Sara Alessi

Saban Brands is rolling out the first toy line inspired by the preschool property Cirque du Soleil Junior: Luna Petunia in the U.K. from master toy partner Funrise Toys.

Entertainment One (eOne) is growing the U.S. licensing program for its preschool brand Peppa Pig, with an assortment of products from newly appointed licensees and current partners hitting retail shelves nationwide in 2018.

Executive producer Joan Lambur (Lucy Maude Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables movie series) has launched Lambur Productions, with Sinking Ship Entertainment taking a minority interest.

Entertainment One’s (eOne) preschool show Peppa Pig is slated to make its TV debut in Japan next month, where local master licensee SEGA TOYS is also preparing to launch a consumer-products program.

CAKE is rolling out the animated preschool series Pablo, featuring a protagonist with autism, at MIPCOM next month.

BBC Worldwide is gearing up for MIPJunior with a content offering that features brand-new kids’ programming from social media influencers DanTDM and Max and Harvey.

Ahead of BLE, rights owners share their strategies for securing, and keeping, precious shelf space at retail.

Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) and David Bradley (Doctor Who) have joined the second season of Netflix’s original series DreamWorks Trollhunters, from Guillermo del Toro.

Entertainment One (eOne) is expanding Peppa Pig World at Paultons Park theme park in Hampshire, U.K., with two new rides that will open to the public on May 16.

Cartoon Network has secured additional fashion partners across EMEA for its reboot of The Powerpuff Girls.