Kristin Brzoznowski

Guru Studio has appointed bRAND-WARD as the exclusive licensing agent for its hit preschool series True and the Rainbow Kingdom in the U.K. and Ireland.

Skipping a theatrical run, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run will debut digitally in the U.S via video on demand in early 2021 and then move exclusively to CBS All Access.

Nickelodeon Asia has secured a deal with China’s Zhejiang Radio & TV Group to air the 3D animated series Dayu on its channels across Southeast Asia.

Nickelodeon has signed a deal to bring a brand-new original CG-animated series based on the iconic property The Smurfs to a new generation of kids and families around the world.

Imagine Kids+Family and David Steward II’s Lion Forge Animation studio, behind the Academy Award-winning Hair Love, have entered into an exclusive first-look partnership.

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is moving its screenings and talks online for the 2020 event, which has been extended to run from September 23 to October 4.

9 Story Distribution International has picked up the worldwide distribution rights for the new animated series Guitar & Drum, which premiered on Disney Channels Latin America last May.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has entered into an agreement to become a significant investor in Genius Brands International.

Serious Lunch has licensed Tik Tak, a cognitive-development series for toddlers, to the BBC.

Seven execs, alums of Studio 100 Animation, have launched Hue Dada! Productions, a new CGI studio based in France.