RTL Group’s Sky Deutschland takeover bid, announced in June and now making its way through Europe’s regulatory authorities, marks the biggest deal for the European media giant since its inception, CEO ...

Media cartographer Evan Shapiro, known for his Media Universe Map and essays in the Media War & Peace newsletters, joined the TV Kids Festival last month for a keynote session with TV Kids’ Anna ...

ITV has unveiled a new schedule for its soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale in 2026, with one 30-minute episode per weekday for each on ITV1. The change is in line with research insights that show ...

Preschool has become Netflix’s most hotly contested category, according to media consultant Emily Horgan’s latest Netflix Kids Content Performance Report, with PAW Patrol claiming number one in the ...

Bell Media has commissioned a second season of Queen of the Castle from Blink49 Studios for Crave and CTV Life Channel. Production is currently underway at Lympne Castle in Kent, England, where Dr.

The animated comedy Angelo Rules has a sixth season in the works to launch in France and Germany in early 2026. Angelo Rules is a TeamTO production in collaboration with France Télévisions, Canal+ and ...

The micro-drama platform Vigloo has partnered with the streaming platform PASSIONFLIX to reimagine The Secret Life of Amy Bensen as a vertical, short-form series. PASSIONFLIX’s adaptation of Lisa ...

MHz Choice has gained the exclusive North American rights to the French eco-thriller Sea Shadows (Rivages). The six-episode limited series debuted last year in France and was created by Jonathan Rio ...

The kids’ business has survived till ’25, and stayed in the mix till ’26, all against a backdrop of frequent change. Here are some trends for 2026 that we at TV Kids have been hearing from industry ...

The YouTube-first drama Arafta from GoQuest Media and Rains Pictures hit 1 million subscribers in just 43 days, driving international sales. “With Arafta, GoQuest Media builds on the success of Kuma’s ...

ZDF Studios, Cottonwood Media and Coolabi Productions have set the cast and writing team for their new tween spy series The Lady Grace Mysteries. The Lady Grace Mysteries, based on the children’s ...

Kevin & Co (Taskmaster NZ, Homebound 3.0, Double Parked) has announced a new six-part comedy spy series commissioned by TVNZ. The executive producers are Cam Bakker and Bronwyn Bakker for Kevin & Co, ...