Kristin Brzoznowski

Riki Group has inked new deals from its portfolio of animated projects, including an OTT sale for Kikoriki, BabyRiki and PinCode.

9 Story Media Group has entered into a development deal with THINK450, the content and partnership arm of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), to bring NBA players into the kids' and family entertainment space.

The Finnish animation studio Ferly has signed a co-production deal with Toonz Media Group for its new animation series Kingdom of None.

Studio Bozzetto and Sardine Productions have teamed up for the new preschool animated series The Game Catchers, produced in collaboration with RAI and Société Radio-Canada with the support of the Shaw Rocket Fund.

Winsing Animation will present a variety of animated brands during the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival to potential broadcast partners around the world.

Silvergate Media has acquired the rights to the bilingual picture book series ¡Vamos!, with plans to develop it into an animated series for kids and families.

Portfolio Entertainment has worked in partnership with the CMF/SRF Digital Animated Series Program and Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse TV to produce the family Christmas special Where Oliver Fits: A Christmas Eve Tale and an accompanying series of shorts.

Kate Morton, currently the content strategy director of family brands at Entertainment One, has been appointed as BBC Children’s head of commissioning and acquisitions for 0 to 6s.

Fred Rogers Productions has received $1 million in grant funding from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) to support Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Donkey Hodie and Alma’s Way.

CAKE has presold the latest season of Kiri and Lou to CBeebies, following the series’ strong premiere on the channel last year.