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Amy Friedman, the head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros., took part in a keynote conversation at the TV Kids Summer Festival this morning highlighting the success of the Cartoonito block, the expanded live-action slate and the importance of co-viewing.

Cookbook Media’s catalog includes the animated comedy Big & Ridiculous, created by Greg Grabianski (Beavis and Butthead), based on his experience growing up in a blended family.

First Day, following a transgender student as she navigates high school, leads the Australian Children’s Television Foundation’s highlights.

Halle Stanford on The Jim Henson Company’s animation development pipeline.

Paramount’s Layla Lewis, POP Channels’ Francesca Newington, Sensical’s Bethany Boles and De Agostini Editore’s Brenda Maffuchi shared their acquisition wish lists and discussed increasingly complex rights negotiations as the TV Kids Summer Festival kicked off today.

Rai Ragazzi and ICI Radio-Canada Télé have commissioned a second season of The Game Catchers, while GoldBee has secured new partnerships for season one.

Mondo TV Studios has launched the children’s animation series MeteoHeroes, co-produced by Mondo TV and Meteo Expert, in multiple Latin American and Lusophone markets, as well as in the Caribbean.

Distributor Kids First and producers Watch Next, Monello and Maga Animation Studio have secured presales across Europe and Latin America for Hello Kitty: Super Style.

PGS Entertainment has appointed DeAPlaneta Entertainment alum Paula Taborda Dos Guaranys as executive VP of acquisitions and development.

Superights has acquired the new season of Clay Time, which will now include a total of 90x3-minute and 90x1.5-minute episodes.