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A special presentation of NBCUniversal Global Distribution Kids & Family Content Sizzles will take place during the TV Kids Festival on Friday, February 5, at 9 a.m. EST.

Brian Keane is joining Nickelodeon Animation Studios as executive VP of production and operations, a newly created position.

SOMOS Productions and the Argentine production company Alianzas Producciones have partnered to co-produce the new youth series UMA Fantasma.

Distribution360 has a wide range of kids’ programming that covers preschool, school-age, tweens and teens, and now the company is moving into the rapidly growing family scripted space.

Genius Brands International’s Kartoon Channel! has new programming premieres coming up, including Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, Shaq’s Garage and KC! Pop Quiz.

Expanding its partnership with Hasbro Consumer Products, WildBrain CPLG has been appointed to represent the eOne brands Peppa Pig, PJ Masks and Ricky Zoom in the Nordics and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

TV Kids Festival kicks off February 2 with leading buyers discussing their acquisition strategies, followed by keynote conversations with Genius Brands International’s Andy Heyward, actor Tony Hale, Super RTL’s Claude Schmit and ViacomCBS’s Jules Borkent and Nina Hahn, among others. Register for this FREE event here.

The Korean broadcasters Daekyo Kids TV and Daekyo Baby TV have picked up the first season of the 4K-animated kids’ series Rookie Robot Explores the World.

A special premiere of Mondo TV Iberoamerica's Annie & Carola will take place during the TV Kids Festival on Friday, February 5, at 12:30 p.m. EST.

Guru Studio has appointed Jody Jessop as head of recruiting and community engagement, a newly created post.