Joel Marino

MOSCOW: Brazil’s SBT has picked up two seasons of the animated series Masha and the Bear for its morning kids’ block Carrossel Animado.

SYDNEY: Australian comedian Akman Saleh has joined the voice cast of The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill as the titular character’s best friend, Jacko the frill-necked lizard.

ESPOO: Piggy Tales: Third Act, the latest season of Rovio Animation’s online series based on characters from the Angry Birds game, is slated to debut exclusively on the ToonsTV app.

LONDON: Nickelodeon and U.K. fashion brand HYPE have partnered on an international family collection featuring retro Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artwork.

LOS ANGELES: Netflix has picked up The Deep, a CGI series based on the comic book by Tom Taylor.

LONDON: Sunrights has named Ink ALC as representative of the Beyblade boys’ property in the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia/CIS across media, consumer products, promotions and publishing.

MADRID: Mondo TV Spain has rebranded and changed its name to Mondo TV Iberoamerica, announcing it will shift its focus to the development and co-production of scripted kids’ shows.

NEW YORK: Mattel Creations is expanding its partnership with Driver Digital Studios to produce live-action Thomas & Friends digital productions inspired by fans’ user-generated content (UGC).

NEW YORK: Starting next month, Nickelodeon will roll out a slate of Shimmer and Shine multiplatform content timed with the show’s second-season premiere.

LONDON: Cartoon Network EMEA has partnered with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to produce the first mobile game based on the popular Teen Titans Go! animated series.