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Now anyone can license their franchises on Roblox
After a test phase, the platform's License Manager has been opened up for wider use, letting brand owners make money when creators use their IPs.
YouTube touts kids brands to advertisers in its first-ever creator showcase
Kids creators may be struggling to make ends meet on the platform, but yesterday’s event shows they're still crucial to this ecosystem.
DEALS: Mattel taps Teacher Created Materials for licensed educational resources
Kidscreened
- ElevenLabs marketplace will let brands use authorized AI celebrity voices (TechCrunch)
- Disney is prepared to hold out in the YouTube TV carriage dispute (The Wrap)
- Pop Mart's Hacipupu and Skullpanda collectibles are gaining on Labubus (Forbes)
- RTL Group has tapped an ex-WBD exec as its new CEO (The Hollywood Reporter)
Pokémon’s first outdoor theme park will open in a few months
Located in Tokyo, PokéPark Kanto should be ready to roll in time to celebrate the IP's 30th anniversary.
WB Animation is getting into webtoons with 10 adaptations
It's the latest Hollywood studio to partner with the booming WEBTOON platform, which has become a major destination for tweens and teens.
Disney kept the ship steady in 2025
There were some mixed results quarter to quarter, but overall the Mouse House’s full-year financial results were slightly improved from the year before.
Valve challenges Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo with a new console
The developer behind the Steam PC games marketplace could be aiming to supplant the Xbox with its Steam Machine.
Kidscreened
- KPop Demon Hunters is ineligible for the BAFTAs, but it's still clear for an Oscar (Variety)
- Disney could be losing US$4 million a day thanks to the YouTube TV blackout (The Verge)
- Roger Rabbit creator Gary Wolf has reclaimed the IP and is planning projects (Cartoon Brew)
- Nine Entertainment's new boss could be cutting about 50 jobs (Financial Review)
DEALS: Miraculous Corp signs Jazwares as its exclusive master toy partner
Plus, Serious Kids will distribute Flix as it gears up for season two, and CAKE got Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super onto DKids in LatAm.
5 things to know about Jennifer Dodge
The incoming president of Paramount Animation brings preschool expertise and has held roles on every side of the business.
Sabrina Carpenter to produce an Alice in Wonderland film
Wicked's Marc Platt will work with the two-time Grammy winner on this upcoming Universal musical.
BBC Studios taps ex-Disney tech wiz Alice Taylor to lead its AI Creative Lab
This innovation hub will test how AI can enhance the process of producing kids & family content.
Buzz and Woody are facing off against their greatest rival yet: screens
Mirroring today's industry trends, a tablet could be trying to give Pixar's old-fashioned toys the boot in a new teaser.
Mark Rober keeps expanding his kids media empire
The YouTuber's first-ever FAST channel launches today, bringing his over-the-top science content to TV audiences.
The Kidscreen Awards 2026 shortlist is out!
EXCLUSIVE: Disney Branded TV leads these annual industry honors with 18 nominations, followed by Netflix (13), JAM Media (six) and BBC Studios (five).
Jennifer Dodge chosen to head up Paramount Animation
A veteran kids content-maker, she joins from PAW Patrol studio Spin Master and succeeds Ramsey Naito in this senior leadership role.
Kidscreened
- How Netflix House Philadelphia pivoted to capitalize on KPop Demon Hunters (Variety)
- David Zaslav and Brian Roberts met to discuss Comcast's bid for WBD's assets (TheWrap)
- Wreck-It Ralph's Phil Johnston has been tapped to write a View-Master film (Deadline)
- The media business has been rebranding like crazy, but is that doing anything? (THR)
DEALS: Lingokids and Disney forge an edutainment partnership
Plus, KPop Demon Hunters stitches up a crochet collab with The Woobles, and Zootopia 2 hops on Snap.
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