Joel Marino

TEL AVIV: Following its launch in Israel, the SpongeBob SquarePants app Sponge Master has been adapted into Hungarian and English versions for upcoming launches via Nickelodeon channels in Hungary and the U.K.

SINGAPORE: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia is expanding its collaboration with Vietnamese multimedia communication group International Media Corp. (IMC) to launch a Nickelodeon-branded block on IMC’s free-to-air channel YouTV.

LONDON: Acamar Films has launched a game-based app for its animated preschool property, Bing.

MANILA: Turner Asia Pacific is slated to roll out Cartoon Network apps on mobile devices in the Philippines as part of a deal with local mobile brand Globe Telecom.

DUBLIN: Nickelodeon has acquired the international broadcast rights for the award-winning preschool series The Day Henry Met, which currently airs on Nick Jr. in the U.K. and Australia.

DUBAI: Starting this month, Cartoon Network and Boomerang will be available in high definition and with dual-language options across the Middle East and North Africa.

LONDON: FOX Networks Group’s BabyTV has rolled out a new feature on its app that lets subscribers create their own playlist and be in charge of their children's viewing experience.

NEW YORK: Celebrity couple Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are set to guest star in episodes of Terrific Trucks, a new live-action series debuting this weekend on preschool channel Sprout.

LONDON: Cartoon Network is teaming up with Machinima to host a live tournament centered on the new mobile app Adventure Time Card Wars Kingdom.

SEATTLE/ARLINGTON: Amazon and PBS Distribution have entered a multiyear agreement that makes Amazon Prime Video the exclusive subscription streaming home for several PBS Kids series in the U.S.