Jamie Stalcup

Disney Branded Television has unveiled its plans for the Annecy International Film Festival, taking place June 9 to 15, with creatives from across Disney Television Animation and Disney Junior attending.

Mattel has partnered with Samsung to launch its first-ever 24/7 FAST channels—Barbie and Friends, Hot Wheels Action and Mattel Jr.

Turnip + Duck has launched LISTEN HEAR, an animation writing scheme for blind and visually impaired writers that will allow them to participate in the making of Maddie + Triggs.

Annecy Festival, running from June 9 to 15, has revealed the films that have been selected to feature in the competition, Annecy Presents and screening events.

ITV has picked up two seasons of the animated comedy adventure The Guava Juice Show from CAKE to stream on ITVX in the fall.

WildBrain has appointed veteran entertainment and securities lawyer Mark Trachuk, an alum of Entertainment One (eOne), as general counsel.

Acamar Films has partnered with the NSPCC, a charity fighting to end child abuse in the U.K. and Channel Islands, for Childhood Day for the third consecutive year.

Six new animated specials for Cloudco Entertainment’s Care Bears: Unlock the Magic are set to premiere on Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) Cartoonito and HBO Max/Max across EMEA and on Max in Latin America.

The 2024 Get Animated Business of Animation Conference, running on May 1 and 2, has lined up UK Screen Alliance’s Neil Hatton and the U.K. Department for Business and Trade’s Tendai Chetse to take part in its final business “in conversation” chat.

The executive producer of Disney Junior’s SuperKitties shares what the series’ second season entails.