Paris-based producer/distributor Cyber Group Studios has launched a brand-new animation studio in Roubaix, France.

Netflix has inked a deal with The Roald Dahl Story Company for an exclusive new slate of original animated event series and specials based on books from the author's best-selling library.

Emmy winner Stephen Hillenburg, creator, writer, producer and director of the long-running animated comedy SpongeBob SquarePants, has died at the age of 57 as the result of ALS.

Craig Gerber (Sofia the First, Elena of Avalor), an Emmy-winning writer/producer, has expanded into an overall development deal for children's programming at Disney Channels Worldwide.

Genius Brands International has lined up a number of additional licensing partners for the girl-skewing animated preschool series Rainbow Rangers, which recently debuted on Nick Jr.

The recipients of this year's British Academy Children's Awards were revealed during a ceremony hosted by Marvin and Rochelle Humes at the Roundhouse in London yesterday.

A full range of toys and other merchandise based on the popular preschool show Space Racers has become available through Amazon Exclusives.

Emmy-nominated producer Eric Friedman has signed an overall agreement to create and develop new projects exclusively for Disney Channel.

Kid Glove has licensed the new animated show Oswaldo to Cartoon Network in Italy, Israel, Turkey and MEA, as well as to Disney in Southeast Asia, for broadcast on both channels next year.

Sesame Workshop is collaborating with PortAventura World and Sally Corporation on Europe's first-ever Sesame Street-themed dark ride, which is slated to launch next year.