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Mattel’s net sales rose 7 percent to $1.8 billion in the fourth quarter, while full-year net sales were down 1 percent to $5.3 billion.

Hasbro has been appointed as the global primary toy licensee for the world of Harry Potter and the upcoming original HBO Harry Potter series by Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products.

Guru Studio has inked a wave of new content deals for its hit series 123 Number Squad, True and the Rainbow Kingdom and Big Blue.

Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg, co-presidents of Blue Ant Media, discuss the year ahead for the company after a transformative 2025.

Sky Kids’ Ian France, Super RTL’s Oliver Schablitzki, BBC Studios Kids & Family’s Cecilia Persson, WildBrain’s Josh Scherba, CAKE’s Ed Galton, Hidden Pigeon Company’s Karen K. Miller and media cartographer Evan Shapiro are among those slated to speak at the TV Kids Summer Festival next week, running from February 17 to 20. Sign up for your free registration here.

The TV Foundation has opened its Visionaries, Changemakers, The Network and TV PhD career development programs for applications.

In Parks Associates’ latest findings, 30 percent of U.S. consumers reported cutting household expenses as the top reason for canceling a streaming service subscription, overtaking content availability as the dominant driver.

Paramount has revised its $30-per-share, all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to include a $0.25-per-share “ticking fee,” payable to WBD shareholders for each quarter its transaction has not closed beyond December 31, 2026.

Cineflix Rights has entered into a strategic partnership with Spain’s Love TV Channels that will help it deliver localized versions of some of its biggest global franchises in return for a stake in the business.

Fremantle has strengthened its production and development team with the hiring of Jhamal Robinson as head of U.S. unscripted and scripted productions and Emily Knight as senior VP of unscripted development.