Kristin Brzoznowski

CBC Kids has come on board as a commissioning broadcaster for Hop, the new preschool comedy series from the creator of Arthur, Marc Brown.

BBC Studios Kids & Family and CBeebies have commissioned a fifth season of the hit series Hey Duggee and a brand-new spin-off, Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club.

Kedoo Entertainment has appointed Charlotte Thorp, a former New Regency, Lionsgate and Entertainment One executive, to the newly created position of executive VP and head of distribution, sales and acquisitions.

Studio 100 Media has acquired a stake in 3Doubles Producciones, based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Karen K. Miller, Ira Singerman and Pierre Belaïsch share their collaborative approach when developing the video game-infused series Press Start! and Alex Player.

Jenna Boyd has been named senior VP of development at Disney Branded Television, overseeing the scripted series development team and creatively supervising the production of scripted series pilots for Disney+ and Disney Channel.

The preschool series Milo, co-produced by Fourth Wall and DeAPlaneta Entertainment, has new broadcast partners on board, including Globoplay in Brazil and TiJi in France.

Thunderbird Brands has appointed Jazwares as the global master toy licensee for Mermicorno: Starfall.

Banijay Kids & Family's distribution arm, Zodiak Kids & Family Distribution, has taken on all four seasons of the animated family series Moominvalley.

WildBrain and Mattel have revealed that Fireman Sam is headed into a 16th season, while Polly Pocket is gearing up for its sixth.