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Sinking Ship Entertainment has secured new deals for five of its children’s series with broadcasters around the world.

Keynotes slated for the TV Kids Summer Festival from June 7 to 10 include Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz, YouTube’s Nadine Zylstra, ViacomCBS’s Maria Kyriacou, WarnerMedia’s Tom Ascheim, Disney’s Ayo Davis, M6’s Philippe Bony, Aardman’s Sean Clarke, 9 Story Media Group’s Vince Commisso and ZDF’s Nicole Keeb.

Nickelodeon and iHeartRadio have partnered for a pair of podcasts based on Avatar: The Last Airbender and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The Disney Channel daughter/father comedy series Sydney to the Max, now in its third season, is set to explore the social impact of microaggressions in an upcoming episode.

YouTube Originals Kids and Families has picked up a second season of the African animated series Super Sema.

Nickelodeon has collaborated with Google India for Nickelodeon Ludo, a hands-free reimagination of the classic game.

Italy’s Gruppo Alcuni is celebrating 15 years in the animation business.

Fred Rogers Productions has elevated two company executives and welcomed a new hire as it expands its marketing and engagement team to support its growing portfolio on PBS KIDS.

Disney Junior has ordered the new animated short series Rise Up, Sing Out, presenting concepts around race, racism and social justice for the youngest viewers.

Tom Rogers, executive producer and showrunner of Disney Junior's The Chicken Squad, on how he came to the project, bringing Doreen Cronin’s books to life on screen and the vital role kids’ TV can play in young one’s lives.