Jamie Stalcup

Sony Pictures Television has ordered 24 episodes of Reading Rainbow, which was revived last year with four digital episodes.

Diane Kruger took part in the first-ever live, local-language Bluey Book Reads event in Munich, Germany, reading The Grannies, Baby Race and Daddy Putdown in German.

Mattel has announced a publishing program for Masters of the Universe, with Mattel Press to release a film-adjacent novel, original middle-grade stories, comics, a graphic novel and an art book.

Leading distributors and producers tell TV Kids how they are tackling the challenges of discoverability and funding and the trends they predict will come out ahead in 2026.

The BBC has acquired the 20-episode series Knee High Spies from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) to air on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer later this year.

WildBrain has expanded the licensing program for the Yo Gabba Gabba! franchise in the U.S. and Canada, coinciding with the launch of season two of Yo Gabba GabbaLand! on Apple TV.

France Télévisions has picked up The Inbestigators from Madgic Distribution, which represents the Australian Children’s Television Foundation’s catalog in French-speaking EMEA territories.

A new Bluey at the Cinema collection, titled Playdates with Friends, will be arriving in cinemas across the U.K., Ireland and key European markets this year.

El Reino Infantil has launched a 24/7 linear channel via DIRECTV and DGO in Latin America, bringing its lineup of Spanish-language children’s programming to more kids.

pocket.watch has added eight new creators to its lineup, including Topper Guild, JJ & Mikey, Lana’s Life, DeeDee Show, Wands and Wings, Fun Time with Soso, Nick and Poli and English Tree.