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Hartford, Stevie and the Sacred Animals, Little Margo Stories, Cool Indigenous Stuff, Olga and Macy Murdoch season three have been greenlit by CBC.

In this digital edition of the festival agenda, you will find the full daily program and speaker biographies. You can register for the event for free here.

MIP LONDON’s half-day program Kids & Teens Summit, taking place on February 24 in The Savoy’s Lancaster Ballroom, will feature executives from YouTube, BBC, Banijay Kids & Family, 8 Lions Entertainment and more, with Jo Redfern, owner of Futrhood Media, moderating.

Hasbro Entertainment and Animaj have opened the joint venture LUMEE, combining their digital advertising inventory and insights to power ad sales and brand partnerships for their IPs.

Gia DeLaney, senior VP of global sales and content for kids and family at Boat Rocker Studios, tells World Screen Newsflash about the growth opportunities the company is pursuing this year and what trends she foresees for the kids’ industry in 2026.

Moonbug Entertainment and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have launched a second season of Mail with Mr. ZIP on YouTube, with the support of TRAVERSE32.

Cookbook Media will work with animation veterans David Marshall and Todd Gallina to launch a new series, Force 5.

BBC Studios has lined up the first spin-off of Go Jetters, Go Jetters Go!, supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA).

Mattel is commemorating the 25th anniversary of Barbie in the Nutcracker with a new animated special premiering on Netflix later this year and a range of new consumer products.

Acquisition strategies, financing models, public broadcasting and L&M are among the topics being explored during the sixth edition of the TV Kids Festival, running online from February 17 to 20. Sign up for your free registration here.