Sara Alessi

BEVERLY HILLS: The SpacePOP brand is launching in Southern Europe next year, as Luk Internacional has picked up the property’s content distribution and licensing and merchandising rights in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

PITTSBURGH: The Fred Rogers Company has elevated Paul Siefken to president and CEO, replacing Bill Isler, who is retiring from the company.

ATLANTA: Adventure Time is returning to Cartoon Network next month with an eight-part miniseries.

TORONTO: DHX Television has expanded its multiplatform offering to French-speaking viewers through the launch of the Télémagino app.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has unveiled cinema releases for the preschool property Peppa Pig in the U.K. and Australia in 2017.

Joy Rosen, CEO and co-founder, discusses the company’s productions in the children's market.

BURBANK: Disney Channel has slated Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special to air tonight at 8:30 p.m.

TORONTO: Industrial Brothers, CBC and The Jim Henson Company have unveiled Dotopedia, a new app based on the animated series Dot., about a curious girl who uses technology to enhance her experiences with the natural world.

PARIS: Federation Kids & Family and sister company Cottonwood Media have secured a host of presales for the animated preschool series The Ollie & Moon Show, with the new deals set to bring the show to 150-plus countries.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has sold several kids’ series, including the award-winning Odd Squad, to broadcasters in Asia.