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Keynotes slated for the TV Kids Festival include WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen, Mattel’s Richard Dickson, 9 Story Media Group’s Vince Commisso, Banijay Kids & Family’s Benoît Di Sabatino, POP Channels’ Francesca Newington, Chris Nee, Gabby’s Dollhouse creators Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, Star Trek: Prodigy’s Kevin and Dan Hageman, The Jim Henson Company’s Halle Stanford, Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner and more.

Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin, The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company’s Kenn Viselman and Toonz Media Group’s Bruno Zarka will take part in a panel spotlighting how curricula, DNI, ecotainment and more are being woven into children’s shows at the TV Kids Festival, which you can register for here at no cost.

Mansha Daswani checks in with several distributors about how best to craft a distribution strategy today.

Social media pet star Doug the Pug has teamed with Kickstart Entertainment and producer Loris Kramer Lunsford (Johnny Test, StarBeam) to develop an animated comedy series.

Discovery Kids Latin America has signed on for the 3D animated preschool series Builder Brothers Dream Factory.

Entertainment One’s Yannick Ferrero, pocket.watch’s David B. Williams, Genius Brands International’s Paul Robinson and Cloudco Entertainment’s Sean Gorman will discuss the opportunities that YouTube presents for IP owners in a special session during the TV Kids Festival, which you can register for here for free.

Superights has acquired the worldwide distribution rights, excluding China and Luxembourg, for the brand-new series Deep in the Bowl. 

The animation studio ZAG has appointed Gaye Dean, a 30-plus year veteran of Target Corporation, as VP of North America retail development.

The full roster of speakers for the TV Kids Festival, taking place from February 7 to 10, has been unveiled. Sign up for your free registration to attend here.

Richard Dickson, president and chief operating officer of Mattel, is slated to deliver a keynote at the TV Kids Festival, which you can register for here free of charge.