Chelsea Regan

Mondo TV is set to have its own dedicated channel on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad-supported Smart TV video service, in Italy.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and WildBrain have reopened the WildBrain-CMF Kids & Family Development Program to support the development of Canadian kids’ and family content.

Nickelodeon has greenlit a third season of The Casagrandes, which is currently in production by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

Ameba TV has expanded its portfolio of kids’ streaming content through a new agreement with France-based Dandelooo.

Nickelodeon has greenlit Brendar the Barbarian, a brand-new live-action puppet comedy series from co-creators Mike Mitchell (Trolls, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part) and puppeteer Drew Massey (Mutt & Stuff, Sid the Science Kid).

Disney Channel is slated to premiere the animated buddy-comedy series The Ghost and Molly McGee, starring Ashly Burch and Dana Snyder.

WildBrain has secured global distribution rights, excluding the U.K., to The Brilliant World of Tom Gates.

CAKE has signed a distribution agreement with the Brazilian animation studio Copa Studio for the comedy series Jorel’s Brother.

Xilam Animation’s new CGI non-verbal slapstick comedy series Trico is set to launch globally as a Netflix branded original.

Genius Brands International has appointed Marc Rosenberg as its new president of global brands and chief marketing officer.