Alison Skilton

Nickelodeon’s SlimeFest, a two-day family-friendly entertainment event and music festival, is returning for a second year with a slew of stars slated to take the stage.

Canada’s Youth Media Alliance (YMA) has chosen Christiane Asselin and Monika Ille to be the two newest members of its board of directors.

DHX Media has appointed two new distribution sales managers for key territories, and both are promotions from within the company.

Semillitas, SomosTV’s 24-hour Spanish-language animation channel aimed at kids 5 and under, has increased its coverage in the U.S. per a deal with Frontier Communications.

MIPTV has revealed the five projects that have been selected for the second Kids Live Action Pitch and the six for the inaugural Pre-School Animation Pitch.

DHX Media is arriving at MIPTV with a slate of new animated and live-action kids’ shows, including tween gymnastics series Up in the Air, from the creators of The Next Step.

9 Story Distribution International has entered into an agreement with Slap Happy Cartoons for the global distribution rights to the animated series The Hollow.

The POW! Academy, a joint initiative between British Gymnastics and Cartoon Network, is a The Powerpuff Girls themed event that challenges gymnasts ages 5 to 11 to show off their talents.

Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2019, which will air live on Saturday, March 23, at 8 p.m., is slated to feature a raft of A-listers, alongside host DJ Khaled.

UYoung has inked a deal with U.K. production company Eye Present for the content and merchandising rights to seasons one and two of CBeebies property Messy Goes to Okido in China.