Joanna Padovano Tong

LONDON: TV personality Cat Deeley has joined the voice cast for Kate in Oz, a special episode of the animated preschool series Kate & Mim-Mim, which is represented by FremantleMedia Kids & Family (FMK) outside of Canada.

LONDON: CBeebies has picked up a sophomore season of the science-themed animated preschool series Messy Goes to Okido.

HÖHENKIRCHEN/MUNICH: m4e and co-production partner Studio Bozzetto have kicked off production on season two of the CGI-animated preschool show Tip the Mouse.

LONDON: At next week's MIPCOM, CAKE is slated to showcase two new non-dialogue Angry Birds series led by characters from The Angry Birds Movie.

PARIS: APC Kids has picked up the global television rights outside of Russia and China for Kid-e-Cats, an animated series produced by Studio Metranom/Metrafilms for CTC in Russia.

LOS ANGELES: At this year's MIPCOM, Splash Entertainment is slated to showcase the CGI-animated movie Meet Your Tooth Fairy, among other highlights.

LONDON: INK Global has signed a deal with digital distributor and content-management company MoMedia that sees the animated show The Mojicons premiering on YouTube.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed the broadcast rights for the animated preschool series Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom to Televisa in Mexico.

There’s a wealth of live-action kids’ programming making its way across the globe, from educational fare for preschoolers to angst-filled dramas for tweens.

NEW YORK: Screenvision Media has teamed up with 4K Media to distribute the upcoming anime film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions to more than 500 theaters across the U.S. and Canada.