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Josh Scherba, president, CEO and executive director of WildBrain, has signed on to deliver a keynote at the TV Kids Festival, taking place from January 30 to February 2, 2024. You can register here for free.

WildBrain has secured a wave of international distribution agreements for the animated preschool series Brave Bunnies.

WildBrain has scored new partnerships for several Strawberry Shortcake seasonal activations following the launch of the new Netflix special Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday.

WildBrain has revealed a number of senior leadership changes, including tapping Entertainment One (eOne) alum Nick Gawne as CFO, and a streamlined business structure.

Apple TV+ has revealed a new, as-yet-untitled Peanuts feature film from WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide.

TVNZ and WildBrain Television’s Family Channel have commissioned the 2D animated series Badjelly, an adaptation of Spike Milligan’s children’s book Badjelly the Witch: A Fairy Story.

Data released by Ampere Analysis on the kids’ commissioning landscape before MIPJunior’s official kick-off made clear that the segment will need an abundance of creativity to make it through choppy forecasts, and the variety of keynotes and news that came out of the market showed the ways in which the business is rising to meet the challenges.

MIPJunior’s pre-opening schedule yesterday featured an insightful discussion between WildBrain’s Deirdre Brennan, Keith Chapman, PBS KIDS’ Sara DeWitt and Blue Spirit’s Olivier Lelardoux, along with the presentation of stark data from Ampere Analysis about the plunge in kids’ commissions over the last year and the crucial role of known IP.

Jonny Jetboy, a new series from PAW Patrol creator Keith Chapman, leads WildBrain’s slate for MIPCOM.

POP in the U.K. and WildBrain’s Family Channel in Canada have acquired the upcoming comedy-action series Shasha & Milo from Zodiak Kids & Family Distribution.