Kristin Brzoznowski

CBBC has ordered a new live-action comedy series, Lagging, from the BBC Children's In-House drama team about gaming, friendship and growing up.

BBC Children’s In-House Productions has landed a double commission for the animated preschool series JoJo & Gran Gran, which is getting two more seasons on CBeebies.

Cheryl Taylor, head of content for BBC Children’s, is leaving her post in 2021 after 15 years with the U.K. pubcaster.

Gutsy Animations’ Moominvalley has been recommissioned for another season by Yle in Finland and Sky in the U.K.

Buccaneer Media and Nevision have signed a co-production agreement to develop M. G. Leonard’s Beetle Boy book trilogy as a live-action/CGI drama series in partnership with Framestore (His Dark Materials, Mulan, Lovecraft Country).

Aardman's stop-frame animated comedy series The Epic Adventures of Morph is set to debut on Sky Kids this November.

President and CEO Jeffrey D. Dunn is retiring from Sesame Workshop, with Steve Youngwood to take over the CEO role.

Former Nickelodeon and Netflix executive Jenna Boyd has partnered with The Cartel to launch the production company Field Day Entertainment, which will focus on creating kids' and family content for streaming platforms.

Bolstering its team, the Nordic animation studio Gigglebug Entertainment has named Lucy Pryke as creative producer and Jarkko Nordlund as board member and special advisor.

Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal is to star in and executive produce a new kids' show for Genius Brands International, which he has also become a shareholder in.