Aardman Academy, the training arm of Aardman, has signed a five-year exclusive agreement with New Zealand’s University of Canterbury.

Kartoon Studios has unveiled Gadget A.I., a proprietary generative artificial intelligence toolkit and workflow designed to enable the development, production and postproduction of new animated content.

HITN-TV is expanding the reach of its Edye preschool streaming service with the launch of a linear channel for pay TV, as well as programming blocks for broadcast television.

Adding to its growing stable of virtual events, World Screen is launching the TV Real Festival, taking place from June 18 to 20. You can sign up for your free registration here.

Sara Kozak, a 17-year alum of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), has unveiled plans to launch Hudson House Media later this year to offer management consultancy and strategic troubleshooting, with an emphasis on unscripted content.

All3Media Clip Sales has signed a deal with Open Media to license and distribute clips from its catalog.

U.S. internet homes are now viewing 43.5 hours of video per week across all devices.

Preliminary first quarter revenues at ProSiebenSat.1 Media rose by 6 percent to €867 million ($921.1 million), propelled by a recovery in ad revenues and gains at its streaming platform Joyn.

Banijay Asia has elevated Rajesh Chadha to chief operating officer of its scripted division.

The Turkish drama Winds of Love, distributed internationally by Eccho Rights, has been renewed for a second season by Kanal 7.