Kristin Brzoznowski

ViacomCBS Kids & Family is consolidating all live-action production under one team, spanning development, current series and studio content.

Laura Zebersky, a 15-year veteran of the toy industry, has been promoted to president of Jazwares.

Karen K. Miller has been appointed as president and CEO of Cyber Group Studios USA, while Merritt D. Farren has been named as general counsel and COO.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group has formed a new global distribution and consumer products division, tapping industry veteran Richard Goldsmith to lead the new unit.

Canal+ has acquired the tween live-action series La vie compliquée de Léa Olivier (The Complicated Life of Lea Olivier) for broadcast in France and several French-speaking countries.

Hasbro has outlined plans for its tenth-anniversary celebrations for Peppa Pig in the U.S., marking a decade since the preschool show first aired on Nick Jr.

The Philippines-based animation studio Snipple Animation is launching a new division, Snipple Originals, devoted to the development of long-form animated content for global audiences.

The BBC has outlined plans for the biggest education offer in its history, bringing together BBC Two, CBBC, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and online to deliver more content to children, teachers and parents as a third lockdown begins across the U.K.

Ragdoll Productions' brand-new series B.O.T. and the Beasties has been slated for a January 11 debut on CBeebies.

Animation Ireland, the representative body for animation studios in Ireland, has opened the competition for the Irish Animation Awards 2021.