Sara Alessi

Sesame Street is celebrating Elmo’s birthday with #ELMOtivation, a social-media campaign designed to encourage kids and adults to believe in themselves.

Nelvana and Sumitomo Corporation have agreed to a partnership to develop and co-produce innovative anime properties for the international marketplace.

Guru Studio has appointed Jonathan Abraham, formerly of Portfolio Entertainment, to the newly created post of senior director of sales and new business development.

The Alpha Group has been appointed as the global master toy partner for Nickelodeon’s hit animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

WildBrain has been appointed as the exclusive global manager of BRB Internacional’s catalog of kids’ content on YouTube.

Atlantyca Entertainment’s licensing division has secured Italian game and puzzle maker Headu as a new partner for the Geronimo Stilton Classic and Geronimo Stilton: Kingdom of Fantasy brands.

SUNRIGHTS’s Beyblade Burst Evolution has been slated to debut in French on Canada's Télétoon.

Endemol Shine Group has licensed the short-form series Aliens Love Underpants AND… to Disney Junior in the U.S. for its linear channels and the DisneyNOW app.

Production has begun on the RAI animated TV special The Star of Andra and Tati (La Stella di Andra e Tati), which is based on the true story of two sisters who survived Auschwitz.

Turner and Singapore-based Oceanic Group have partnered to launch Cartoon Network Wave, a fully-branded cruise ship featuring the channel’s most famous animated characters.