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Sandbox Group, whose assets include the preschool learning platform Hopster, has appointed Shan Eisenberg as chief revenue officer, working across the learning, gaming and kids' divisions.

Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner, Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter, Monster Entertainment’s Andrew Fitzpatrick, Magic Light Pictures’ Muriel Thomas and Sixteen South’s Colin Williams will discuss the latest developments in British and Irish children’s programming during the TV Kids Festival, which you can register for here at no cost.

Magic Light Pictures has scored two new licensing deals for its hit preschool series Pip and Posy, based on the books by Axel Scheffler.

Sky Kids’ Lucy Murphy, TFO’s Marianne Lambert, Paramount UK & Ireland’s Louise Bucknole and Future Today’s David Di Lorenzo will take part in a panel to discuss acquisition strategies during the TV Kids Festival, taking place from February 7 to 10, which is open for registration at no cost.

DeAPlaneta Entertainment has acquired the catalog of BRB Internacional, adding 1,000 half-hour animated series and feature films in dozens of languages.

Canela Media has launched a stand-alone Canela Kids mobile app featuring over 3,000 hours of children’s programming in Spanish.

Advertising spending on children’s content in the U.S. rose by almost 50 percent last year, according to MediaRadar.

Polly Pocket is set to make its exclusive free-TV premiere in the U.K. next month on POP.

Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s Carlos Biern, CAKE’s Ed Galton and Big Bad Boo Studios’ Shabnam Rezaei will share their perspectives on financing shows during a panel session taking place during the TV Kids Festival, which is open for registration free of charge.

The head of sales talks about how the London-based distribution and production outfit is driving new windowing strategies in the ever-changing kids’ media ecosystem.