes of the brand-new Disney Junior series Alice’s Wonderland Bakery.

Dragons: The Nine Realms, part of the NBCUniversal Global Distribution slate, is the next chapter in the beloved franchise from DreamWorks Animation.

Guru Studio, the powerhouse animation company behind hit shows such as True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Pikwik Pack and Justin Time, recently unveiled its newest original series: the comedy-adventure Big Blue.

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Jennifer Twiner McCarron, CEO; Matt Berkowitz, president and chief creative officer; and Richard Goldsmith, president of global distribution and consumer products, shared details on the company’s strategy to become a global studio at the TV Kids Festival.

Frederic Soulie, senior VP and general manager of Mattel Television, tells World Screen Newsflash about the strategy for developing series and specials based on venerable toy brands as well as brand-new concepts.

Macaulay Culkin is teaming up with Lightbox to explore what it means to be middle-aged in a brand-new doc series.

TV Kids Festival continued this afternoon with Olivier Dumont, president of eOne Family Brands, discussing the unit’s approach to developing new IP and managing known franchises from the extensive Hasbro portfolio.

North One has expanded its development team in London and Birmingham with three internal promotions and the appointment of Yvonne Murray.

Philippe Bony, general manager of thematic TV channels at M6 Group and president of Gulli, received the TV Kids Pioneer Award at the TV Kids Festival today, where he spoke to delegates about the company’s winning combination of linear and digital platforms as it serves children and families.

Blue Ant Media has greenlit a pair of new original productions and ordered four renewals for its Canadian TV platforms Cottage Life, T+E and Love Nature.