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WildBrain has partnered with Samsung to launch several ad-supported linear kids’ and teen channels across Europe and North America via Samsung TV Plus.

Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar have entered into a multiyear overall deal that sees them producing animated and live-action series and movies for Disney Branded Television.

9 Story Brands has expanded its international licensing program for the kids’ series Wild Kratts.

Keyframe Studios has delivered the first 13 episodes of the five-minute version of The Adventures of Zeze Zebra.

Video on Demand 365 (VOD365) is to launch its Ketchup TV preschool channel in the U.S.

The French animation studio Xilam Animation has been awarded a Diamond Play Button for its Zig & Sharko YouTube channel, which has hit the 10 million subscriber milestone.

Mondo TV Iberoamérica has secured a sale for the live-action preteen comedy-drama Heidi Bienvenida with Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (RTVC).

Hopster has launched Curious World, which has been repositioned to target 4- to 8-year-olds, in the U.K. and Ireland, where it is now available to download from the Apple App Store.

WarnerMedia has tapped Vanessa Brookman as head of kids EMEA, a new role that integrates operational, editorial and creative responsibilities for all kids' content and channel brands across Europe, the Middle East and Africa into a single remit.

Moonbug Entertainment has named David Levine, most recently VP of kids' programming for Disney Channels Europe and Africa, U.K. and Ireland, as head of studio.