Kristin Brzoznowski

Sandbox Kids has partnered with Vivacom, a part of the United Group portfolio, to bring Hopster into Bulgaria.

WarnerMedia has named Christopher Ho as senior director of kids' networks to oversee Cartoon Network and Boomerang in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Korea.

Harold Chizick, co-founder of ChizComm and ChizComm Beacon Media, has been appointed to oversee Genius Brands International’s global content sales, consumer products and marketing business.

WildBrain has appointed Lorna Withrington to the newly created role of VP of development-animation.

APC Kids has signed up Bizak as the new toy distribution partner in Spain and Portugal for the Kid-E-Cats brand.

Netflix has ordered Wings of Fire, a family-targeted animated event series based on the best-selling book series, with Ava DuVernay on board the project.

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) and Rakuten Group have entered into a wide-ranging long-term agreement, which includes the launch of Nick+ on the Rakuten TV on-demand platform in Japan.

Cartoon Network has greenlit three new originals out of the Asia Pacific, including Lamput Meets Tuzki, a special starring two well-known characters hailing from India and China.

Banijay has acquired the animation company Monello Productions, which is currently producing When I Was Your Age, Street Football season four and the new CGI Hello Kitty series.

Italian pubcaster Rai has given the animated series Nefertine on the Nile its worldwide debut.