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David Levine is leaving his post as VP of kids’ programming for Disney Channels in the U.K., Europe and Africa at the end of the month.

Nucleus Media Rights has licensed the preschool series Bubu and The Little Owls to the kids’ safe-streaming service Kidoodle.TV, owned by A Parent Media Co.

The series Alien TV, targeted to kids 6 to 11 and their families, is set to premiere globally on Netflix later this summer and on Australia’s free-to-air Nine Network in June.

Making Magic at Home with Justin Flom, a new series featuring the world-renowned magician, has premiered exclusively on the Yippee TV platform.

Novel Entertainment’s first animated feature-length Horrid Henry special is slated to soon launch on Netflix in the U.K.

Genevieve Dexter, the founder and CEO of Serious Lunch as well as the studio Eye Present, spoke to World Screen Newsflash via video conference about launching new IP and staying connected amid the current global lockdown.

As part of our new TV Kids In-Demand reports, we're highlighting hot properties in preschool: Guru Studio's True and the Rainbow Kingdom, ZDF Enterprises' Ziggy and the Zootram, Acamar Films' Bing and the Australian Children's Television Foundation's Little J & Big Cuz.

Syrinthia Studer has been named executive VP of Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films, overseeing all live-action feature-length content for Awesomeness and Nickelodeon’s kids and family studio.

Magic Star, Sony Music’s children’s and family entertainment label, is collaborating with Smyths Toys for a recording deal and brand partnership for Smyth’s children’s character Oscar.

Mondo TV Iberoamerica has sold the third season of Sissi the Young Empress to the Iberian kids’ pay-TV channel Canal Panda.