Ryan Tuchow

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Montreal’s Laughing Dragon Studios is closing its doors

The 23-year-old 2D animation studio did service work for clients including Disney and Apple TV+.

WildBrain enters renegotiations for IoM channel deal

According to a release, the renegotiations were initialized after WildBrain was unable to negotiate a new carriage agreement with Bell Canada.

Epic Storyworlds’ new Roblox hub tackles discoverability

Fracterra will feature Squeeze Productions’ Cracké as its first third-party IP, but CEO Steve Couture says the company is looking to bring in more brand owners.

YMA to honour Marney Malabar and Lindsay Lee

Malabar will take home the Outstanding Achievement Award, while Lee will receive the Emerging Talent Award at the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence on May 28.

YouTube plans to limit kids’ access to low-quality content

WildBrain is among the companies involved in a brand-new Youth Digital Wellbeing Initiative to help the platform promote content that supports childhood development.

Montreal’s ON Animation Studios is shutting down

The service company behind Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie is closing, after joining other Quebec studios in warning that a change in the province’s tax animation credit would hurt business.

Milkcow, Atomic Cartoons among partners on TF1’s Action Rabbits

The companies are developing the CG-animated series with Paris-based Blue Spirit Productions and French network TF1.

Sheridan College to suspend 40 programs

The college is anticipating a 30% reduction in enrolment in the coming years.

Guiby the Super Baby goes to Télé-Québec

Epic Storyworlds will release its latest series in English on YouTube, and a companion Roblox game is in development.

Canadian broadcasters order Toopy & Binoo reboot

The 39 x 7-minute series will launch in spring 2026, with English- and French-language versions in pre-production at Echo Media and Huminah Huminah.

Sinking Ship, Cheeky Little Media to co-produce Flower & Flour

A handful of broadcasters have already come on board the CG-animated series, including ABC Australia and TVOKids.

WildBrain picks up global distribution rights to Storybooth

The animated short YouTube channel has garnered more than 4.6 million subscribers.