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Sixteen South and Nelvana Harness a Horse Named Steve for New Animated Series

BAFTA-winning and EMMY-nominated Belfast-based studio Sixteen South has announced that together with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, a worldleading international developer, producer, distributor, and licensor of children’s animated and live-action content, they have optioned and are co-developing and co-producing A Horse Named Steve, a new 2D animated series based on the acclaimed debut picture book by Toronto author-illustrator Kelly Collier. The 52 X 11 series will feature hilarious storylines while showing the importance of friendship, teamwork and appreciating one’s true self.

Rube Goldberg Institute Launches the First ‘Unreal’ Rube Goldberg Machine Contest!

Brand Central and the Rube Goldberg Institute collaborated with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine team to launch a new contest to bring the joy of building Rube Goldberg machines to students, hobbyists, game developers and creators of real-time 3D content. The contest invites users to use Epic’s Unreal Engine, to create a functioning Rube Goldberg machine as an interactive 3D experience. The contest is a perfect way for the youth to demonstrate creativity and engineering skills using Unreal Engine, the real-time 3D creation tool used by developers to build high- quality games and interactive content across virtually any platform, including PC, mobile, console, VR, and AR. Through the release of the new Unreal Learning Kit: Rube Goldberg Machines, anyone can access free lessons to learn how to build virtual contraptions in Unreal Engine. The learning kit provides an easy entry point to using Unreal Engine in a fun and engaging way, and the step-by-step activities make it easy for educators to bring Unreal Engine into their classroom. The competition will provide an opportunity for students or hobbyists to demonstrate their creativity based on the tech skills they acquire along the way.

Pokémon Reveals ‘Pokémon Horizons: The Series’ as Official Title of Next Animated Series

In “Pokémon Horizons: The Series,” dual protagonists Liko, whose partner Pokémon is Sprigatito, and Roy will encounter many characters during their journey, including a group led by Friede and Captain Pikachu called the Rising Volt Tacklers. Traveling across the Pokémon world on an airship, the Rising Volt Tacklers include Orla, who enjoys mechanical and electrical work and is accompanied by her partner Pokémon, Metagross; Murdock, who is skilled at cooking, and his partner Pokémon, Rockruff; Mollie, who specializes in healing treatments, and her partner Pokémon, Chansey; and Ludlow. Liko and Roy will also come across Amethio, who is joined by his partner Pokémon, Ceruledge, and belongs to an organization called the Explorers, as well as a popular video streamer known as Nidothing.

The Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Rock the Bells Announces Cobranded Licensing Program and Launch of Limited Signature Apparel Collection

In partnership with the Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Rock The Bells, the global platform dedicated to elevating and championing Hip-Hop culture from its roots to the modern day, announces a strategic co-branded licensing partnership that kicks off with a Signature Collection designed by world-renowned Creative Director Alexander-John. The collection features an iconic image of Ol’ Dirty Bastard with the goal of honoring him in alignment with his Estate and family available exclusively on https://shop.rockthebells.com/. The Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Rock The Bells are partnering with some of the industry’s top licensees to bring innovative co-branded designs to market with a fresh and modern take.

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Gaby Sulzberger Elected as Sesame Workshop’s New Chair of Board of Trustees

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit media and educational organization behind Sesame Street and over five decades of other award-winning content and programs that support children and families around the world, announced that Gaby Sulzberger was elected the new Chair of the Board of Trustees, effective November 2023. Sulzberger has been on Sesame Workshop’s Board of Trustees since 2019. She succeeds the current Board Chair, Frans Hijkoop, who joined the Board in 2013. Sulzberger will be the first African American woman to Chair the Sesame Workshop Board.

TTPM 2023 Spring Showcase Highlights

TTPM, a leading outlet for the latest news, reviews and anything else for toys and licensing, has another Spring Showcase in the books, where they exhibited their most wanted toys list for the spring season. This year’s event drew a wide crowd of exhibitors, influencers, media, and more to see all the up and coming product for Q1 and Q2 2023. Check out pictures from the 2023 Spring Showcase below!

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Premium Kids’ Bike Brand Woom Celebrates 10 Years with $5,000 Bike Sweepstakes

The premium kids’ bike brand woom is celebrating 10 years with the “Grow Up With woom” sweepstakes. Between March 21-31, families can enter their children for the chance to win a series of new bikes and helmets that will ride with the child throughout their entire childhood. The winning line up is valued at up to $5,000 as they size up through woom’s bike lines from the toddler-focused woom 1 balance bike to the woom 6 for teenagers.

Sesame Workshop Launches New Resources with Support from Quest Diagnostics

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, which reaches over 150 million children across more than 150 countries, announced new resources addressing health and well-being inequities among young children, particularly in low-income, rural, and marginalized communities. These new resources from Sesame Workshop are made possible through a grant from Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services. The pandemic has had wide-ranging and lingering effects on children’s health, causing many to miss routine and preventive healthcare check-ups. Preventive health care for children is critical to address physical, mental, and emotional conditions and is essential for providing routine vaccinations, tracking developmental milestones, treating identified health concerns, and providing support to families.

Dungeons & Dragons Coffee Club Harnesses the Fire for the First Officially Licensed Blends

The Dungeons & Dragons Coffee Club, under license from global branded entertainment leader Hasbro, is open for fans to register to join and curate their own brewing experience, with the launch of four new quality coffee blends based around some of the game’s most iconic monsters. These new blends are sure to entice Kaeth lovers (that’s coffee for those who are unfamiliar with the game’s universe) as each, and every blend is freshly brewed with top quality flavor notes suitable for adventurers.