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Banijay Kids & Family has named Entertainment One (eOne) alum Lizzy Gray as brands and marketing director.

Family edutainment channel Da Vinci has partnered with BecomingX, co-founded by Bear Grylls, for the new series Becoming Xtraordinary.

Former Wiggles member Emma Watkins, who is now launching her new show Emma Memma, and Julie Kalceff and Kirsty Stark, creatives behind the Australian series First Day, are among the speakers taking part in the TV Kids Festival, which will run from February 7 to 10 and can be registered for here for free.

The Pinkfong Company, behind the cultural phenomenon Baby Shark, has appointed Disney+ animation director David Levy as its first head of studio for the U.S.

The VP of acquisitions and international operations at Hop! Media Group talks about the brand values guiding her acquisitions strategy and the importance of having full rights and exclusivity.

Over the course of its three-year pilot program, the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) supported 61 new commissions and backed 160 development projects in the U.K., according to a final evaluation released by BFI.

Benoît Di Sabatino, CEO of Banijay Kids & Family, has joined the roster of speakers for the TV Kids Festival, set to take place February 7 to 10, which you can register for at no cost.

Genius Brands International is consolidating Kartoon Channel!, Frederator Network and Ameba TV under the new banner Genius Networks, to be led by Todd Steinman.

WildBrain CPLG has become the master licensee for PLAYMOBIL and will expand the brand beyond its core toy range.

Mondo TV Studios has shored up a deal with the U.S. Hispanic pay-TV provider V-Me Media for a selection of children’s shows to be broadcast in English on Primo TV across the U.S.