Mansha Daswani

Mattel has unified its film and television operations, elevating Robbie Brenner to president and chief content officer of Mattel Studios.

Great American Pure Flix has launched a new streaming destination delivering values-driven entertainment for kids and families.

Rookie Robot Explores the World has landed a third-season commission, with the non-dialogue series set to return in Q2 next year.

Programmer strategies, digital-first rollouts, development approaches and IP-building are among the themes being explored during the fifth edition of the TV Kids Summer Festival, running online from June 3 to 6, 2025. Sign up for your free registration here.

Mansha Daswani highlights the themes behind the curation of the TV Kids Summer Festival.

CAKE has added to its distribution catalog the Korean animated series Bubblegem, produced by Campfire Aniworks for EBS Korea and Tencent Video.

Paramount’s Louise Bucknole, CBC’s Marie McCann, ZDF’s Nicole Keeb, pocket.watch’s Chris M. Williams, Disney Branded Television’s Gino Guzzardo, Nickelodeon’s Ashley Kaplan and Sigma Girl Media’s Amy Takahara are among those slated to speak at the virtual TV Kids Summer Festival next week, running from June 3 to 6. Sign up for your free registration here.

Visional Pop, a new venture founded to develop animated IP with online content creators, has acquired Indian YouTube channel operator YoBoHo.

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, a continuation of The Amazing World of Gumball, arrives on Cartoon Network's international channels and Hulu in the U.S. later this year.

Paul Robinson is stepping down from his role as president of Kartoon Channel! Worldwide next month.