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Mercury Filmworks’ Heath Kenny and Chantal Ling showcased the creativity at the heart of the studio, which is marking its 25th anniversary, during the TV Kids Summer Festival today.

Superprod’s Clément Calvet, Mediawan Kids & Family’s Julien Borde, Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin and HARI’s Sophie “Kido” Prigent weighed in on the trends reshaping the thriving French animation sector at the TV Kids Summer Festival this morning.

The third edition of the TV Kids Summer Festival kicked off today with Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner, HappyKids’ David Di Lorenzo, Canela Kids’ Maggie Salas-Amaro and Playground TV’s Daniel Nordberg talking about the acquisition strategies at their AVOD services.

The newly launched production and distribution company Wonderworld.Fun has appointed Emilie Pasquet as VP of distribution and co-production.

BBC Studios Kids & Family has added 30 new licensing partners for Bluey in North America and Latin America.

Gaumont has centralized its animation, kids and family division in Europe under the helm of Terry Kalagian.

Banijay Kids & Family has partnered with the French press and publishing company Bayard to develop a range of magazines and children’s books based on the Totally Spies! 2D animated franchise.

Indian animation studio 88 Pictures (Trollhunters trilogy, Fast & Furious Spy Racers, Gremlins) has opened its first international office, located in Toronto, Canada.

Kidoodle.TV has launched its Summer Spotlight lineup, which features curated content that is educational, entertaining and craft-driven in an effort to combat screen time concerns during summer break.

Bulldog Licensing has signed a slew of new licensing partners covering multiple categories for the hit preschool show Odo.