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Entertainment One (eOne) has inked new broadcast and licensing deals for its preschool animated property Ricky Zoom, which is now set to bow in Russia on the Karusel channel, among others.

For Fun Distribution is set to shine a spotlight on the new animated comedy-adventure series Topo Gigio at this year’s MIPCOM.

9 Story Distribution International has secured multiple global sales for the first season of the animated preschool series Dr. Panda, including one with Italy’s Cartoonito.

Cyber Group Studios is teaming up with Sony Pictures Television’s (SPTV) free-to-air POP and Tiny POP children’s channels to expand its entertainment distribution in the U.K.

The September/Pre-MIPCOM digital edition of World Screen is now available, including a special report in which leading distributors weigh in on the latest developments in the global drama market.

The newly launched German streaming platform Joyn has revealed its first original drama series commission: Dignity.

PREMIUM: Patricia Arquette tells World Screen Newsflash about dealing with weighty issues in Escape at Dannemora, which garnered her an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of prison employee Tilly Mitchell, who helps two inmates escape; and The Act, in which she plays a mentally ill mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who repeatedly severely harms her daughter as a way of getting attention.

Lisa Perrin, the CEO of creative networks for Endemol Shine Group, on Big Brother, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order for Americanah, based on the best-selling novel of the same name, with Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Black Panther) attached to star.

Discovery Program Sales, the program licensing arm of Discovery, has acquired the worldwide media rights for the five-part series Mysterious Planet.