Joel Marino

NEW YORK: Content creation will be at the center of the upcoming Licensing Expo’s keynote Toys to Content: Where Do We Go From Here?, with executives from Hasbro, Mattel and Jazwares scheduled to take part in the session.

SINGAPORE: StarHub and content aggregator MyChinaChannel (MCC) have teamed up to develop a dedicated Mandarin edutainment network called MaxToon, launching today for StarHub TV customers.

PITTSBURGH: Imports Dragon has been named global master toy partner for the animated series Peg + Cat, with a collection of toys for preschoolers due out this fall.

TORONTO: Nickelodeon has picked up the exclusive rights for 9 Story Media Group’s preschool series Top Wing, which will air on Nick channels worldwide, excluding Canada.

SOMOSTV’s president and CEO, Luis Villanueva, talks about the mission and international reach of the Spanish-language preschool network Semillitas.

LONDON: Disney Junior has picked up the non-dialogue animation series Sunny Bunnies for several Asia-Pacific markets, with Portugal’s Canal Panda also nabbing the show.

MIAMI: U.S. Hispanic network UniMás is set to debut this weekend Cisneros Media Distribution’s educational kids' show Super Genius (Súper Genios).

LOS ANGELES/ESPOO: Rovio Entertainment has announced several worldwide licensing partnerships ahead of the launch of The Angry Birds Movie, with LEGO and Hasbro among the key licensees.

LONDON: Emmy-winning producer Karen Fowler has joined King Rollo and Koko Rose Media as showrunner for Flora of the Forest, the preschool property formerly known as Deer Little Forest.

LONDON: Nickelodeon has named Charly Valentine as senior director of live-action production and development for Nickelodeon International.