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Eddie Gamarra has been appointed to the newly created position of VP of literary affairs for Nickelodeon and Awesomeness.

Philippe Bony, the head of thematic and youth channels at M6 Group, outlined the strategies the company has put in place to keep its market-leading portfolio at the forefront of the French kids’ sector at the TV Kids Summer Festival this morning.

The BFI has unveiled their second See Yourself On Screen Challenge (SYOS), calling on young people in the U.K. aged 4 to 18 to create their own idea for a mini TV show.

Arne Lohmann shares what sets ZDF Enterprises’ kids’ and youth titles a cut above the competition, how the department is rising to the occasion amid a boom in global demand and sating the appetite of a post-pandemic audience.

TeamTO and Canada’s House of Cool are teaming up to broaden the scope of L’ECAS, a non-profit free-of-charge animation school established by TeamTO in 2018.

Riki Group has inked new deals from its portfolio of animated projects, including an OTT sale for Kikoriki, BabyRiki and PinCode.

Fresh TV’s Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch and CAKE’s Ed Galton discussed how the Total Drama franchise has evolved and maintained its hit status in the kids’ market at the TV Kids Summer Festival.

Puzzle piece Oliver is the star of Portfolio Entertainment’s Where Oliver Fits and Where Oliver Fits: A Christmas Eve Tale.

SLR Productions’ Suzanne Ryan, Super RTL’s Lisa Albers and ABC Australia’s Michael Drake discussed how the new animated co-pro Space Nova, distributed by ZDF Enterprises, came together ahead of the show’s premiere at the TV Kids Summer Festival.

As executive VP of creative development and strategy at Disney Branded Television, Ayo Davis discussed the live-action slate she oversees for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior and the traits she looks for in talent behind and in front of the camera at the TV Kids Summer Festival.