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Nickelodeon has renewed Avatar: Braving the Elements, the official companion podcast for Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, for a third season.

BBC and BYUtv have greenlit a second season of the live-action series A Kind of Spark from 9 Story Media Group.

Atlantyca Entertainment has extended its long-running partnerships with Italy’s Rai and Spain’s RTVE for two of its IPs.

CBC Kids has come on board as a commissioning broadcaster for Hop, the new preschool comedy series from the creator of Arthur, Marc Brown.

In conversation with TV Kids’ Anna Carugati at MIPJunior, the president of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation weighed in on franchise management, the crucial role of theatrical releases and reinventing classic properties like Dora the Explorer.

MIPJunior’s pre-opening schedule yesterday featured an insightful discussion between WildBrain’s Deirdre Brennan, Keith Chapman, PBS KIDS’ Sara DeWitt and Blue Spirit’s Olivier Lelardoux, along with the presentation of stark data from Ampere Analysis about the plunge in kids’ commissions over the last year and the crucial role of known IP.

Mattel has formed new publishing partnerships with ABRAMS and IDW to launch a program expanding the Monster High universe.

The second season of Fia’s Fairies, from Little Moon Animation, is set to bow on RTÉjr in February 2025.

Lion Forge Entertainment has scored a first-look deal with award-winning Nigerian creator and producer Roye Okupe, founder of YouNeek Studios and creator of the YouNeek YouNiverse.

CBeebies has commissioned season two of Maramedia's Olga da Polga.