Kristin Brzoznowski

Amy Friedman has been appointed head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros., to oversee the creative and strategic guidance for Cartoon Network and Boomerang, as well as develop and produce content for HBO Max.

WildBrain CPLG has lined up a raft of new U.K. partnerships for the preschool property In the Night Garden.

A brand-new extension of the Ryan’s World franchise, Super Spy Ryan is set to launch on Amazon Kids+ later this month.

FilmRise has acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the children’s musical adventure Lilly’s Light: The Movie.

Ayo Davis, an 18-year ABC veteran, has been appointed to the newly created role of executive VP of creative development and strategy at Disney Branded Television.

Iginio Straffi, the founder and CEO of Rainbow, on the milestones of the company’s last 25 years and provides a look at what’s coming up.

The preschool series Blue’s Clues & You!, a remake of the ’90s classic Blue’s Clues, is headed to 10 Shake in Australia with a debut on November 23.

Marc Harrington has launched Lucky Helmet, a new company focused on assisting creators, producers and other IP owners with commercialization strategies for existing brands and with the development of new content-based franchises.

Guru Studio has appointed Lauren Leinburd as senior VP of business affairs and general counsel, a newly created role.

PBS Kids has slated special Thanksgiving-themed episodes of Pinkalicious & Peterrific and Arthur for November 16.