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Spin Master Entertainment has appointed Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and The Walt Disney Company alum Maryellen Zarakas as senior VP of global consumer products and franchise development.

Apple TV+ has set the debut of the musical special Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, based on the children’s book by Jason and Allison Flom, for May 30.

HARI has bolstered its global sales and strategic operations teams with the promotion of Sophie “Kido” Prigent to director of strategic partnerships and financing and the hiring of Toby Jones as head of sales.

A slate of content based on Mattel brands, including Barbie, is headed to Rakuten TV’s Family channel across Europe.

Aardman and BAFTA have entered a year-long partnership that will see the animation studio become an official partner of the Young BAFTA program.

The second season of Bluey Book Reads, a digital series from BBC Studios Digital Brands, BBC Studios Kids & Family and Ludo Studio, has debuted on the official Bluey YouTube channel and website.

Toon2Tango has begun production on a second season of Monster Loving Maniacs with Ja Film and Ginger Pictures.

Mattel has signed a multiyear extension to its global licensing agreement with WWE and will continue to produce a wide range of WWE-themed products.

WildBrain is renegotiating the deal it sealed with IoM Media Ventures for the sale of its broadcast channels business amid a carriage dispute with Bell Media.

The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards has unveiled the parallel activities for its eighth edition, running from May 8 to 10 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.