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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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