9 Story Media Group’s Katrina Hitz-Tough, Epic Story’s Ken Faier, Aardman’s Rob Goodchild and Cookbook Media’s Rob Bencal are set for a panel discussion on the keys to brand building at the TV Kids Summer Festival, which you can register for here free of charge.

At the L.A. Screenings Independents, Google TV's Hsiwen Lin, OTTera's Jordan Warkol and Grateful's Ariel Tobi participated in a panel moderated by Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari, editor of TV Latina, which examined the impact of advertising on the new FAST and AVOD platforms.

BBC Studios has appointed Lawrence Szabo as executive VP of U.S. content distribution.

Fremantle has scored the global distribution rights for Bardot, a feature documentary about French actress Brigitte Bardot from Featuristic Films and TimpelPictures.

ABC News Studios has ordered a new series from Indian Matchmaking creator Smriti Mundhra’s Meralta Films, focused on the Muslim Americans dating scene.

Kanal D Drama is set to premiere Zeynep (O Kiz), fully dubbed into neutral Spanish, for the U.S. Hispanic audience on May 22 on its linear channel and app.

Red Skies, an Israeli drama co-created by Euphoria’s Ron Leshem, has been renewed for a second season ahead of its series premiere in mid-June on Reshet 13.

Apple TV+’s upcoming slate features a variety of new and returning kids and family titles, including a host of brand-new Peanuts programming.

Blink49 Studios has appointed Fifth Season alum Mal Stares as senior VP of global scripted.

Analytics firm Samba TV has released new research on streaming rollout strategies, finding that weekly releases help drive viewership over time while bulk drops of episodes are better for audience retention.