Joanna Padovano Tong

Nickelodeon has greenlit 20 episodes of Knight Squad, a tentatively titled live-action comedy series from the team behind the hit show The Thundermans.

Xilam Animation has appointed Morgann Favennec, founder and deputy managing director of Superights, as executive VP of development and global sales, effective July 3.

DHX Media's Massive Monster Mayhem, a science-fiction competition series that combines live action and CGI animation, is slated to begin airing on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and Family Channel in Canada later this year.

Centa IP and Grace: A Storytelling Company have teamed up with Target in the U.S. and Tesco in the U.K. to exclusively launch global consumer products based on the Emmy-winning animated series Beat Bugs.

Cyber Group Studios has signed on to distribute the animated feature film Iqbal, Tale of a Fearless Child for television and OTT platforms around the globe, excluding France, Italy and China.

The first season of the animated series The Mojicons, which is represented worldwide by Ink Global, is launching soon on the on-demand platform Toon Goggles.

Production has kicked off on Zombies, a new original movie that is slated to premiere on Disney Channel in 2018.

Nickelodeon UK & Ireland has appointed former Scripps Networks exec Katharina Feistauer as VP of programming, effective this summer.

Mondo TV Iberoamerica has signed licensing agreements with Exim Brazil and Exim Colombia for the new live-action teen series Heidi, Bienvenida a Casa.

CBBC is slated to premiere Live & Dangerous, a tentatively titled live entertainment extravaganza, on Saturday mornings this autumn.