CANNES: A beret-clad dog is at the center of the Sixteen South highlight Claude, a 1950s-inspired animated comedy series based on the best-selling books by Alex T. Smith.

DUBLIN: 9 Story Distribution International has snapped up the rights for Vivi, Ruby's Studio and My Friend Bubbles, all of which will be presented at MIPTV.

PARIS: Out of more than 300 submissions, 16 projects have been selected for the Co-Production Forum taking place at Series Mania Festival this year.

Digital TV Research projects that the number of non-pay-TV homes in Canada and the U.S. will rise from 20.69 million in 2012 to 41.56 million in 2022.

STOCKHOLM: Dramacorp and Isolani Pictures are working together on Rare, which is being written by Alex Haridi (Real Humans, Blue Eyes) and directed by Thierry Poiraud (France 2’s upcoming Zone Blanche).

NEW YORK/LONDON: AMC, Channel 4 and Kudos have announced a third season renewal for the sci-fi hit Humans, which will return with eight new episodes in 2018.

MUNICH: Telepool has reached a deal with Bavaria Film that sees it taking 100 percent ownership of both Global Screen and video and games distributor EuroVideo Medien.

CANNES: On offer from Hasbro Studios at the market are continuations of two of the company’s most successful brands: Transformers: Robots in Disguise, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and My Little Pony Equestria Girls.

LONDON: Sky Vision will be taking five new True North titles to MIPTV, where it will also be presenting a slate of high-profile dramas.

KUALA LUMPUR: Astro Malaysia's video streaming service Tribe is eagerly exploring new content and advertising partners as it marks its first anniversary having reached the 1 million downloads mark for its app in Indonesia and the Philippines.