The international broadcaster, which operates across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, is fully owned by Hearst and will now operate under the new name of Hearst Networks EMEA.
This comes as series greenlit for production. Federation Kids & Family and ZDF Studios handling worldwide sales. Greenlit by broadcasters ZDF and France Télévisions (the latter as part of a pre-sale), "20 Dance Street" was first unveiled when in development during Cartoon Forum 2023. The series has also pre-sold to RTBF (Belgium).
The companies have reached an agreement to distribute and produce scripted formats in Africa. This new collaboration, focusing exclusively on scripted formats, marks a significant milestone in the localization of global narratives in the region and promises to create new opportunities for creatives and broadcasters alike.