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Dominique Neudecker, VP of kids and family for TOGGO at Germany’s Super RTL, discussed her content strategy at the TV Kids Festival today before being presented with the TV Kids Pioneer Award.

Toon2Tango has signed a development and co-production deal with Factory Rights and Keith Chapman Productions for Bravo Squad, a CGI series for upper preschoolers and online shorts for boys and girls.

BBC Children’s and Education, Alphablocks and Blue Zoo Animation Studio are bringing back the phonics-focused series Alphablocks.

Continuing the success of Dino Ranch, Boat Rocker’s Dino Ranch: Island Explorers spin-off taps into the preschool set’s interest in cowboys and dinosaurs.

The offering from Mattel, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, features a range of new titles for some of its most popular brands.

Epic Story Media has begun development on an animated series based on the Burt the Beetle books from Ashley Spires (Binky the Space Cat, The Most Magnificent Thing) for TVOkids.

Dubit’s David Kleeman moderated the closing conversation of day two of the TV Kids Festival, discussing the importance of gaming extensions with Wind Sun Sky Entertainment’s Catherine Winder and DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s Jimena Tormo.

Jon Rutherford, president of global rights, franchise and content strategy at Boat Rocker Studios, offered up insights into what’s driving that company’s kids’ operations at the TV Kids Festival today.

Kids’ media expert Emily Horgan joined the TV Kids Festival today to discuss tips for engagement and utilizing YouTube with pocket.watch’s Beck Canote and Kedoo Entertainment’s Olivier Bernard.

Mattel reported operating income of $158 million for the fourth quarter, an improvement of $18 million, with full-year operating income at $694 million, a $133 million gain.