Joanna Padovano Tong

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment are expanding the licensing and merchandising program for DC Super Hero Girls into more than 35 countries around the world.

MIAMI: Discovery Family Channel has scheduled daily marathons of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in the week leading up to International Friendship Day on July 30.

BOCA RATON/MANILA: Grom Social parent company Grom Holdings has acquired 100 percent of Top Draw Animation (TDA), an award-winning Filipino production company.

BURBANK: Disney Channel has lined up a sophomore season of Descendants: Wicked World, an animated short-form series based on the hit film about the offspring of Disney villains.

LONDON/MANCHESTER: CBBC has commissioned Channel X to produce a third season of the hit kids' comedy series So Awkward via the independent production company's Channel X North division.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has tied up with Keystone Group's Studio Keystone to represent the animated educational series WooRooRoo in the Asia-Pacific region.

BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International (GBI) has entered into promotional partnerships with Six Flags, Dippin' Dots and Camplified for the new tween girls' lifestyle brand SpacePOP, which launched on YouTube last month.

NEW YORK: Later this week, Nickelodeon is slated to premiere the sophomore season of Soccer Superstar, a sports reality competition series.

BURBANK: Later this month, Disney Junior is due to debut the fourth season of the hit animated series Doc McStuffins, which is being featured in a museum exhibit in the U.S.

SANTA MONICA/NEW YORK: This month, Nickelodeon is set to premiere the new live-action comedy series Legendary Dudas and a special Double Dare live-streaming event.