NEW YORK: Velocity has greenlit The Alex Vega Project (working title), an original series from Muse Entertainment that brings viewers inside the world of custom car designer Alex Vega.

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Gaumont Animation is working with American Greetings Entertainment (AGE) to co-develop, co-produce and co-distribute an all-new animated series based on the 1980s girls' brand Herself the Elf.

SANTA MONICA: The toy and consumer-products manufacturer JAKKS Pacific has established Studio JP, a division dedicated to creating and developing original, multiplatform computer-generated animated content.

CANNES: Kids’ producers and distributors must be more willing to look beyond the traditional 11-minute and half-hour formats, Deirdre Brennan, the VP of content at Corus Kids, said in her MIPJunior keynote.

CANNES: A+E Networks is in town with more than 650 hours of new programming, Sean Cohan, president of international and digital media, tells World Screen Newsflash, along with the stars of Knightfall, SIX, UnREAL and Pawn Stars, and a brand-new, enlarged booth.

CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold the period drama Victoria into more than 150 countries, including deals with Sky Germany and TVP in Poland.

CANNES: NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has set up Telemundo International Studios (TIS), a new internationally focused production unit dedicated to creating high-end, short-form, scripted formats.

CANNES/PARIS: Turner Asia Pacific has acquired two additional seasons of Xilam Animation’s slapstick comedy series Oggy and the Cockroaches.

CANNES: ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) and AMC Networks International Central Europe have signed a deal for a package of programming targeted at children and young adults.

ROME: Mondo TV has signed an agreement with China's Henan York Animation for the production of three new animated series to be completed by November 2020.