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Craig Gerber, creator and executive producer of Disney Branded Television’s Sofia the First: Royal Magic, an upcoming sequel to Sofia the First, is set to take part in the TV Kids Festival, running from February 17 to 20. You can register to attend for free here.

8 Lions Entertainment has signed an MOU with China Media Group to collaborate on developing kids’ and family IP that can travel the globe.

Samson Kayo (Bloods, Famalam, Voltron), Patsy Ferran (Miss Austen, Mickey 17, Later the War) and Will Merrick (Skins, F1) have joined the voice cast of the new series Zog, produced by Magic Light Pictures for BBC Children’s and Education.

CAKE is set to launch the family movie Groundhog Gary: Six More Weeks, written by Emmy winner Liz Hara (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur), to the international market.

Graphilm Entertainment has regained full ownership after the liquidation of Cyber Group Studios last year and will now operate once again as a fully independent production studio.

Josh Scherba, president and CEO of WildBrain, has joined the lineup of keynote speakers for the TV Kids Festival, running from February 17 to 20. You can register for free here.

The Paddington brand has teamed up with Lush to introduce a line of themed bath and body products globally.

JoJo Siwa has partnered with kids’ entertainment company Bhooshan’s Junior to develop original animated digital-first content.

The director of global media sales discusses the challenges the kids’ industry is facing right now and how the company is navigating those.

Ampere Analysis’s Olivia Deane and Dubit’s David Kleeman, Matt Picton and Benjamin Sumner will be taking part in the TV Kids Festival, presenting some of their latest research in two separate sessions. You can register for the festival here.