Generation Z is ditching linear TV for social media, according to received wisdom. But is that really the case? Or is this elusive demographic just rejecting a certain kind of TV?

Amsterdam-based children’s media company Meevee has launched a series on YouTube that explores how children aged two to six engage with media.

Julien Lemoine, CEO of Média-Participations-owned Animation Digital Network (ADN), outlines his content strategy and expansion plans for the animation streamer, which is now airing anime-style content from Korea, China and Europe.

Banijay Entertainment has acquired the global rights to youth-skewing fitness competition format Battleground, originating from Mumbai-based Rusk Media.

Narrative Entertainment in the UK’s collection of Great! and Pop channels have launched on the UK arm of Indian streaming platform ZEE5.

BBC Studios is launching a bespoke version of its BBC Player streaming service specifically designed for the aviation industry.

Paris-based digital animation studio Animaj, which owns children’s IPs including Pocoyo, has appointed kids’ exec Olivier Dumont as an independent member of its board of directors.

Kids’ content director Richard Bradley has founded a production company with author and IP developer Debbie Howard.

Digital content agency Fan Club, set up last year by ex-Channel 4 commissioner Joe Churchill, has made two senior appointments to its management team to support its expansion plans and strengthen its creative and production capabilities.

Natalie Adams, senior VP of business development at Triggerfish, discusses the strategy behind the South African animation studio’s recently launched UK arm.