Chelsea Regan

Russia-based Red Carpet Studio has inked a deal with the independent streaming platform Ameba TV for the animated web series Blinky and Knobby.

Mattel has joined forces with the production companies 59% and Valparaiso Pictures to develop a live-action motion picture based on Barney, its iconic purple dinosaur.

Disney+ has renewed High School Musical: The Musical: The Series ahead of its debut on the streaming platform next month.

The preschool educational and entertainment digital platform Hopster has secured a partnership with Amazon France.

India’s Green Gold Animation and the Japan-based ADK Emotions have partnered to co-produce and distribute the new 3D-animated title Nebula and the Big Blue Couch.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is partnering with the Alibaba Group streaming platform Youku for the animated series Little Luban.

Seven Network has ordered a third season of the BES Animation-produced children’s comedy series Kitty is Not a Cat.

Studio 100 Media has inked a new volume deal with the Hungarian public broadcaster MTVA, which has secured exclusive free-to-air rights for more than 200 half hours of kids’ programming from the company’s library.

The Chinese animation company Winsing is showcasing in Cannes a catalog of titles that includes the established hit GG Bond, as well as GOGO Bus, Herbal Master and Lion Dance.

The first episode of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is slated to bow across ABC, Disney Channel and Freeform on November 8 ahead of its premiere on the Disney+ streaming service, which is launching on November 12.