TORONTO – October 29, 2026 -- A fourth PAW Patrol feature film is in development, and Paramount Pictures is set to distribute it in 2029, Spin Master Corp. announced.

Cal Brunker returns to direct and co-write

Brunker, who directed the first three PAW Patrol films and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, is back in the director's chair. He is co-writing the new film with Bob Barlen. The movie is a Spin Master Entertainment production, made with Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies.

San Mateo – October 09, 2026 -- Viki will stream the 10-episode Korean animated series The Painted Soul exclusively starting October 21 in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania, India and Southeast Asia. Viewers can watch for free with ads or without ads through the Viki Pass Standard and Viki Pass Plus subscriptions.

Los Angeles – September 24, 2026 -- Crunchyroll subscribers will see Part 2 of "The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System" continue streaming dubbed and subtitled this fall, following the reveal of a new key visual, main trailer, theme songs and four additional cast members.

Erfurt, Germany -- September 01, 2026 -- Families looking for new children's programming this fall can find a fresh batch of shows from Germany's public children's channel KiKA, starting with a 50th-anniversary re-release of "Die Biene Maja" now streaming on kika.de. The lineup for September 2026 also includes the new preschool series "Karlchen" launching September 2, the desert adventure film "Prinzen der Wüste" arriving September 6, a live AI-education event called "Check die KI" on September 15, and new episodes of "Rabbit Academy - Die Häschenschule" from September 16.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- August 28, 2026 -- Seven new animated short films from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia went live on the ARD Mediathek streaming platform today, the result of the "Key Frames 2026" funding program run by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM). Regional filmmakers and production companies completed the films within a few months. MDR has scheduled a televised premiere for October 30 during its MDR Kurzfilmnacht broadcast.