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Constantin Film has re-signed Torsten Koch and Oliver Koppert, managing directors, to remain at the helm of the Munich-based outfit for the coming years.

ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and BBC Studios have teamed up to present the esports documentary Game and Glory.

A number of Filipino series from ABS-CBN have been licensed to PT Vidio Dot Com in Indonesia in a content localization partnership.

Keynotes slated for the TV Kids Festival include WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen, Mattel’s Richard Dickson, 9 Story Media Group’s Vince Commisso, Banijay Kids & Family’s Benoît Di Sabatino, POP Channels’ Francesca Newington, Chris Nee, Gabby’s Dollhouse creators Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, Star Trek: Prodigy’s Kevin and Dan Hageman, The Jim Henson Company’s Halle Stanford, Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner and more.

Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin, The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company’s Kenn Viselman and Toonz Media Group’s Bruno Zarka will take part in a panel spotlighting how curricula, DNI, ecotainment and more are being woven into children’s shows at the TV Kids Festival, which you can register for here at no cost.

Mansha Daswani checks in with several distributors about how best to craft a distribution strategy today.

Channel 5 has revealed its extensive commissions for 2023, with a range of brand-new programs across genres with talent such as astronaut Tim Peake, comedian Ruby Wax, actor Ross Kemp and more.

Anna Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, has partnered with Wheelhouse’s Butternut for the new series Delvey’s Dinner Club (w.t.).

Portugal’s RTP1 has commissioned a second season of Family Piggy Bank, the CGI-based game show format from Armoza Formats.

Fernando Szew, the CEO of FOX Entertainment Global and MarVista Entertainment, spoke at Content Americas about new opportunities in the AVOD space, what the companies are looking for in co-production partners and the challenges for content distribution in an increasingly competitive landscape.