Spin Master Entertainment announced the appointment of Patricia Burns as Senior Director Production & Supervising Producer and Courtney Sanford as Director of SpindoTV. Burns, based in Toronto, will lead production of all on-screen entertainment content for existing Spin Master brands and newly created intellectual properties. Burns joined Spin Master Entertainment in 2013 to produce the number one preschool series PAW Patrol.

Previously, Burns was VP of Production and Supervising Producer at Nelvana/Corus, leading production teams and building partnerships with North American, Asian and European animation companies. Sanford, who started at Spin Master Entertainment in 2012 and produced fifty-two episodes of the Japanese co-production, Tenkai Knights, will now serve as Director of SpindoTV, heading up production and creative affairs for the digital platform. With more than fifteen years of experience in children's entertainment, Sanford previously served as an Executive in charge of Production at Nickelodeon, running hit series like SpongeBob and Rugrats All Grown Up.

He joined Disney Channel in 2008 and helped create content for a variety of platforms, producing short series such as the Muppets' Studio DC: Almost Live. Sanford will be based out of Spin Master's Los Angeles office and will work alongside Joyce Miller, Senior Director LA Production and Operations and Josh Fisher, Senior Director of Development.