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Natalie Lawley, the managing director of Escapade Media, talks about how the company has seen a rise in content that appeals to family audiences, the type that provides entertainment but is also informative.

Portfolio Entertainment has closed a raft of new deals for the hit 2D animated series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! and additional sales for the companion holiday movie.

The KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival, scheduled to take place virtually from April 21 to 25, has set “Diversity in Animation” as the central theme for this year’s event.

Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has secured a new creative partnership and exclusive overall deal with Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, a Yale University professor and co-founder and CEO of the Center for Policing Equity.

Series Mania is launching Eureka Series, an intensive 14-week, full-time training course for writers and producers of television drama series from all over Europe.

Channel 4 has appointed Sacha Khari to the newly created role of head of digital commissioning.

The Cartel has signed a trio of new clients: executive producers Michael Taylor and Curtis Kheel, as well as actress and filmmaker Niki Koss.

Television producer Natalka Znak has launched her new banner, Znak TV, a Los Angeles- and London-based full-service production company dedicated to creating entertainment, factual entertainment and factual formats for both domestic and international networks and streaming platforms.

Discovery has commissioned the fast-turnaround documentary special GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack (wt), which will be hosted by Jordan Belfort, known as The Wolf of Wall Street.

ViacomCBS is selling $3 billion in stock, with plans to use the combined net proceeds for "general corporate purposes," including investments in streaming.