Shares in the owner of cartoon franchises Peppa Pig and PJ Masks on Friday soared above an agreed offer for the company by US toymaker Hasbro as investors bet that other bidders would enter the fray.

Created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker, Peppa Pig first aired on the UK’s Channel 5 and is now available in more than 180 countries. The series was acquired by toy company Hasbro in 2019 as ...

The post includes two photos: the first, of a visibly pregnant Mummy Pig ... Daddy Pig." As Hasbro points out in its announcement, "everything is about to change." "While Peppa is already a ...