Kristin Brzoznowski

Apple has inked a multiyear deal with The Maurice Sendak Foundation, expanding its slate of originals for kids with new shows and specials based on the acclaimed works of the Where the Wild Things Are author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak.

Genius Brands International and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment have entered into an agreement to create Stan Lee Universe.

Netflix and Blink Industries are working on a new 2D animated series, DeadEndia, based on the graphic novels from Hamish Steele.

The CG-animated Deer Squad, an original series for the Chinese platform iQIYI, has been picked up by Nickelodeon.

King Bert Productions, behind hit shows such as Malory Towers and Cinderella After Ever After, has appointed Nathan Waddington as its director of children’s.

Nickelodeon has greenlit a brand-new animated preschool series, Baby Shark’s Big Show! (working title), based on the eponymous pop-culture phenomenon.

The president of Cloudco Entertainment talks about the new preschool series Tinpo.

Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior are being taken off the air in the U.K. at the end of September, with the content instead having its exclusive home on Disney+.

WildBrain Spark has launched a dedicated channel of subtitled content for kids on its YouTube network, in support of the Turn on the Subtitles (TOTS) literacy campaign.

Acamar Films has aligned with the Dutch theater production company Trend Media to bring its preschool hit Bing to life on stage in the Netherlands and Belgium for the first time.