Kristin Brzoznowski

EL SEGUNDO: Mattel has reported that worldwide gross sales were down 1 percent in the first quarter, as the Barbie brand hits a slump.

GLENDALE/JAKARTA: Following launches in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, Indonesia becomes the fifth territory in Asia to debut the DreamWorks Channel.

PAWTUCKET: Hasbro reported that its net earnings for the first quarter of 2016 increased 83 percent to $48.8 million, with strong demand for Disney Princess dolls and toys based on the Hollywood blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

NEW YORK: Affirming its dedication to the kids’ programming sector, MIPTV organizer Reed MIDEM unveiled a new Kids’ Buyers Advisory Board in Cannes.

CANNES: ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures are set to produce a third season of Thunderbirds Are Go for CITV, to air in 2017.

CANNES: Reed MIDEM's television division has appointed nine executives to form the first Kids' Buyers Advisory Board.

CANNES: Studio 100 Media has finalized a home video and VOD deal with Svensk Filmindustri for the revived CGI series Heidi.

HALIFAX: DHX Media and CBeebies are planning a second season of the new Teletubbies iteration, produced by Darrall Macqueen.

CANNES: CAKE has licensed more than 200 hours of kids' content to blim, Televisa’s new SVOD service in Latin America.

TORONTO: 9 Story Media Group has licensed three series from its catalogue to broadcasters in the U.K., including a deal with Cartoonito in the country to air the first season of Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood.