Jamie Stalcup

Sesame Workshop has realigned its education functions into the new research, education, data and impact (REDI) group.

DeAPlaneta Entertainment has signed a deal with Italy’s Enanimation and Australia’s Kreiworks to manage all media, licensing and digital rights for Nina & Olga around the globe, excluding Italy, Australia and North America.

Moonbug Entertainment and Toikido have unveiled their first collaboration project, the new preschool IP PeaKeeBoo.

Je Suis Bien Content has revealed it is producing a feature film for Silex & the City, to be written and co-directed by creator Jul.

Japan’s NHK has picked up both seasons of the live-action children’s series Hardball from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF).

CAKE has sold the latest season of its stop-motion series Kiri and Lou to Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr. in the U.S.

Mattel has signed a multiyear licensing deal with Amazon MGM Studios to create and sell co-branded dolls and collector sets inspired by MGM Television’s Wednesday.

Animar_BCN, a political forum in which leaders in European animation discuss how to enhance the regional industry’s mechanisms, has concluded its second edition with a number of recommendations aimed at policymakers.

Doggyland, the musical and educational series created by Snoop Dogg, October London and Claude Brooks, has become available on Future Today’s HappyKids.

Dandelooo has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the 45-minute Christmas special Marcel, Father Christmas (and the Little Pizza Delivery Boy).