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Former Wiggles member Emma Watkins, who is now launching her new show Emma Memma, and Julie Kalceff and Kirsty Stark, creatives behind the Australian series First Day, are among the speakers taking part in the TV Kids Festival, which will run from February 7 to 10 and can be registered for here for free.

The Pinkfong Company, behind the cultural phenomenon Baby Shark, has appointed Disney+ animation director David Levy as its first head of studio for the U.S.

The VP of acquisitions and international operations at Hop! Media Group talks about the brand values guiding her acquisitions strategy and the importance of having full rights and exclusivity.

The nominees for the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which will be broadcast live on Netflix’s YouTube channel on February 26, were unveiled by Ashley Park (Emily in Paris) and Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus).

Sports OTT subscription revenues in the U.S. will rise by 73 percent over the next five years to reach about $22.6 billion in 2027, according to Parks Associates.

The CBS adaptation of Lingo, hosted by RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race), has debuted in Canada on Bell Media’s CTV.

Cineflix Rights has acquired the worldwide rights to Voltage TV’s social-experiment format Tempting Fortune.

Blue Ant Media has bolstered its global content business with a slew of key promotions and hires, including upping Carlyn Staudt.

Over the course of its three-year pilot program, the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) supported 61 new commissions and backed 160 development projects in the U.K., according to a final evaluation released by BFI.

HBO Europe alum Steve Matthews has joined Banijay’s central scripted department as content partnerships executive.